‘Frame’ movie review: Nagraj Manjule, Amey Wagh humanise a cautionary tale of an artist’s degeneration

In his reflective directorial debut, Vikram Patwardhan crafts a timely ethical battle as the cold professional working style of a veteran photojournalist, Chandu Pansare ( Nagraj Manjule ), collides with the empathetic outlook of a rookie photographer, Siddharth Deshmukh (Amey Wagh). Years of being behind the camera have instilled a sense of power in Chandu, who is desperate to find a moment to capture the perfect shot during times of distress. Shooting, for him, is paramount. He will choose to be a good photographer rather than learn to be a good human, as he reacts less to the emotions of those he captures and more to the mechanics of his frame.