India, Sept. 25 -- I discovered pretty late in life that one doesn't need to always use the mouse to copy-paste things on a computer. Ctrl C + Ctrl V on a keyboard does the trick efficiently. The Paradise, directed by Srikanth Odela, is the cinematic version of what happens when you copy-paste what countless other films have already done and then hope nobody notices the lack of an original thought.

This film is a frustrating ride through and through. It revolves around an oppressed tribe of people in the 1970s-80s, to which Jadal (Nani) belongs. Shikanja Malik (Mohan Babu) and his ancestors have ruled over Jadal's tribe, never letting them gain India's citizenship and depriving them of any rights. Shikanja also tattooed something extreme...