The Naxalites lie scattered, killed by police bullets. The police party carries Nilkantha's body out of the forest, where silence descends once again. Lord Shiva took it upon himself to drink the poison before it could contaminate the world. An epochmaking personality is an exception. Normally, the events of history flow unhindered beyond the boundary of an individual's perception, power, or ability.
Events overtake men.
So the main defect of the film lies in its exposition of events. What pervades the whole picture is the idea of waste. Many lives are being wasted in different ways. Maybe the whole country is breaking up. It is difficult to accept this as the main theme of the film.