I live in a UK town, and the choice of films on release are now in favor of Indian cinema. I have had these films thrown into the mix of viewing. The majority of films tend to be rather bland, unfunny comedies with woeful non stop music numbers. These tend to draw rather chatty and dare i say bored viewers more interested in their phones
Then there are films like this that occasionally get an outing at a cineplex. Thoughtful well paced, with naturalistic acting, dealing with day to day issues. I started to feel uneasy when the wedding appeared and was expecting a 20 minute song and dance number with wacky sidekicks with kazoos and whistles, thankfully that never happened, we get the catalyst of the leading mans issues, anger and frustration.
He turns them on new born Ponni and her family. We see him getting more and more angry, he throws someone's caste at them then his world basically collapses before the intermission.
The second half of the film is outstanding cinema, as Ponni becomes his obsession .Theres a supernatural element to what happens
Its a film that Hollywood could not come close enough to making, without signposting everything.
Definitely worth a watch.
Then there are films like this that occasionally get an outing at a cineplex. Thoughtful well paced, with naturalistic acting, dealing with day to day issues. I started to feel uneasy when the wedding appeared and was expecting a 20 minute song and dance number with wacky sidekicks with kazoos and whistles, thankfully that never happened, we get the catalyst of the leading mans issues, anger and frustration.
He turns them on new born Ponni and her family. We see him getting more and more angry, he throws someone's caste at them then his world basically collapses before the intermission.
The second half of the film is outstanding cinema, as Ponni becomes his obsession .Theres a supernatural element to what happens
Its a film that Hollywood could not come close enough to making, without signposting everything.
Definitely worth a watch.