Filmy Illusions

  Picture Courtesy: Twitter The last time I had such strong emotion towards a movie was, while watching Puzhu, a spectacular movie which I recommend you to watch if you haven’t already on SonyLiv. My friends who are from outside Kerala usually presume the state to be, devoid of all the social evils like, dowry, casteism, religious divide and so on, based on the assumptions that literacy eradicates all of it. Being born and raised in a rural part of the state, I have first-hand witnessed caste based discrimination induced by several people I know. As a child with no agency, all I could do was wonder why I was prohibited from playing with some kids or going to or eating from some houses. The more years went by, I realized how strong and evil the system of caste is, in the community despite social classes. While Puzhu showcased the caste differentiation in an upper middle class to affluent community, Malayankunju shows us that things are not different in any social class. Picture Co...

  Picture Courtesy: IMDb I can't remember the last time I could completely enjoy a Nayanthara movie without the interference of an irritating mediocre subplot (classic example: Immaikka Nodigal). There is a limit to how much I or anyone can watch Nayanthara being her beautiful self while the story around her goes haywire. My threshold for that crossed when days earlier I had to endure the torture called "Kaathuvaakkula Rendu Kaadhal". After that, her role as Parvathy in O2 is a relief, but too predictable a character in an even more predictable and loosely written plot. Picture Courtesy: Youtube The atrocities we as humans cause on nature is going to cost us big for sure, in fact it’s already happening. A day where we might end up killing each other for basic things like air or water is not very far, which is the core concept, the movie is based on. Appreciate the message the movie is trying to convey, but one could hardly focus on it or be invested in any of the characte...