Not every movie touches us in the way the Malayalam movie “Thirakkadha” by Renjith does. In the present scenario where the industrial think tanks sanctimoniously lecture the death of good movies, this film dazzles them with its splendour. Set on the lines of the mid 80s, the storyboard meanders through investigation, suspense, love, friendship, hope, misunderstandings and much more.
I usually watch movies to get relaxed., as do everyone of you. In most occasions, the scenes and melodrama of these movies slip into oblivion hours after you get out of the movie hall. At times, you seem to remember some scenes from some good movies. But very rarely does it happen that, a movie, and its central characters haunt you. You feel as if they are tethered to you by some preternatural bondage.
The Director Renjith has purposefully given an element of doubt regarding the castings. The hero, Ajayan is projected as a talented actor who came to cinema industry through his first film in the role of a villain. The contemporary viewer then gets an impression that the cast is made as if to tell the story of Mohanlal, who came to Malayalam cinema in 1978 and then went onto become the unquestioned emperor of Malayalam movie industry.
However, there is another instance in the fag end of the film, where a movie poster projecting the hero as a police officer is seen. Here the name of the movie has been purposefully set as “Rudhiram”, in line with a contemporary Mammooty flop, “Raudhram”. The pose and stature of the hero has also been set on the heels of the Mammooty film.
It was a serendipity that I walked into this movie among a cluster of other movies in the multiplex. However it reaped dividends for the bucks I spend. The story of Ajayan and Malavika is truly the “one of its kind” in the cinema culture. I had always believed that the first girl in a person’s life would never get away from his thoughts or perceptions. The psyche of a man will always be behind the wonderful days they had together. It was as if this axiom of mine was cemented in this movie.
The mood of the film changes every now and then. Also impressive is the multidisciplinary first person narrative of the storyboard. The narration changes from person to person when the cue changes. This gives an impression to the viewers that the subject is treated in different angles. The kaleidoscope through which everybody sees a series of happenings is different and diverse. Everyone had a reason to think that what they thought and did was legitimate, but only prior to knowing the facts and truths at the later part of the film.
The different love story portrayed on the canvas is a thrill to the eyes and music to the ears. The Director has sought earnest efforts to recapitulate the sets and locations resembling 2 decades back. In fact he has made significant inroads into it, lest for the poor selection of attire for the heroine in certain scenes.
The movie is an apt predictor of humanism winning over lucrative visions. It tells the bondage of people, how a character influences and impacts an aspiring young director. It’s a must see movie for all people, in all walks of life. But one thing for sure, the spectators would only come out of their movie halls, with their eyes wet!!!!!!
The operative line of the story as far as I was concerned is that Love never fails. It was due to this that the final death wish of the heroine too is materialised, though both the lovers were separated for a long time. The film culminates with an open-ended climax with the option left for the viewers, and that liberty of choice gets you into a Gordian knot.
Happy watching!!!!
I usually watch movies to get relaxed., as do everyone of you. In most occasions, the scenes and melodrama of these movies slip into oblivion hours after you get out of the movie hall. At times, you seem to remember some scenes from some good movies. But very rarely does it happen that, a movie, and its central characters haunt you. You feel as if they are tethered to you by some preternatural bondage.
The Director Renjith has purposefully given an element of doubt regarding the castings. The hero, Ajayan is projected as a talented actor who came to cinema industry through his first film in the role of a villain. The contemporary viewer then gets an impression that the cast is made as if to tell the story of Mohanlal, who came to Malayalam cinema in 1978 and then went onto become the unquestioned emperor of Malayalam movie industry.
However, there is another instance in the fag end of the film, where a movie poster projecting the hero as a police officer is seen. Here the name of the movie has been purposefully set as “Rudhiram”, in line with a contemporary Mammooty flop, “Raudhram”. The pose and stature of the hero has also been set on the heels of the Mammooty film.
It was a serendipity that I walked into this movie among a cluster of other movies in the multiplex. However it reaped dividends for the bucks I spend. The story of Ajayan and Malavika is truly the “one of its kind” in the cinema culture. I had always believed that the first girl in a person’s life would never get away from his thoughts or perceptions. The psyche of a man will always be behind the wonderful days they had together. It was as if this axiom of mine was cemented in this movie.
The mood of the film changes every now and then. Also impressive is the multidisciplinary first person narrative of the storyboard. The narration changes from person to person when the cue changes. This gives an impression to the viewers that the subject is treated in different angles. The kaleidoscope through which everybody sees a series of happenings is different and diverse. Everyone had a reason to think that what they thought and did was legitimate, but only prior to knowing the facts and truths at the later part of the film.
The different love story portrayed on the canvas is a thrill to the eyes and music to the ears. The Director has sought earnest efforts to recapitulate the sets and locations resembling 2 decades back. In fact he has made significant inroads into it, lest for the poor selection of attire for the heroine in certain scenes.
The movie is an apt predictor of humanism winning over lucrative visions. It tells the bondage of people, how a character influences and impacts an aspiring young director. It’s a must see movie for all people, in all walks of life. But one thing for sure, the spectators would only come out of their movie halls, with their eyes wet!!!!!!
The operative line of the story as far as I was concerned is that Love never fails. It was due to this that the final death wish of the heroine too is materialised, though both the lovers were separated for a long time. The film culminates with an open-ended climax with the option left for the viewers, and that liberty of choice gets you into a Gordian knot.
Happy watching!!!!
