The Regional movies thread!

ABHI_1512 · 1st October 2021, 00:45

Aamis- A brilliant Assamese movie which was not available online before, is now streaming on SonyLiV. Pathbreaking for its treatment and having won many awards, it’s a must watch. That the movie is produced by Anurag Kashyap is another added incentive to watch the movie. Highly recommended.

binand · 2nd October 2021, 10:31

[Guardian - Malayalam, Prime Reels]

A happily married couple's domestic bliss is disrupted when a blackmailer arrives with explicit photos and videos of the wife's past affair with a local businessman. The wife chooses to pay up, but the husband - who finds out about all this - decides to solve the problem differently. Cops get involved when business associates of the boyfriend informs them that he's been missing for a while.

Saiju Kurup as the husband impressed. Rest is all just average/mediocre. The lead investigator (Sijoy Varghese) really got on my nerves with his constant commentary about the investigation. The Dhrishyam-esque second half was very predictable so there wasn't any suspense element in the movie either. Some of the loose ends were jarring.

Can be a one-time watch just for the planning that Saiju's character does.

mallumowgli · 2nd October 2021, 13:27

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Originally Posted by sai_ace

I am surprised nobody here has spoken about Aamis. An assamese love story that is really and literally more than skin deep. Taken beautifully as well. Must watch for anyone who is a Cinephile or a Gastrophile or both.

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Originally Posted by ABHI_1512

Aamis- A brilliant Assamese movie which was not available online before, is now streaming on SonyLiV. Pathbreaking for its treatment and having won many awards, it’s a must watch. That the movie is produced by Anurag Kashyap is another added incentive to watch the movie. Highly recommended.

This movie was already reviewed here

I lost my apetite after watching it. Well made maybe, but definitely not my cup of tea

JMaruru · 3rd October 2021, 13:17

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Originally Posted by binand

[Guardian - Malayalam, Prime Reels]
Can be a one-time watch just for the planning that Saiju's character does.

Does this movie come with subtitles?

Geo_Ipe · 3rd October 2021, 21:44

Kaanekkaane Malayalam - Sony LIV

Mediocre movie. Suraj has performed really well. Tovino's beard is majestic, nothing about his performance is. Story line is also quite below par, did not appeal to me ethically.

Rating - 2.5/5

naveen.raju · 9th October 2021, 08:46

Bhramam - Malayalam

For me, remakes never work and they proved it here as well. Sort of spoiled the original which was really good.

In this, everyone was pathetic (except for Prithviraj, maybe?).Be Mamta, Unni Mukundan, Rashi (Oh god, she was really bad with her lip sync and couldn't hide her smile when she hits Prithviraj in the first scene). The movie was long too. One thing I noticed is that they chose one of the most picturesque locations in Kochi but failed to capture it on screen.

If you have watched the original, then better skip this.

Rating - 1.5/5

myavu · 9th October 2021, 11:31

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Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Bhramam - Malayalam
Sort of spoiled the original which was really good.
Rating - 1.5/5

OMG! what a waste of time and effort. Just a copy/paste movie of Andhadhun.

Kindly ignore

binand · 10th October 2021, 11:47

[Bhramam - Malayalam, Amazon Prime]

As a dark comedy movie, this one's premise was interesting - a man pretending to be blind witnesses the commissioning of a crime. By the time he decides to tell the world what he had seen, he is really blinded by one of the perpetrators.

I have not seen the original (as a rule I avoid Hindi movies) so can't compare the two. This one I felt had three issues: 1, that it is too long by about 30 minutes; 2, that it does not offer closures to many of the characters; and 3, the whole organ harvesting track is over the top.

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Originally Posted by JMaruru

Does this movie come with subtitles?

No idea. I saw it as an in-flight move, and then looked up where it is streaming just for posting here.

Rajeevraj · 10th October 2021, 14:32

Bhramam- The hindi original is one of my favourite hindi movies and should be the case with a lot of people. Against that standard Bhramam was average for me. Tons of Malayalam movies get remade in Hindi and normally the Malayalam version is restrained and underplayed and the remake goes over the top. Here it is the other way. The hindi version was delightfully restrained and the cast and acting top notch. Especially Tabu who is a fantastic actor and carries the film along with Aayushman Khurana.

Here Prithvi was good( although Prithvi the star came out in many scenes) but rest of the roles felt miscast and over the top acting across the board which was contrary to the hindi version.

Having said that, the core story is a great one and everyone attempting to double cross each other is fun to watch. So if you have not watched the hindi version it is pretty enjoyable, else definitely below the original.

AltoLXI · 12th October 2021, 21:14

Ikkat - Kannada comedy on Prime

The movie was released on Prime a few months back but managed to watch it only now.

Excellent movie and outstanding acting by Bhoomi Shetty, Nagabhushana and Sundar.

Rating : 4/5

poised2drive · 12th October 2021, 22:51

Watched Republic (Telugu ) on screen!

My Rating : 9/10
Genre : political thriller - drama

Got hooked to the plot after a long time.
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The plot is about the conflict between a man who wants his society to be ideal and the Society that he fights for and the system that runs it.
Dev Katta , the director, who has a history of writing gripping contemporary social dramas with political themes, did absolutely fantastic job in imbibing a contemporary political narrative to this story.
Even though there are many movies on this same story line, the way the director manages to run the script was quite compelling and with almost perfect consistency without adding the unnecessary and illogical cinematic theatrics like over the top heroism or inconsequential songs that dilute the story telling. The story along with many of the dialogues are incredibly hard hitting and quite successful in making the audience question themselves.

Ramya Krishna was as usually brilliant in playing the elegant baddie while Sai Dharma Tej did a good job as the conflicted protagonist. Aishwarya Rajesh was a great casting choice and so are the other actors. 2 aspects that I liked most in this film - Many of the primary characters involved in the movie are grey and seemingly very relatable unlike the regular movies & the climax was incredibly realistic, uncinematic and didn't lose logical consistency.

I appeal to the members to please watch the movie and I will conclude this by saying "Most of the movies need audience, but this movie is needed for the audience "

motorsan · 14th October 2021, 09:39

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Originally Posted by binand

[Guardian - Malayalam, Prime Reels]
The lead investigator (Sijoy Varghese) really got on my nerves with his constant commentary about the investigation.

Indeed! If they intended those scenes as a mockery of mansplaining, then they failed in revealing that intention. The young woman IPS officer is shown to be listening earnestly to the mundane commentary trotted out as pearls of wisdom by her patronising senior.

tchsvy · 14th October 2021, 14:17

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Originally Posted by poised2drive

Watched Republic (Telugu ) on screen!

My Rating : 9/10
Genre : political thriller - drama

Got hooked to the plot after a long time.
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Thanks for the review, I absolutely loved Dev Katta's Prasthanam (Telugu) and wanted to watch this movie, but one of my colleagues told me this wasn't executed well and is quite boring to watch at times. I guess he is not a fan of this genre!

Geo_Ipe · 14th October 2021, 19:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by naveen.raju

Bhramam - Malayalam

If you have watched the original, then better skip this.

Rating - 1.5/5

Quote:

Originally Posted by myavu

OMG! what a waste of time and effort. Just a copy/paste movie of Andhadhun.

Kindly ignore

Quote:

Originally Posted by binand

[Bhramam - Malayalam, Amazon Prime]

As a dark comedy movie, this one's premise was interesting - a man pretending to be blind witnesses the commissioning of a crime. By the time he decides to tell the world what he had seen, he is really blinded by one of the perpetrators.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rajeevraj

Bhramam- The hindi original is one of my favourite hindi movies and should be the case with a lot of people. Against that standard Bhramam was average for me. .

Bhramam - Malayalam, Amazon Prime

As someone who hasn't watched the original hindi version, it was a one time timepass watch! Plot is nowhere near solid, but has been executed quite alright. If you are a fan of Prithviraj, it is definitely better than his last 2 movies.

Rating - 3/5

binand · 15th October 2021, 21:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by binand

[Bhramam - Malayalam, Amazon Prime]

Came across this perspective on Bhramam today:

https://twitter.com/mtonykurian/stat...94493261017091

(Need to read the full thread - dozen+ tweets).

Something I really didn't think about while watching the movie or afterwards.

1st October 2021, 00:45	#2056
ABHI_1512 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2020 Location: Calcutta Posts: 944 Thanked: 11,178 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! Aamis- A brilliant Assamese movie which was not available online before, is now streaming on SonyLiV. Pathbreaking for its treatment and having won many awards, it’s a must watch. That the movie is produced by Anurag Kashyap is another added incentive to watch the movie. Highly recommended.
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2nd October 2021, 10:31	#2057
binand Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Bangalore Posts: 3,550 Thanked: 5,523 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! [Guardian - Malayalam, Prime Reels] A happily married couple's domestic bliss is disrupted when a blackmailer arrives with explicit photos and videos of the wife's past affair with a local businessman. The wife chooses to pay up, but the husband - who finds out about all this - decides to solve the problem differently. Cops get involved when business associates of the boyfriend informs them that he's been missing for a while. Saiju Kurup as the husband impressed. Rest is all just average/mediocre. The lead investigator (Sijoy Varghese) really got on my nerves with his constant commentary about the investigation. The Dhrishyam-esque second half was very predictable so there wasn't any suspense element in the movie either. Some of the loose ends were jarring. Can be a one-time watch just for the planning that Saiju's character does.
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Geo_Ipe BHPian Join Date: May 2011 Location: Vellore Posts: 946 Thanked: 2,904 Times View My Garage	Re: The Regional movies thread! Kaanekkaane Malayalam - Sony LIV Mediocre movie. Suraj has performed really well. Tovino's beard is majestic, nothing about his performance is. Story line is also quite below par, did not appeal to me ethically. Rating - 2.5/5
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9th October 2021, 08:46	#2061
naveen.raju Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Cochin Posts: 4,834 Thanked: 8,921 Times View My Garage	Re: The Regional movies thread! Bhramam - Malayalam For me, remakes never work and they proved it here as well. Sort of spoiled the original which was really good. In this, everyone was pathetic (except for Prithviraj, maybe?).Be Mamta, Unni Mukundan, Rashi (Oh god, she was really bad with her lip sync and couldn't hide her smile when she hits Prithviraj in the first scene). The movie was long too. One thing I noticed is that they chose one of the most picturesque locations in Kochi but failed to capture it on screen. If you have watched the original, then better skip this. Rating - 1.5/5
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Rajeevraj Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bangalore Posts: 4,607 Thanked: 17,685 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! Bhramam- The hindi original is one of my favourite hindi movies and should be the case with a lot of people. Against that standard Bhramam was average for me. Tons of Malayalam movies get remade in Hindi and normally the Malayalam version is restrained and underplayed and the remake goes over the top. Here it is the other way. The hindi version was delightfully restrained and the cast and acting top notch. Especially Tabu who is a fantastic actor and carries the film along with Aayushman Khurana. Here Prithvi was good( although Prithvi the star came out in many scenes) but rest of the roles felt miscast and over the top acting across the board which was contrary to the hindi version. Having said that, the core story is a great one and everyone attempting to double cross each other is fun to watch. So if you have not watched the hindi version it is pretty enjoyable, else definitely below the original.
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12th October 2021, 21:14	#2065
AltoLXI BHPian Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bengaluru Posts: 420 Thanked: 1,660 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! Ikkat - Kannada comedy on Prime The movie was released on Prime a few months back but managed to watch it only now. Excellent movie and outstanding acting by Bhoomi Shetty, Nagabhushana and Sundar. Rating : 4/5
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12th October 2021, 22:51	#2066
poised2drive BHPian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Vijayawada-HYD Posts: 491 Thanked: 1,315 Times	Re: The Regional movies thread! Watched Republic (Telugu ) on screen! My Rating : 9/10 Genre : political thriller - drama Got hooked to the plot after a long time. --------- The plot is about the conflict between a man who wants his society to be ideal and the Society that he fights for and the system that runs it. Dev Katta , the director, who has a history of writing gripping contemporary social dramas with political themes, did absolutely fantastic job in imbibing a contemporary political narrative to this story. Even though there are many movies on this same story line, the way the director manages to run the script was quite compelling and with almost perfect consistency without adding the unnecessary and illogical cinematic theatrics like over the top heroism or inconsequential songs that dilute the story telling. The story along with many of the dialogues are incredibly hard hitting and quite successful in making the audience question themselves. Ramya Krishna was as usually brilliant in playing the elegant baddie while Sai Dharma Tej did a good job as the conflicted protagonist. Aishwarya Rajesh was a great casting choice and so are the other actors. 2 aspects that I liked most in this film - Many of the primary characters involved in the movie are grey and seemingly very relatable unlike the regular movies & the climax was incredibly realistic, uncinematic and didn't lose logical consistency. I appeal to the members to please watch the movie and I will conclude this by saying "Most of the movies need audience, but this movie is needed for the audience " Last edited by poised2drive : 12th October 2021 at 22:52.
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