The Ancheris and us had gone for the morning show of the Malayalam movie, 'Drisyam' about which one had heard a lot but could not get to see it, till date, owing to some reason or the other. I'd followed the promos of the movie and was sure that it was a winner because it has been directed by the talented Jeethu Joseph Pallissery. I've seen his earlier movies and he's a way of putting across his efforts and this movie has, further, reinforced that aspect.
Drisyam is all about an ordinary man, Georgekutty, trying to protect his family in his unique way and he justifies his actions - which could fetch him the gravest of punishments from the court - by saying that it's his duty to safeguard the safety and honour of his family. I shan't go through the story in it's entirety because that would be unfair - to those who're planning to see it - but consider the following:-
(a) it talks of the ills of today's 'cellphone-internet age' where misguided youngsters use technology to
devastating effects.
(b) indulgent parents who've no time for their children, lavish money and expensive gifts on them instead
to tide over their guilt and in the process, nurture monsters!
(c) the police's ways of getting at the truth that, at times, get personal and brutal.
(d) a completely 'defanged' Mohanlal who doesn't retaliate nor thrash his opponents as he does otherwise!
The beauty about the movie is that it has a negative aspect that's unacceptable in the normal circumstances but paradoxically, ends up with the viewer coming happy out of the cinema at the outcome of Georgekutty's travails!
A nice movie with no superhuman fights, fiery and larger-than-life dialogues and unnecessary bloodshed! But every frame is gripping!!
Tailpiece.
1. After taking leave of our friends, we're to fetch up at Murali-Radhika's place at Kochi when we got the news that Lekha's doctor had taken ill and had cancelled all his appointments. It's a blow but we'd to factor in the changed circumstances and decided to return to our house at Guruvayur. And by about 1930h, we're back, surprising our neighbours!
2. Fresh appointments with two of the doctors at Thrissur have been fixed at short notice. Well, as they say, the show has to go on!!
Drisyam is all about an ordinary man, Georgekutty, trying to protect his family in his unique way and he justifies his actions - which could fetch him the gravest of punishments from the court - by saying that it's his duty to safeguard the safety and honour of his family. I shan't go through the story in it's entirety because that would be unfair - to those who're planning to see it - but consider the following:-
(a) it talks of the ills of today's 'cellphone-internet age' where misguided youngsters use technology to
devastating effects.
(b) indulgent parents who've no time for their children, lavish money and expensive gifts on them instead
to tide over their guilt and in the process, nurture monsters!
(c) the police's ways of getting at the truth that, at times, get personal and brutal.
(d) a completely 'defanged' Mohanlal who doesn't retaliate nor thrash his opponents as he does otherwise!
The beauty about the movie is that it has a negative aspect that's unacceptable in the normal circumstances but paradoxically, ends up with the viewer coming happy out of the cinema at the outcome of Georgekutty's travails!
A nice movie with no superhuman fights, fiery and larger-than-life dialogues and unnecessary bloodshed! But every frame is gripping!!
Tailpiece.
1. After taking leave of our friends, we're to fetch up at Murali-Radhika's place at Kochi when we got the news that Lekha's doctor had taken ill and had cancelled all his appointments. It's a blow but we'd to factor in the changed circumstances and decided to return to our house at Guruvayur. And by about 1930h, we're back, surprising our neighbours!
2. Fresh appointments with two of the doctors at Thrissur have been fixed at short notice. Well, as they say, the show has to go on!!
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