Thithi

I viewed this movie at the current New Zealand International Film Festival...

It wasn't bracketed as a "highly recommended" watch by the catalogue editors, however to be blunt, I think they've missed a trick. The very realistic nature of this film allows it to resonate strongly with people of all ages, and the humour is very subtle, yet well received.

The audience is left with a somber feeling in their stomach, pondering a world in which wealth and greed seem to prevail over family and well-being.

You could be forgiven for thinking this film might be slightly dull after reading the synopsis, but I assure you it would be a poor assumption. A great, whole-hearted watch!

Thithi (2015) : Brief Review -

A light-hearted, humourous and realistic Kannada drama set in serious period of post-funeral. Ee Mae Yau (2018) directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery was a very sensitive and heartbreaking film on the same topic but Thithi came 3 years before. And it was made in a complete opposite genre, a humourous comedy+drama.. Though, it has its own seriousness involved in storytelling which you have to understand. It's not a big miss if you don't understand it because you are gonna love the humour anyway. But Thithi definitely lacks powerful and life changing statements even after having a large potential for it in there. In a South Indian village, a centenarian's funeral brings together his free-spirited son, inheritance-hungry grandson and girl-crazy great-grandson. The film is a light-hearted journey of three generations during that specific period of 11 days between the death and the Thithi ceremony. All three generations are shown differently, that is one of the USP of the film but not all three end up making sense. Maybe, the problem was in the theories of the writer rather than actors and theirs execution. Thithi is solidly covered by realistic surroundings so one expects the same realism and brutality in the climax too, which is missing. The actors are fabulous by the way. Not just one or two actors but the entire big cast looked utterly real and natural. The screenplay could have been more pacy. It is dragged by unnecessary pauses and slow movements. Like, i don't understand how someone just walking on the road or doing any daily activities can worth almost 50-60 seconds of the runtime for more the 10 occasions? If you are not showing anything artistic and meaningful then stop wasting time in such scenes na. Don't always cover up your failures under the carpet of realistic cinema. Overall, Thithi is very good but definitely not a Classic. Those last 10 minutes made a big difference in the final impact.

RATING - 7/10*

By - #samthebestest.

It's no easy task to make a movie where none of the 'actors' are actors, and still end up with something entertaining. Please watch it if you haven't already!

#1Comments from the famous actor Aamir Khan ✔ @aamir_khan Hey guys, just saw one of the most amazing films I have seen in a long time! Thithi. (1/4)http://t.co/xc0LTGcW6c Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE performance! And all non actors in the film. And how funny is it?!!! (3/4) It's a little difficult to slot it into a genre, but it's really funny.Don't miss it. Love. a. (4/4) — Aamir Khan (@aamir_khan) May 30, 2016 #2. Legendary American filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola and French filmmaker Jean-Pierre Jeunet (director of Amélie) are fans of Thithi.After watching the film at the Marrakech Film Festival in Morocco,Coppola said "I want to be like Century Gowda (one of the central characters in the film)! Such a beautiful film, such unforgettable characters.

#3. Hollywood biggies like Wes Anderson and Tom Cruise are also aware about the film #4.At the 63rd National Film Awards, Thithi won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Kannada.

#5.Thithi won the two top prizes at the prestigious Locarno International Film Festival: The Golden Leopard and the Swatch Best First Feature #6.Anurag Kashyap @anuragkashyap72 "THITHI" is that one film that I have seen thrice and I can see it any number of times. Don't miss this gem

#7.irrfan ✔ @irrfan_k Watching #Thithi was such an amazing endearing experience :-) @RaamReddy89 👏🏻

#8.Speaking of non-actors, almost all the actors in the film have never acted before. The makers handpicked regular villagers including farmers to play themselves on the screen

#9. There's a very good chance for Thithi to be India's official entry to the Oscars next year. Thithi was the only Indian film competing in the international international category at the 17th Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival. With 11 international awards already in its kitty, film scholars are already backing Thithi to be India's next entry to the Oscars

Very cute, a light mood, pleasant to accompany another culture, and so different, the nomadic shepherds, so rustic, a people so simple and happy, I really liked this perspective, the non-professional actors and extras from the region, all very captivating, Fall in love with the "Beard Man" Gaddappa, invitation to the funeral, dead watching and people just think about food, they are not wrong, right, I see them eating, all together, on the same plate and with their hands, and I feel like sharing , despite finding it unhygienic ... I didn't understand the girl's speech, "Find me and marry me" she lost her virginity to him, to create this "obligation", bond, an excellent Indian film...