The Arbit Documentation of An Amphibian Hunt: Aavasavyuham

Movies like this push film craft in different ways. What starts like a documentary moves in interesting ways bring out the characterisation and human emotions.

Unlike some of the pretentious leftist crap that get dished out every now and then in Malayalam & Tamil films, this one gives it real even to the activists who only mostly succeed in destroying anything good around.

If the amphibian went a about his life without mixing with the wretched activist communist, he might have got a good life eating what he wanted and also a girl who took to him. But, typically, if u get mixed up with such activists, your life will be ruined and society will continue with its ways.

Good film and good film making.

This movie is a real gem. Cinematic experimentation at its best. On the lines of Super Deluxe, Jallikattu, Churuli. Pictured with great skill.

+ves: Director Krishand and everybody -ves: Not everybody's cup of tea.

Avasavuham is the first film I've seen this year, and I'm very satisfied with it because, this film was shortlisted for this year's IFFK International Competition and I saw it at a preview show for the cast and crew the other day. It's a second contribution of Krishand to the Malayalam film industry, unlike his previous film it has huge amount of Commercial dimensions.

The film tells the story of a young man named Joy and those who live around him, those who love him, some who use him for their interests, and some who hate him. In addition, the nature in which Joy lives is an important character in this film. It tells the story of a habitat that includes nature, man, religion, and science.

The main doubt I had in this movie was which genre it should be included in,Avasavuham starts as a realistic drama movie, It later became a political satire on the powerful politics of nature, Eventually they come to a Sci Fi element. Similarly, Nowadays, the media, religion, politics, science, and man all have a cohesive system. The director has integrated this film in such a way that it connects at the end and is a topic that we have not seen for a long time but needs to be discussed a lot , I must say that the Director was completely successful in it. With his very talented cast and crew, Cinematography and the art department was top-notch, so as the actors Rahul Rajgopal, Zhinz Shan, Nileen Sandra, Geethi Sangeetha and Sreenath Babu played their roles beautifully To make this movie not an ordinary one. Avasavuham is the film that progress through different modes of story telling and Majical realism , This film can be said to have changed the face of independent films and bring of two Awards in Iffk 2022. Avasavuham is the 'Best Film' award-winner at the Kerala State Awards 2022.

This was...something unlike stuff I've watched from Malayalam cinema. I'd say it's unlike any other Indian movie, but if it's unlike anything else in Mollywood, it's surely the case with the rest of Indian cinema.

This is a mockumentary style, under-2-hour, film about...the (human) nature, but it's also a fantasy, and the society, and the ecosystem, and it's a revenge story...I don't know...anything more to help explain the plot will potentially spoil it for you. It's several genres into one, and while films that try to do a lot usually fall apart real fast, this one didn't and for that, it's been winning all sorts of awards for Best Film/Screenplay/Director this year, and it's counting.

It's one thing to have a unique way to tell a story but it's a whole new ballgame to make this into a movie bc not everybody may get it...? This, dunno....you've got to watch it to get what I mean. You're either gonna find the storytelling in this one to be fascinating or as a film, this might go way over your head. There's only one way to find out. If you've seen it, I'd love to know your thoughts.

Saw this at the IFFK screening where i went in with not knowing what to expect - and i got out of the theatre with a rare sense of joy.."what did i just witness!". An intricate storyline that has multiple visual styles. A realistic film studded with surrealist elements almost reminiscent of Donald Glover and Hiro Murai's acclaimed series Atlanta. A bold social commentary underlines the plot at every turn and it fails at none. Made in a semi-documentary style (similar to character interviews in the Office series) and thriller & comedic elements throughout the runtime made it an exciting watch. A bit sad that this isn't widely accessible outside the film festival circle and even then only screened at select few festivals- more people need to be able to watch this gem!