Pushkara

Pushkara (Odia movie)

Rating: 3.5/5

I watched Pushkara in Bangalore today evening with my family. The movie is an adaptation of Odia novel Nadabindu.

What I liked:

1) Sabyasachi's career-best performance stands out throughout the film. Supriya, Ashrumochan and Choudhary Bikas Das also did quite well. Nobody could have played Sunanda better than Supriya. Kudos to her.

2) Original story based on a novel and the direction and treatment are honest without any commercial masala 3) Odia culture and Puri provide a great value addition to the screenplay 4) Despite a tragedy, the film manages to touch heart strings of audience and evokes strong emotions

Areas of improvement:

1) Screenplay was a bit slow in the first half 2) The transformation of Nilakantha to Pushkara should have been explored a bit more and shown 3) Due to budget constraints, the funeral setup looked a bit haphazard. It could have been shown in a more realistic way.

4) The movie at times gave the feeling of a TV serial, especially the scenes after Nandu's death where her family members were mourning felt very cringe to me

I would urge fellow Odias to watch the movie in large numbers and support good Odia films. It is critical to keep Odia cinema vibrant so better films can be made in future.

Thanks for reading.

Watched an Odia movie after almost a decade after my friends seriously recommended it to me and hailed praises about the movie. I went in with a lot of apprehensions and borderline preconceived notion against the quality.

I was expecting it to be just another copy with the usual masala. But I was SO WRONG! It was such a WONDERFUL movie! I did not expect such quality from Odia movies to be honest!

This is an amazing movie with authentic Odia culture and real feel! I could feel that a lot of research and hard work has gone into learning and showcasing Odia culture in the movie. Hats off to the cast and the production team!

If you love realistic movies with real feelings, this one is for you!

If you love Odia culture, this one is for you!

PS: I was so impressed that I ended up creating an account just to post this review and congratulate the team!

PPS: This movie should definitely win a lot of awards! They deserve it!

Literally my minds have blown after watching the movie. What an amazing representation of culture and social taboos. The story line is just so emotional. Narration is praise able. Directon is to the point. Shoots have been in real locations. Lead actor sabyasachi made me fan of him. Lead actress tried her best. Some supporting characters can be best but it won't make feel you. Screen play is tight. It made my eyes wet in the climax. It was one of the best emotional climax ever I've watched. Literally it's a masterpiece of the Tarang cine production and I'm feeling guilty for not watching it in theatre. Just no words and recommend as must watch odia movie......... go fast and experience yourself the goosebumps.

The story is 10 on 10, classic and represented the culture. In odia it is after years you will fins such type of raw story. It is about to bring the lost era of odia cinema. The essence of soil is clearly visible in the story. However direction would have been much better to justify more emotions to the story. Some cinematographic deficiency can be observed as well. Screenplay and other details are would have been better. Can be explained in little more detail so that it would have been a masterpiece. Overall the movie is a piece of art. It will left you in thoughts of life and its outcome. Will have a divine impact as well as peaceful feeling.

I used to Troll Odia Movies for many reasons. My entire idea changes after watching Pushkara. One Word review : MASTER PIECE .. MUST WATCH!

I can't control my emotions whole writing as I had a deep impact of this movie, specially the climax. This movie has so many points to connect with life and so many hidden messages. Very powerful screen play and story. Above all super class acting by all actors in their respective roles. You will not feel U are watching actors on screen. It becomes so natural that after 15 min of movie (with a voice over and song) you will dive into the world of Pushkara.

Last but the Best part is Sabyasachi's phenomenal performance! Nilakantha and Pushkara, two shades of one guy will glue U even in interval. Best climax ever.

I am sure this movie will bad many national and international awards for sabyasachi and Pushkara. Proud of the cinema.