Sunflower

This series is slower than the slowest slow. Some times it just meander along pointlessly. Had to fast forward and skip like 25-30% part which made no sense at all. But the remaining part is intresting and good. There is no suspense and viewers know right from the first episode who is the culprit. But its not a whodunit so its fine. Ending is ambiguous and without any conclusion which is frustrating because series felt like a long long watch (because its too slow). In summary 1 hr plot is stretched to 5 hours.

Story: A murder has occurred in a society named sunflower. We are shown the killer's, so now it's laid back hilarious ride of comic events occurring one after the other.

Cinematography: Justified. A society built in an urban space, offices nearby along with the environment. Direction & acting: Direction is above average. The murdering couple were quite peculiarly aced. Other than that Sunil glistened followed by others.

Final Verdict: The slang with the comic nature mostly made my mood. There was crush factor, factor of relationship, factor that included foul mouthed ill old man and the list goes on...

The movie contained everything the trailer promised. If you have patience to not try to finish the series in couple of hours unlike me you will enjoy it even more.

The complaint that I have with other TV-series appeared here as well. Why not concluding everything in a given single season. If a point gets deducted for it. A point is earned for showing such personal nature of Sales Manager played by Sunil.

8/10 ..(-2) for bad ending .. really suddenly ends up without closing all the related stories ..

#sanjuzzreviews A web series in the Dark Comedy, Murder Mystery & Thriller Genre, Sunflower is about a murder that happens in a housing society & how a simpleton resident Sunil Grover unwittingly becomes a prime suspect.

What Works for this: A different kind of script, not often seen in Indian Web Series. Hats off to the makers for attempting something different.

The cast is stellar with known faces like Sunil Grover, Girish Kulkarni, Ashish Vidyarthi, Ranvir Shorey. Works well & keeps viewers engaged.

There are some genuinely funny moments where the hospital staff who have come to collect the murder victims body wrap it and use it as a pillow to rest while having their cuppa tea.

Earnest effort put in by Sunil Grover, Girish Kulkarni and Ranvir Shorey. Ashish Vidhyarthi is sadly wasted in an inconsequential role.

What Doesnt: Too many unnecessary sub plots cause the story to deviate from the primary storyline. These have no relevance to the story and look as if they have been added as fillers to increase the length of the episodes.

The Story doesnt reach a conclusion (a la Samantaar or the Raikar Case), perhaps to pave the way for the next season. Not ending the story after 8 episodes is criminal indeed.

Whether to watch or not: I liked it for the innovative thinking on th part of the makers, quirky storyline & smartly introducing genuine laughter invoking moments in a story of a truely dark nature.

Could have been better though. Watch it if you like something thoda hatke !!

Adios ...🙂

The series is extremely funny and enjoyable. A strong and humorous murder mystery with a stellar cast and equally good execution. They have handled so many subjects in only eight episodes. It's unbelievable. We get attached to individual characters One of the only few Indian web series that have lined upto the standards set by western productions.