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!

Kannada film industry is going through a paradigm shift gradually. The filmmakers are taking the affliction on their shoulders to elevate the quality of regional Indian Cinema like Malayalam, Tamil,Telugu, Marathi or Bengali.

Having created movies Like Lucia, RangiTaranga, Ulidavaru Kandanthe etc, the storytelling and narratives are shifting towards excellence.

Ram Reddy has done a marvelous job with a satire "Thithi". The idea and setup work wonderfully.

Working with non-actors and keeping the realism intact is a tough nut to crack. All the ingredients of the movie, a rural setting, authenticity, a dysfunctional family, daily teething troubles, desires, covets and minimalism, work fantastically. The humor is weaved perfectly.

A perfect watch for people who want to watch something different.

"Thithi wont bore you as you will get engaged with characters. Its a must watch movie"

My rating- 4/5 (Dont miss this flick)

Positives- 1.) Screenplay and direction- The best part of screenplay is that it was able to mix humor in a slow paced story making it a satirical comedy. Even though the movie lags, the director was able to keep our attention to the characters and their problems. Each and every dialogues were realistic and also was able to provide natural humor to the plot. So screenplay and direction needs to be appreciated for following variety and experimental film making style.

2.) All actors performance- Each and every actors performance was excellent and looked totally real.

Negatives- 1.)Duration- Duration could have been reduced a bit because it was lagging.

Is it a must watch?

Yes, no doubt about it.

Overall- Watch this award winning movie and its worth it!! My rating- 4/5 (Dont miss this flick) For more reviews go to- Ridinbal movie reviews. Ridinbal movie reviews has all language movie reviews (English, Kannada, Malayalam,Telegu,Tamil,Hindi,Arabic,Iranian)

It's very satirical. I personally do not see any specific 'comment' in the society. The social structure given is perfectly fine. It is jus a nice, well written, play-like brilliant piece of movie.

A quirky tale of the differing outlooks and actions of 4 generations of men from one rural family. Great to see a film where the protagonists are not all prettied up faces ; a film where there is a story and the story is revealed subtly and not thrust in your face. Superb acting. Worth watching