Ozhivudivasathe Kali

Wow,what i saw now. The first thing that struk me when i saw this film that thought why i had never seen this film. A masterpiece from malayalam film industry.In recent times i am really enjoying underrated class films in malayalam. There are so many gems in malayalam film industry.

The polt of the film was really interesting. And strory, screenplay, cinimatography &casting was good. The actors performances are the another highlight of this movie. They are realky living in thier character's. The characterization of film was also superb. I can't belive that this movie production cost is just 20 lakhs.How can they make these masterpieces on very low budget? . In that case malayalam movies are really great.They recently proved that they can make international level movies by low budget.

ONE WORD ABOUT THAT CLIMAX=MIND BLOWING!

Absolute masterpiece. The thing is that you don't need good equipments to make good movies. This is just a simple masterpiece . A great movie enjoyed a lot

On a rain-drenched polling day, five friends travel to an idyllic spot for a boozing session. After getting inebriated, their deep rooted prejudices start surfacing. And finally they play a game in which the players draw lots to be designated as King, Minister, Cop and Thief. The Cop identifies himself and then has to guess the Thief from among the other three. Saying anything more about the plot will amount to a spoiler. Suffice to say that the climax is chilling and deeply disturbing.

But the film is not a statement against rampant alcoholism in Kerala, as some people thought during the post-screening discussion. Alcohol is a mere lubricant to bring the bigotries and duplicities out of the closet. It is a deeply layered film with metaphors strewn all over, perhaps demanding multiple viewing to understand them all. The film often cuts to a lovely pond after intense sequences; the director is apparently holding up a mirror to our face. Are we any different from those characters? Brilliantly done, I think.

The film is based on a short story, but only loosely scripted according to the director. The characters are not played by professional actors and the dialogues reportedly evolved during shooting. This gives a life-like hue to the film. The camera becomes an observer, even an accomplice during the disturbing climax. Television news about the election provides much of the background score; music appears only towards the finale.

Ozhivu Divasathe Kali is a brilliantly nuanced film, which makes for compelling viewing. It will haunt you for a long time.

This is the movie that I watched in the theater with no expectations.

It's about 5 friends who are enjoying election day in a farmhouse.

At a peak time, the inside criminalization of everyone will come out.

The movie is talking about politics which is everyone keeps in their minds.

Viewers will feel little Lag, but it's a must-watch movie.

Ozhivudivasathe Kali is the film which places the viewer inside the movie as just as a"viewer". Here every spectator was glued to the lens of the camera. For the first 15 to 20 minutes there is long range shot which is merely audible what the characters are saying. The whole frame is blurred coz of the branches and leaves. I was disturbed with that in first place. Eventually it is understandable that the director wanted us to be like that. We met a complete bunch of strangers, a group of 5 boozing in a bush near to the road. Sanal didn't followed the conventional methods by introducing the characters with a voice over or their conversations. When the movie eventually goes forward we get to know the characteristics of each person. It shows the sheer brilliance of the director. The performances of lead actors are realistic in such a way that we get lost whether we are in a movie or not. The only woman Geetha is representing the today's women who is oppressed by the male dominated society. The last scene of Geetha and the anger she showed by hitting the slippers in the ground represents the frustration of every women in the society. The journey of 5 budding friends to the arguments and fights which brings out the true colours of the conventional society. At last the game white sounds childish turns into the mishap which shows how power centered politics of our great democracy deals with oppressed in our society . It shows the hypocrisy of every human when they tore their masks of common man. Then the woman alone is just piece of flesh only differs whether we should seduce her or rape her. Then the black guy in the group is supposed to be a laughing stock for their racist jokes. Sanal also put the lights on how the judicial system bend the rules and how it deals with the different sects of people. Sanal deserves a standing ovation in the end . The technical side was so perfect even I didn't noticed that the second half of the movie is mostly shot in a single shot. The river shown in between every incidents, which really feels like it's a mirror he put towards us to understand what are we and what we've done. End note: There is no films in recent history of Malayalam cinema which had made an impact on me than ozhivudivasathe kali. its haunting and fascinating at the same time. Sanal Kumar sasidharan is the best invention in recent times of Malayalam industry.