An emotional story centered around a granddaughter and her grandmother, set amidst the background of an ancient mourning rituals in India.An emotional story centered around a granddaughter and her grandmother, set amidst the background of an ancient mourning rituals in India.An emotional story centered around a granddaughter and her grandmother, set amidst the background of an ancient mourning rituals in India.
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I'm not a tamil but always fond of such good movies which centers around we/comman people.
Saw the poster,I went with that hunch and its was right it's movie which represents a mouring community in one of the villages.Great charaters which we always see rural areas
Great cinema and camera experience
Kudos to director and team for making this film, every actor's performance were so real and raw.
Caught this film on Netflix today when casually browsing. What a surprise!
First of all, a big round of applause for the producers for funding this film centered around death/mourning/funeral. I can imagine it is not easy to fund such efforts in superstition ridden India. The story, direction, casting, music, cinematography, art direction, etc. were a tad amateurish in one or two scenes, but doesn't take away from the overall quality of the film by much. The main actors played their characters well. Natural settings, dialogue, costumes, make up (or lack of it), etc. give an authentic feel to the movie and brought forth the rural atmosphere to the foreground.
A couple of hours well spent! We need more movies like this!
First of all, a big round of applause for the producers for funding this film centered around death/mourning/funeral. I can imagine it is not easy to fund such efforts in superstition ridden India. The story, direction, casting, music, cinematography, art direction, etc. were a tad amateurish in one or two scenes, but doesn't take away from the overall quality of the film by much. The main actors played their characters well. Natural settings, dialogue, costumes, make up (or lack of it), etc. give an authentic feel to the movie and brought forth the rural atmosphere to the foreground.
A couple of hours well spent! We need more movies like this!
The screenplay seems a bit long and some scenes could have been made shorter. The plot is predictable right from scene 1. Good watch if you like feel good movies!!
An offbeat movie that centers around conflicts, misunderstanding and finally reconciliation between a grandmother and a granddaughter. Set in a village where many are gainfully employed in the funeral industry, Krishnaveni is known as Oppari Kizhavi (funeral singer). Ailing and yet defiant Krishnaveni makes one last attempt to reach out to her estranged granddaughter Meera (Kuppamma). The dynamics of their relationship and their fiery fights adds pace to the story and makes it engaging.
Naturally shot in the rustic environ, the film is stark, raw and beautiful. Kudos to the director for giving us an engaging story with such simplicity.
Naturally shot in the rustic environ, the film is stark, raw and beautiful. Kudos to the director for giving us an engaging story with such simplicity.
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- 1h 42m(102 min)
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