In my self curated, personal, Malayalam movie festival, the next was Perumazhakkalam ( The season of hard rains), recommended by friends for the shots of rains.:-))
Made in 2004, it is a story of two women, one the wife of a condemned killer and the other, the wife of the deceased. If the victim's wife pardons the condemned killer, he may live. A very intense emotional drama with competenet acting by Kavya Madhavan and Meera Jasmine.
Watching the movie in 2015, one cannot stop comparisons with Dor, 2006, a Nagesh Kuknoor Hindi movie on the same central premise.:-)). Kuknoor bought the rights of Perumazhkkalam, but Dor's credits didn't acknowledge it.:-))
Dor was more experimental. Perumazhakkalam in comparison is more of a mainstream film, grounded in realism, but with enough songs and even a dance. The background score is rather dramatic and jarring.
However, what on should watch Perumazhakkalam for is the rains. Beautifully shot rains. Lots of it. In different hues. Against the beautiful landscapes and waterscapes:-)) of Kerala. And it has many Hindustani Bandishes. And many songs with beautiful lyrics.
What stayed with me finally is the rains.:-)). Reminding me of Macondo. And also many creation myths. Of जलप्रलय.:-))
Made in 2004, it is a story of two women, one the wife of a condemned killer and the other, the wife of the deceased. If the victim's wife pardons the condemned killer, he may live. A very intense emotional drama with competenet acting by Kavya Madhavan and Meera Jasmine.
Watching the movie in 2015, one cannot stop comparisons with Dor, 2006, a Nagesh Kuknoor Hindi movie on the same central premise.:-)). Kuknoor bought the rights of Perumazhkkalam, but Dor's credits didn't acknowledge it.:-))
Dor was more experimental. Perumazhakkalam in comparison is more of a mainstream film, grounded in realism, but with enough songs and even a dance. The background score is rather dramatic and jarring.
However, what on should watch Perumazhakkalam for is the rains. Beautifully shot rains. Lots of it. In different hues. Against the beautiful landscapes and waterscapes:-)) of Kerala. And it has many Hindustani Bandishes. And many songs with beautiful lyrics.
What stayed with me finally is the rains.:-)). Reminding me of Macondo. And also many creation myths. Of जलप्रलय.:-))
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