Release Date : October 21, 2022
123telugu.com Rating : 3/5
Starring: Vishwak Sen, Venkatesh, Mithila Palkar, Asha Bhat
Director: Ashwath Marimuthu
Producers: Pearl V Potluri, Param V Potluri
Music Director : Leon James
Cinematography : Vidhu Ayyana
Editor : Vijay Mukthavarapu
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Starring : Kajol, Tanvi Azmi, Mithila Palkar
Directed by : Renuka Shahane
Produced by : Ajay Devgn, Parag Desai, Deepak Dhar, Rishi Negi, Siddharth P Malhotra, Sapna Malhotra
Music by : Sanjoy Chowdhury
Cinematography : Baba Azmi
Edited by : Jabeen Merchant
So, continuing the series of reviewing movies and shows on OTT, our today’s pick is Tribhnga, the Hindi film on Netflix. Let’s now see how it is.
Story :
Tribhanga is the story of women from three generations. Nayanthara(Tanvi Azmi) is a famous writer who slips into a coma. This marks the entry of her daughter Anuradha(Kajol), a famous actress who has some issues with her mother. On the other hand, Anuradha loves her daughter Masha(Mithila Palkar) who is married and not an emotional person. With Nayanthara in a coma, the relationships take a fierce turn and what happens in the lives of these three different women forms the story of this film.
What’s Good
The film is quite delicate in its approach as it showcases the mindset of three women in different generations. The estranged relationship between Kajol and Tanvi Azmi is shown beautifully. There is no preaching here and things are shown in a dark manner and how they are. Kajol gives a power-packed performance as an irritated actress who hates her mother. But later in the film, things in her character change which is filled with emotions and Kajol shows this part so well.
Senior actress, Tanvi Azmi is very good and gives depth to the film with her screen presence. The dialogues written for her role are amazing. Mithila Palkar is also neat in her character. The film’s runtime is just one and a half hours which is another asset. The climax is handled well.
What’s Bad
The biggest drawback of the film is it is way too melodramatic. The narrative is marked by intermittent loud treatment especially for some scenes of Kajol where she is over the top in her performance. The other drawback is that the film tries to talk of too many things within 90-odd minutes. Scenes of domestic violence to child abuse to the orthodox mother-in-law, all should have been avoided. The narration is also slow and not for a regular audience.
Verdict :
On the whole, Tribhanga is a serious women-centric drama that shows how troubled relationships exist in a family. The performances are top-notch and the film is ended well with good emotions. But it gets too preachy, slow, and loud at times making it just a passable watch.
Rating: 2.75/5
Starring : Abhay Deol, Mithila Palkar, Vijay Raaz
Directed by : Sachin Yardi
Produced by : Ashvini Yardi
Cinematography : Kedar Gaekwad
So, continuing the series of reviewing movies and shows during the lockdown period, our today’s pick is the Netflix original film Chopsticks. Directed by Sachin Yardi, lets now see how it is.
What’s it about?
Nirma Sahastrabuddhi (Mithila Palkar) is an introvert, under-confident Mandarin translator who buys a swanky new car. But to her bad luck, the car gets stolen the same evening. Left with no choice, Nirma starts looking for the car herself. She also meets a conman(Abhay Deol) and asks him for help. They both start looking for a car and cross paths with a local gangster played by Viza Raaz. The rest of the story is as to how they find the car finally.
What’s good?
Mithila Palkar, who has become a famous name on OTT platforms does a superb job. She as an introvert gives a fine performance and is the best of the lot in the film. Abhay Deol is also neat in his role but he is not in the best of forms. The comedy generated through the name Nirma in several occasions is superb. But the best of the lot is Vijay Raaz, who plays the goat loving gangster. There some fun scenes that keep you hooked while the lead pair look for the car in dire circumstances. The BGM and camera work is amazing.
What’s bad?
The basic execution of the film looks silly. The situations are right but the manner in which they are unleashed looks over the top in many areas. There is no great comedy nor the drama is solid. The film is good in bits and pieces but that does not what someone looks forward from an Abhay Deol film. In many scenes, he looks like he is sleepwalking his role. The ending is also a bit rushed.
Final Word :
Overall, Chopsticks is a film that has a good premise but is narrated in a haphazard manner. While one scene looks good, the other keeps irritating you with its over the top nature. Except for the performance of Mithila Palkar. this film has nothing much to showcase.
Rating: 2/5
