Bindu Sunil Geostructurals

Review of film VIRUS Film VIRUS, as we all know, is based on the Nipah virus outbreak in kerala in May 2018. Director Ashique Abu has done a wonderful job in creating a suspense filled entertaining engaging film, which could very well have been a documentary, given the abundance of data and materials available, the incidents being so recent. The way the very different human stories have been told, connecting each to the treatment and disease, shows the extraordinary craftsmanship of the director and the whole team behind the film. The scenes in the casualty of the medical college, how the doctors and supporting staff attend to the cases thrown their way.. All the actors were absent there, we saw only the real life crises attended to in medical colleges, any Govt hospital, on a daily basis. The way Nipah virus was suspected, by the doctor enacted by Rahman, speaks of the Strength of Basics and relevance of procedures in any profession. Nurse Lini, the single most important person who may be named the mascot of People's resistance and courage against the unknown disease is portrayed as Nurse Akhila by Rima Kallingal, Co Producer of the film. So few minutes Rima was on screen, but, she left an unforgettable impression on the viewers, about Lini. Dr. Annu, a community medicine PG, enacted by the versatile and one of the best actresses in malayalam, Parvathy, shows how the Extra mile traversed by individuals make and mark the turning points in any breakthrough. The conversation between Annu and her doctor husband, asking her to take leave, hinting, that instructions not to take leaves during the Nipah scare was meant for doctors coming in direct contact with patient care, her facial expression on hearing it, how her face lits up when the medical director calls and seeks her aid on preparing FAQs, all show the detailed research, and effort put into the characters, yet, it's so subtle, its seen and understood casually by us. The portrayal of Dr. Abid by Sreenath Bhasi may be one of the finest acting performances by the talented actor. Kunchacko Boban, Revathy, Poornima Indrajith, Tovino, Rahman, everyone in the film has performed well, the characters are so real. Each and every character and situation are well thought out and well developed, that, we can very well imagine a plausible whole story based on everyone of them. It's this attention to smallest of details, that makes this film great, enjoyable and a tribute to all who laboured to free our state of the Nipah scare. It's a must view film, not only to understand the extent of the threat, how it was contained so fast and the individual efforts behind it, but, as an artistically taken sensitive and relevant social drama. Director Ashique Abu, has wisely omitted to emphasise on the Government's direct involvement in the process of decoding, and containing the disease.

Film "UYARE" is about hope, dreams and perseverance. It's the story of an acid attack victim and of the people in her life ,who help her to reach for her dreams. The story is very catchingly told, all the actors have performed well, it touches our hearts and wets our eyes. The film will definitely give motivation and hope for all who have unfortunate incidents ,situations in their life. "Let beauty be re-defined, after all ,this is 2019". This will be a one liner for the movie. Actor Parvathy is superb, and she's well supported by her co-stars, especially Sidhikk as her father and Asif Ali and Tovino. All the actors did well. Did not feel like a directorial debute. I'll give a 8 on 10 for the film.

*Review of film UNDA* Unda is a very good, realistic movie. Malayalam industry is seeing a resurgence of the old realistic relevant movie making, and this film ,with the veteran actor Mammotty in the lead role, deserves to be placed along with such good films. It's directed by Khalid Rahman of 'Anuraga Karikkin Vellam 'fame. The good old Gemini studio , makes a comeback to film industry by being the Distributors of this film. Mammooty, as always, is very good, the star is totally absent, only the character, SI Mani is visible in the film. Shine Tom, Arjun Asokan, Lukman Lukku,Tony David have all done justice to their characters. Female characters are absent basically in this film, only 2 minutes appearance of a new comer as Mammootty's wife is the only woman with any dialogue in the film. Asif Ali and Vinay Fort play cameo roles, they've done their part well. The basic strength of the film is the storyline and script. An unusual story, of policemen sent to Naxalite prone North India for election duty. Unobtrusively and in a non judgemental manner, many socially relevant topics form the background of the film, like why there are Maoists, the racial discrimination still in Kerala,the basic human relationships- in workplace as well as families and above all the gruelling work expected from and done by our police force. We usually tend to forget that policemen are human beings, they have families and emotions and they too have the rights as citizens and Govt employees. Towards the end of the first half, a small dragging was felt, but, second half is full of energetic positive action in the film. I was very happy to see the great actor Mammotty, he has aged gracefully, acted very well, with no super heroism attributed to his character.

The film "Oru Yamandan Prema Kadha" is something what we expect from the title itself. Story in the suburbs, about the sidelined people, how they are happy , more happy, than the well educated people with white collar jobs. Adipoli dance, big stunts by the hero etc... It is worthwhile to see it, if only, for the sometimes loud, sometimes subtle, well meaning messages. Films do have a role in shaping the thoughts of the viewers, however, minimal or slow. Very entertaining, with good acting by Dulquer and co., and engaging dialogues. However, it falls short in convincing the audience about the genuiety of the character of Dulquer. How he chose not to study, how his father supported it, how he falls in love with a photograph of a missing girl...... The whole story, therefore, leaves us with a not complete, feeling. A good, one time watch. I'll give a 5.5 on 10 for this film.