The way certain action sequences are staged often makes us forget all its millions of viewers with Tinu Pappachan’s film.
When men brimming with their egos decide to fight each other, they don’t need a reason. When these men are in a film, they don’t need any script or any woman’s presence on screen. This is how the initial discussion of Tinu Pappachan would have been ajagjantaram Kicked out – that’s exactly what happens during the movie’s two-hour runtime for it.
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Full story a. the night of is set around Pooram Festival in a temple. The film’s breathless pace is set right in these opening scenes, when we switch between a fully-fledged drama troupe that is a little late, the elephant and the team of mahouts who seem desperate to fight, the local The goon and his gang of friends who are celebrating his birthday, and the events at a wedding party. Tension is building up in each of these different situations, and it’s all heading for conflict.
There really isn’t a character here that one can root for, as an average viewer is often left wondering why they are all that eager to fight. But then they all get stuck in a kind of video game where you can’t help but fight each other! Laali (Antony Varghese) seems to be the most troublesome, with her propensity for fighting wherever she is present, be it a wedding or a temple festival. The second gang, led by Kannan (Arjuna Ashokan), who are all jobless and viewed with contempt by members of their own family, are no less eager to back down.
ajagjantaram
- Director: Tinnu Pappachan
- Cast: Antony Varghese, Arjun Ashokan
In his second film after his debut with independence midnight, Tinu Pappachan seems to proudly carry the influence of Lijo Jose Pellissery Jallikattu, It’s just that there is an elephant here instead of a buffalo. The aim is clearly to create a sensory experience, for which a temple festival provides ample scope. Aided by Justin Varghese’s pulsating score and Jinto George’s cinematography, the film succeeds in this distinctive endeavour, with neither story nor script creating any hindrances… as both are non-existent.
No attempt has been made to show us the minds of these characters or their backgrounds, which would probably give us a clue as to why they all behave the way they do. Some fights start for no reason, except for fights, and cause colorful bursts of fast-paced action and sound across the screen. However, the splendid way some of these scenes are staged often makes us forget all the million gross we had with the film.
Yet till the end, ajagjantaram That only leaves us with the question, “All that, for what?” Meanwhile, by the time we reach the climax, the screenwriter (yes, there is one) has even forgotten the only female character that was created — seemingly for the sake of it.
Ajagajantaram is currently running in theaters
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