Some elements of ‘Weil’ are executed well, but a dullness creeps in between
Some elements of ‘Weil’ are executed well, but a dullness creeps in between
veilo What can be a strange title for a film when there is hardly a ray of light in its protagonist’s life. But then, it can also be a reference to those harsh rays that rip life off plants, leaving them dry, and the earth dries up. Such has been life for Siddharth (Shane Nigam), who has rarely had long periods of happiness.
Out of the few years of his life that the audience gets to see, there are only a few moments when he actually smiles from the heart, as he does during his short-lived love affair with Shruti (Sona Olikal), when They are plus two students. The screenplay, written by director Sarath himself, traces his sadness, anger and frustration to his home where he is not treated along with his elder brother Karthik (Saeed Imran), a medical student.
many elements
Sarath uses the material in a number of ways to see the internal friction within the family, particularly between Siddhartha and his mother (Sreerekha), and his slow descent into criminality. The latter is one of the things that the movie gets right. Like Sidharth, the audience may also find it difficult to identify the exact point where he turns to the dark side, although the reasons for this can be easy to find. This also goes with the nature of the script, which is ambiguous in parts, leaves some things untold and labors unnecessarily on the obvious to some extent.
As a minion in a gang of politically linked thugs, Siddhartha behaves horrifyingly at times which cannot be justified even by his circumstances. Plus, it’s a role that may have some resemblance to Shane’s previous characters, who are all in the mold of this apathetic, aimless, and hopeless youth. The script, while also focusing on Siddhartha, gives almost equal importance and character to the people around him, be it his constantly struggling mother, his closest friend Merin (Marin Jose Pottakkal), his good brother, who is affected by Siddharth’s behavior. are upset. , not realizing that it has anything to do with him.
bright spots
One of the downers to the film is a certain dullness to the proceedings, which simply cannot be explained by the kind of subject matter it is dealing with. Ironically, some of the darkest incidents in the film, especially the crucial one involving Siddharth’s brother and one of his mentally challenged relatives, appear as the brightest spots because of his execution.
veilo There are some well written, well executed passages, one could not wish for some level of trimming and a little more coherence.
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