Kothanodi

One word that can describe this film is - CHILLING. Kothanodi is the story of 4 mothers, each facing demons of her own. 4 different BGM are used for 4 stories and every one of them is scary. You may feel the stories are weird but I'm sure you can't stop the film in between. Loved all the actors specially Zerifa Wahid & Urmila Mahanta.

While watching the film I was thinking that the stories were something like 'Thakumar Jhuli' (Bengali folk tales). So, after finishing the film I search for it & came to know these stories are really of 'Thakumar Jhuli' but in Assam region, it is called 'Burhi Aair Sadhu.' It's really good to see films based on folk tales. Because nowadays it's very rare. So, I'll request everyone to watch this film, I think many have seen it already.

Reminds of the childhood stories...a look into the Assamese folklore..story well said..but somewhere felt a lacking class..in the making...the bgm was awesome..overall an above average experience..6.5/10.

One of the best indian movie i have seen.I am speechless.Story,direction,Editing,music,acting,Cinematography, costume all are perfect.folk songs are awesome. Mr hazarika please carry on.👍👍👍👍👍

Based on folk tales, this Assamese film weaves four stories together in an interesting mix of whimsy and depth. Each story is bizarre and thought provoking at the same time. Some are situated close to each other geographically and appear to trod the same tracts of land, but are in fact stories all alone. Some end predictably following long stretches of jaw- drop surprise while others go the opposite way.

A woman is followed by a fruit, an evil stepmother takes advantage of her husband's absence, a man captures a python so as to marry it off to his daughter and a man keeps burying his newborn babies. That's about as basic a premise as it is. Shot beautifully, Kothanodi soars wildly and is an absolute joy to watch. It reminded me of my childhood which was spent in the company of Jataka Tales and the Panchatantra. Much recommended.

Last movie (Kwaidan) that i watched on the subject of folktales was based on Japanese lores, which was directed by Masaki Kobayashi, director of The Human Condition(trilogy) and Harakiri. And now it was Kothanodi, directed by Bhaskar Hazarika who directed another unconventional masterpiece Aamis. Kothanodi is well crafted, directed,acted, with haunting BGM and haunting atmosphere with unorthodox stories . Looking forward to watch more movies from this director.