Moothon

No words to say stunned by nivin pauly bold attempt by the team too

A teen boy idolizes his older brother, who was a star in a Moslem ritual dance. However, his brother has left mysteriously for Bombay, and, chafing under his guardian, steals a boat and escapes the island, with only a phone number to make contact.

Getting into Bombay, he falls into a society that is darker than depicted in Lion, There is the orphanage with child abuse, human traffickers, prostitutes, and eunuchs. Along the way, themes of homosexuality, gender identity and gender expression are also explored.

Much as I wanted to like the film, I have reservations. Like Lion, the boy does not speak the language of the city he ends up in, and subtitling loses that distinction. There is a long flashback sequence explaining why the elder brother left home, but not why he did not choose a better path for his exit. Finally, the coincidences that are needed to make the film work are unbelievable.

Though the film tells the story in Malayalam and Hindi, this is an International movie. The direction, Acting, Screen play and cinematography deserves to be seen by International audience to understand that Indian Cinema is not cliched Bollywood but beyond that. Please watch and appreciate good movies.

After watching Moothon, I thought about every scenes of the movie from start to end. The scenes in Moothon was the only thing in my mind for a long time. That is the kind of impact Moothon had in me and the it's a win for the whole crew. To be honest, there's nothing like Moothon in Malayalam cinema till this date and I don't think there will be a film like this in near future. Yes, Jallikattu was an exceptional movie and its hard to pick which was better but you'll know how both are different after watching this. Geethu Mohandas tackles all social toboos and just went on with her gut, hats off to that. Speaking of performances, Nivin Pauly gave us a performance for ages. This is not the Nivin Pauly you have seen before. This is simply his best performance. All the other supporting cast were brilliant and I'm not giving individual references as all were equally remarkable. Rajeev Ravi's cinematography was another level and he's simply one of the best in India. The music, editing also truly remakable. There's so much to talk about Moothon. Again, this movie is not for everyone and I guess many people will dislike it because the story is completely new to the Malayalam audiences. I'm a true cinema lover and I liked this movie very much because its pure art.

Very dark but a great watch it kept me on the edge of my seat really intense story