The movie varthamanam has a very noble and inclusive message in its core, but I felt that it translated into pretty average and forgettable watch.
The movie has a very strong political message to convey which is relevant in the society. Some scenes very effectively convey this, especially the portions where Faiza (character played by Parvathy) gets into trouble due to a fabricated case, those scenes work best in the movie. Parvathy gives a amazing performance, the scene where she makes a speech in the rally was very superb. Roshan Mathews, Siddique, sanju sivaram all give a decent performance. The cinematography was nice in the portions of Uttarakhand and felt little amateurish when they showed the montages of characters walking the streets in Delhi. The songs were pretty okay, supported the overall narrative of the movie.
The movie fails to effectively convey its point and takes its own time to get to the point. The first half of the movie is mostly discussions regarding the political issues in the country. Many scenes just felt pretty stretched and unnecessary. The dialogues were just too casual and lacked depth. The movie failed to get me emotionally invested in any of the characters for a long time. A few scenes just before the climax, when Faiza gets into trouble was the only time when it felt there were stakes involved. The movie should have effectively tried to show the inequality and caste discrimination in the country, instead we get a lot of scenes of hartal, rally's and dialogue after dialogue which feels really passive and hardly gives any impact.
