Month of Madhu

I don't know how to rate this movie. I gave an 8, but I'm not sure whether that is accurate or not. I think art movies makes us feel that way.

The characters are so real that I felt their emotions. It was like seeing how couple of our friends were during their twenties, and what they have turned into 20 years later.

Thoughts after watching this film: Why do we say someone is flawed? Why do we say a character in a book or a movie is a flawed character? What is the oppsite of flawed person and does such person really exist? Why can't we just say making mistakes or taking bad decisions or falling for an addiction is just being HUMAN. Being flawed is being human.

Why can't movies be this realistic? It was such a delight to get a glimpse of everything in Madhu's life, side stories, and the vibes of the city. A very strong cast. It kept me wanting for more towards the end, with that I can tell the director succeeded. I wonder how much thinking Srikanth Nagothi had to put through in writing this. Evadiki telusuuu? Velpoindhi... I don't think one can come up with such concepts just like that.

The best part is there is no judging, the film just presents events, perspectives and leaves us to interpret. Apart from the NRI Madhu, if you think about the plot and how it unfolds, it's pretty bland, but still you'll find yourself glued throughout.

Way too much on the face at times, way too many switches to the past and forth made it hard to follow at times, but whatever, it is such a fresh attempt. Need more, many more of such attempts. Loved it! I was totally immersed for those 2+ hours of watchtime.

In my opinion, DJ Tillu took TFI forward in 2022, and then it is Month of Madhu showing the direction to industry in 2023! Enough commercial craps, we need these flicks.

Month of Madhu is tale with real life characters who live next to us. The director Srikanth shown us what is cinema, and how is it done. Madhu (naveen Chandra) and Madhu (Shreya navya) belong to two different worlds happen to meet and what happens next. This movie shows us what true love looks like, the decisions made in love and out of love.

Lekha(Swati) is the most realistic character of any movie till date, she takes you to her life.

Vasuki (Gnaneswari kandregula) is an epitome of beauty and her performance makes you cry with her.

Viva harsha is the best comedy and actor ever. Mayya!

Camera man did great job. Music is awesome.

I loved this film - loved the acting, script, direction, cinematography, and score.

The pacing is slow and I felt the movie possibly could be trimmed a bit and maybe some more insight into the now of the couple be shown (we are shown mostly the old, their times before marriage).

There characters are all fleshed out really well (other than perhaps the parents of he NRI girl and the mobile shop guy - who was a promising character, but needed a better depth in the film )

The score and songs are good - especailly the score - it elevated the movie brilliantly without being intrusive.

Highly recommended for anyone into serious movies.

Madhusudhan and Lekha have been separated with Lekha applying for divorce citing his alcoholism as one of the major reason. He spends all his time drinking and hoping she would come back, refusing to divorce her. A 19 year old NRI teen Madhu arrives in India to attend a marriage. She feels alienated in both the countries and has frequent clash with her disapproving mother, be it the way she behaves or how overweight she is. How these two Madhus meet and why goes through their lives, will Madhu and Lekha divorce or will Madhu and her mom make up, forms rest of the story.

On paper, it definitely sounded far more decent than what was executed on screen. Definitely, the performances elevated the scenes quite a lot and the non-linear narrative helped to stay invested with the story. But, the way I was connected to the story of Madhusudhan and Lekha, I felt as disconnected with the story of Madhu and not that I couldn't follow her story but how her subplot felt had nothing to contribute to Madhusudhan, neither she takes away anything from his life. It's just two random strangers meeting and talking to no avail.

If I get to separate these two stories and entirely then it appears much better with Madhusudhan and Lekha story having much weight and most importantly being relatable. To put it simply, it was more wholesome. Here's a couple who loved each other and then they fell out of love. The mystery behind why the parted is well kept till the end though it's not hard to predict but is more satisfying in seeing the character remember and realise in the end. Overall, Month of Madhu is in a way a missed opportunity and could have been a far better film if the NRI story was handled more effectively.