Artist

This was an interesting watch. The plot is narrated well and it remains engaging throughout. Artists are intellectuals and sensitive people but they can also be insensitive and cruel towards the people in their lives. Great performances by the lead actors.

After watching this movie you can call paritosh uttam a Shakespeare of India. Or you may call Shyamaprasad the Shakesphere of Malayalam movie. This is a must watch movie. A movie better appreciated if you watch it alone. These are the kind of movies that deserve Oscars. Hats off to paritosh uttam for this story and shyamaprasad for picturing it beautifully. The two lead characters are very well portrayed by Fahad Fazil and Ann Augustine. A very good drama with an excellent ending. It is philosophical. I am not sure how much success it was commercially but a really do deserve awards at highest level. Malayalam movie industry certainly deserve more movies of this standard. The first half of the movie is just a build up which shows the background of the relationship between the two lead characters. Towards the interval the plot reveals. An artist who becomes blind. A Beethovan is created. In the second half we see the struggle, dilemma and the difficult choices the character Gayatri has to make. On the other side Michle who is self centered and cares about nothing other than his painting. I give a rating of 9 out of 10 for this movie.

I always like shyama prasad films. His films always confuses you with the complex characters. In this film too, ann augustine character was difficult to understand or grasp. Because when michael friend approaches her with ill intention, till she going after him for her husbands work. This is difficult to understand.

But this is what the reality. Harassment can be spread by those who close to us only.

The ending was abrupt and it leaves you in a deception. Not only fahad, even the audience felt like cheated in ending when she walks with a voice-over.

I remembered the 2011 tamil film "Mayakam Enna" by selvaraghavan.

Based on a novel of that title, Artist talks about chiefly the artist's wife than the artist itself.

Following how both the central characters go haywire following their love for each other, the plot concentrates on the difficulties they meet on the way. The gradual graph of difficulties is just a testimony of reality. The girl, finely played by Ann Augustine, goes against her Brahmin family to be with Fahadh Faasil, who is a narcissist, self- obsessed prig. But she doesn't follow & the climax just is the icing on top.

The second part is more deep than the first. And how Ann is sent into a dilemma towards the end asks many questions we must ask ourselves. A very strong movie. Had the makers promoted it on a large scale, this would've been a gem.

Not talking about technicalities, Artist is a fine drama. Highly Recommended!

The movie is well-scripted and made. Be warned that the theme is serious and humour is relatively minimal. Actors performances including Ann and Fahad are excellent. The ultimate lack of principles of one of characters was disappointing and left me with disappointment, but that is purely a personal consideration for me! Would NOT call this a "feel good" movie but a good movie, technically.