Oru
Indian Pranayakatha
By Mythily Ramachandran
Iman Siddharth, President
of the Youth wing of a political party has pinned great hopes on the leadership
post following the party leader’s demise. But things do not move according to
his expectations. Dr. Vimala, another candidate of the party wins the seat.
Naturally Siddharth is angry and dejected.
Around this time, his mentor, Uthup Vallikadan, the party’s district president asks him to assist a family friend, Irene, an NRI, who has come down from Canada to shoot a documentary film.
Initially not keen on this work, Siddharth finds it hard to resist when Irene offers him Rs. 2000 per day, more so being unemployed at that time.
One night the police call Irene to the police station for a verification. Siddharth rushes to the police station to help her. At the police station he learns that behind the documentary film making project, Irene has another motive to visit India, in particular Kerala.
So who is Irene and what is her story? Questions baffle Siddharth. And when he finds the answers, his empathy for her takes him on a different journey altogether where the two discover love for each other.
Veteran director Sathyan Anthikad known for poignant family dramas explores a different theme in this film. A simple story whose characters have been well etched, ‘Oru Indian Pranayakatha,’ is an enjoyable film.
Fahad Faasil plays an aspiring politician from a middle class home, with his father working in a petrol bunk and dreaming of the day when he would fill up his son’s car. The family ambience in Sidharth’s home is captured beautifully with his grandmother, a lover of Hindi often talking to him in the language.
Then his two sisters, one in college and the other with a failed love story in her past and working as a nurse, it’s like a story happening next door.
Not sparing the Indian political scene, the film shows clearly the hypocrisy of the leaders and the workers, where personal gain rides over party aims. Innocent as Vallikadan keeps viewers in chuckles.
The versatile Fahad as Sidharth is a natural, complete with the charms of a wily politician. Subtle, yet commendable Amala Paul brings alive her Irene well onscreen.
Scripted by Iqbal Kuttipuram ‘Oru Indian Pranayakatha,’ this is a feel good film that you can enjoy and for budding politicians there is a message to take home.
Around this time, his mentor, Uthup Vallikadan, the party’s district president asks him to assist a family friend, Irene, an NRI, who has come down from Canada to shoot a documentary film.
Initially not keen on this work, Siddharth finds it hard to resist when Irene offers him Rs. 2000 per day, more so being unemployed at that time.
One night the police call Irene to the police station for a verification. Siddharth rushes to the police station to help her. At the police station he learns that behind the documentary film making project, Irene has another motive to visit India, in particular Kerala.
So who is Irene and what is her story? Questions baffle Siddharth. And when he finds the answers, his empathy for her takes him on a different journey altogether where the two discover love for each other.
Veteran director Sathyan Anthikad known for poignant family dramas explores a different theme in this film. A simple story whose characters have been well etched, ‘Oru Indian Pranayakatha,’ is an enjoyable film.
Fahad Faasil plays an aspiring politician from a middle class home, with his father working in a petrol bunk and dreaming of the day when he would fill up his son’s car. The family ambience in Sidharth’s home is captured beautifully with his grandmother, a lover of Hindi often talking to him in the language.
Then his two sisters, one in college and the other with a failed love story in her past and working as a nurse, it’s like a story happening next door.
Not sparing the Indian political scene, the film shows clearly the hypocrisy of the leaders and the workers, where personal gain rides over party aims. Innocent as Vallikadan keeps viewers in chuckles.
The versatile Fahad as Sidharth is a natural, complete with the charms of a wily politician. Subtle, yet commendable Amala Paul brings alive her Irene well onscreen.
Scripted by Iqbal Kuttipuram ‘Oru Indian Pranayakatha,’ this is a feel good film that you can enjoy and for budding politicians there is a message to take home.
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