On June 07, 2025, Temba Bavuma had more supporters since leading South Africa for a historic World Test Championship Vijay against Australia. Bavuma ridiculed his short stature, managed to convert critics into friends.
Beyond the final, despite being a captain, the Bavuma team was not expected to be an X factor. Experts preferred the choice of Aiden Markram, Kagiso Rabada and Ryan Recllet more than the top -order batsman. Budging with a hamstring issue, Bavuma had to play out of his skin to prove in the world that he was beyond the description of a black African cricketer.
The journey of Bavuma is a testimony to the heart of the heart in the game. Entertaining Malayalam film Alappuzha gymkhana, Current streaming On Sonyliv, a player reflects this inspirational quality. Director Khalid Rahman investigated the idea of the unexpected hero through a character called Shifas (starring Franco Francis). They are called “Cheruth” (Earth Chhota) for their construction, and the film cleverly keeps our attention away until it knocks a rival inside the boxing ring. “I hope you all realize that being tall does not make you over,” he takes naps on his peers after his victory.
An etipical sports film is less obsessed with the result of the game and is more interested in the discovery of the weaknesses of its characters. Alappuzha gymkhana Till now there is another Malayalam film that beautyly affects a popular cinematic trop. Boxing is a huge style, and the temptation to follow the structure of the underdog story (a la (a la) rocky) It is difficult to protest. Rahman selects the path less Toden.
in a row, Alappuzha gymkhana A higher level competing amateur can be described as a story of boxers, only to feel that they are not good yet. A traditional boxing drama would have made the champion a herd of boys overnight. Director Rahman, who co-shapes the script with Sreeni Sasendran, focuses on the mentality of the losers.
Naslen, who plays the role of Jojo Johnson, is the main leadership of the film, is only on paper, as inventive writing is away from all the qualities of a commercial hero from the character of Nesthan. Jojo is a mindless young man and a team player. He cheers his comrades by struggling with self-respect.
Still from ‘Alappuzha Gymkhana’. , Photo Credit: Sony Live/YouTube
Jojo is less than a skilled boxer and more than a cheerleader. Nalasen, with its attractive screen appearance and natural dialogue distribution, is perfect for the role. In a film filled with many adrenaline-motivations matches, the clever casting produces many amazing short moments, such as when Jojo rallies for his crush with a famous line from Mohammad Ali, “A butterfly-like float, a bee-like sting.”
The story deprives all the main characters from a traditional end, which increases the reliability of the plot. Team captain (vested by Ganpati) is ready to sacrifice an important game for the safety of his players. The coach openly talks about his flaws in a heartbreaking scene.
Despite unusual treatment, Rahman never dilutes the “vibe” of a fun boxing drama and film the boxing fight with Wave. The camera becomes an important character. Cinematographer Jimshi Khalid caught stress inside the ring and the minutes of fighting participants.
Bollywood has squeezed the sports style like a tube served toothpaste. Between the overdose of general sports movies, Kakchi Limbu (2022) Is different for your thoughts. In the film, Bhai -Bahan Aditi Nath (Radhika Madan) and Rajat Burma (Akash Nath) sees cricket as a breeding ground for their dreams. Aditi seeks the agency and self-esteem, while Rajat tries to re-organize his goals, even he enjoys his fame as a talented street cricketer. The film is almost included in the ‘Colony-Cricket’ almost forgotten, yet it is reduced by being correct thanks to its over-stuffed theme.
Tamizharsan Pachamuthu’s magnificent Lubber Pandu, Not ego, and skills, defines rivalry between key characters. You look at the struggle for generation intervals, as an up-end bowler and an experienced batsman does not see the eye with the eye. When the cricket fades into the background, you feel that the adjacent off-the-round battles fuel by two arrogant men causes stress.
Harish Kalyan and Dinesh in ‘Lubber Pandu’.
There is nothing on the face in this rural drama that celebrates cricket in a sudden way. In the midst of acute cricketing encounters, the commentator slips into the details of the memorable matches that makes the cheerful matches. A subtle view raises cricket when a woman asks a character why she loves the game so much. “I just love it, it’s all,” he says, a smile with a smile that reflects her love for the game. And when it comes to the major character losing for a reason, Sandesh (caste discrimination) is thankful that there is no hammer at home.
Also read:‘Lubber Pandu’ Movie Review: Harish Kalyan, Atakathy Dinesh dropped it out of the park with this magnificent entertainment
Basil Joseph Godha (2017) This can achieve it as mainstream. It ticks every clinch of the book like a sportsperson (in this case, a wrestler), defying Auds, the story of a man’s upcoming age, a love story and a routing climax. Nevertheless, the writing focuses on the joy of small things, as the film is with cheerful conversations and beautiful moments of feeling and quality of the game. And in the final acting, the film has portrayed the hero as a second Fidel, which provides enough room to shine a major female character, an important indication of an etipical sports drama.
Published – June 25, 2025 05:53 pm IST
