‘Narivetta’ Movie Review: An uncomfortable story that needs to be told

Narivata (Jacquel Hunt, Emotionally heavy film. Injustice we see in this – the scale and its effect – leaves one with a heavy heart. Despite replication, the ‘equality of real events’, is more intentional than the claim. As the name suggests, it is a victim. The film opens with a pursuit, which is more than a victim – hunts his own hunting. The roles of hunters and hunting continue to change.

A firebrand female activist faced among tribal people led by CK Shanti [ring a bell?] In a reserved forest in Cheumam, Venad, reminds of uniform one in Muthga village in 2003. The strike by the tribal people promised them in opposition to the delay in allotment of land, and after that, all, all, Albit stories, are in the Sophomore film of ANARAJ Manohar. His first film, Ishq (2019), detected the dynamics of gender and society’s romantic relationships.

With such a subject, a film is in danger that tastes a dock-film-like taste. Nevertheless, the script avoids that trap by Kerala Sahitya Academy Yuvurskaskar winner Abin Joseph. There is no Chinese coating, how can there be?

Anuraj has maintained a delicate balance, which demands the subject, is running on that test. Sometimes, the weight leads to a business aspect, such as the time spent on a love story, which slows down the tempo.

NarivataRegardless of its shortcomings, it works looking at its subject. Casting is appropriate, but talent is minimized. Arya Salim becomes’ CK Shanti ‘in’ a cracker performance. The essay of Pranava three, which is one of the tribal people, is also entitled to a special mention.

Still from ‘Narivata’. Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The film is of a very old Varghese Peter’s age, despite being unemployed, is not ready to take any government job that comes in his way. When it comes to a job in the police force, nothing less than an inspector. Tovino Thomas judges to this role as he develops from a petulant young man who is forced to take a job that he hates for a fixed whistleblower. The character is well strangled, it is informed why he behaves the way he behaves.

Waiting to be appointed for his state government job, Varghese is the only son of his widowed mother. He depends on her and her high school -going Nancy (Priyamwara Krishnan) for money. When the push comes to push, Nancy asked for a break, realizing that it is time for adult aka to get a job.

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The first half is slow with the action that raises the speed half an hour before the interval. The second half runs quickly in comparison. The story moves forward and back, between the past and the present. Parallel to each other, the development of the classes is simple to see. Kuttanad and Wayanad form the background, acting as places that are passing through the category – the flowing water of the Vambanad lake is calming down, while the forest and unfamiliarity have exposed the atheism in it.

While living in the Reserve Police Camp, Varghese meets an old policeman Bashir Ahmed, who becomes a patron. Their bonding deepens when he goes to Wayanad for his assignment in Chemam. At this stage of his career, any role will be comfortable for Suraj Venjaramudu, and he affects calm, less important Bashir with his restrained performance.

Arya Salim in Narivata | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Tamil actor Cheran started his Malayalam as a police as Raghuram Keshavan, in charge of handling the strike. As Bashir says to Varghese, he cannot understand that he is good or bad. He said, Cheron is very good to be very bad. Anuraj has often tried to show the life of the police on police procedural level details. Does it work for a big picture? Not certain.

The presentation of tribals and their way of life is realistic, not foreign or caricated, especially their language and their interaction. We also get a glimpse of the poverty in which they live and the way they are treated.

A hard-touching scene reminds me of the case where a tribal man Madhu was allegedly killed for ‘theft’. These scenes are uncomfortable due to manipulation that every stakeholder – police and tribal people – face the hands of political interests. So what if everything is a big lie and cover-up? For example, instead of facing your role in the position in the hand, the powers-Put a lie in this-story-Maoist-supported terror. Human life has no value, a fact is often emphasized in real life.

Tovino Thomas in ‘Narivetta’. , Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

The song in the background means to be the owner of a piece of land for a tribal person whose everything is the forest. A line of one of the songs, ‘They flow with their own land through their dreams’, haunting. The point of view is about an outsider because something else looks pretext and best.

The tribal people and the state police have to face face to face and get into anarchy, which neither Varghese nor we can wrap our head around. When the film ends, it questions the status quo!

Jake is entitled to the music of Bayuni, as cinematographer Vijay and Editor Shemer Muhammad.

To conclude, this story needs to be told. Anuraj has done. Was it a comfortable way to say? No, and for that, Narivata Works

Narivata Walking in theaters