இன்னா தம்ம இவ் வுலகம்;

இனிய காண்க இதன் இயல்புணர்ந் தோரே.


( பக்குடுக்கை நன்கணியார்)



சாதலும் புதுவது அன்றே ; வாழ்தல்

இனிதென மகிழ்ந்தன்றும் இலமே.

(கணியன் பூங்குன்றன்)


Wednesday, 13 May 2020

Kattumaram (Catamaran)

Mysskin showed his recently acted film in his office, directed by Prof. Swarnanal Easwaran which is being



screened at various Film Festivals all over the world.

A poetic tale of despair and hope that evolved on the landscape after a huge disaster. The new possibilities in human relationships, the opposition which arises against the deviation from regular pathways, and the final combat to overcome that out of love. Above all, nature constructs destructs and again constructs lives in a mysterious manner. We can only be as victims of this vicious cycle and manifest accordingly. This is it.

Mysskin :

The size of the protoganist explicitly shows the burden of life and the love and compassion that bloom out of it. The poignant silence and the metamorphosis undergone inside that person depicts the character arc well. The rage shown towards the cop sparkle for a moment but its intensity reverberates thereafter. Mysskin's first ever subtle infectious performance resonates in the entire film. His brother samy, niece and school kids join with him parallely.

Images & Sound :

Ocean determines the life and death of fishermen. He ran and fell into sea out of guilt, anger and intolerable turmoil and the sea foiled him, consolidate and sent out. In another occasion the same sea wipes out the humiliation.

The story told to the girl on a full moon night underneath a boat and vast sea waves shows the trust and acceptance of whatever the very nature plays on human lives.

That sea shore village could have been more fertile with other lives behind the primary characters. Otherwise the sand, boats and nuts, cement houses, tea shop, roads and adjoining salt fields were ethnically and aesthetically good.

Lengthy bicycle riding shot, static shots and the cuts are exemplary. The slang and the vocabularies of fishermen along with music justified the landscape.

The neverever portrayal of a transgender implicitly shows their economical status.

The lantern shown on midnight is an allegory through which the protogonist got illumination through the girl's tremble.

Swarnavel :

The intention of this film maker to make a film based on the lives shattered aftermath of tsunami hit coastal region has to be honoured. And the idea to cast mysskin in this poetic tale together with the minimalistic approach in every aspect right from cast to craft is an admirable quality.

A scene in which mysskin while entering his home reacts to the new guest and the consequtive conversation deliberately shows the director's vision about the people and place. The content of the film could have been lil bit precise and grippy. Mysskin is that 'kattumaram' which is rigid and tender at the same time to protect its people and sail according to the waves of the ocean of life. As a whole this catamaran will protrude into our heart, make ripples and prepare us to sail beyond !.

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