Hai Gowri,
Am with you… I’m Saumya, who goes
more on air………. Mmm….…also being an RJ, among some other areas I handle as part
of my pursuits- more in my capacity as a social being, my reflections mostly
goes on air, it never gets solidified on print or page. But today morning, my
husband has brought to my notice, ur reflections on the movie ‘Premam’ ( Nivin
Pauly block buster as people call it!!!). U were desperately expressing ur
alienated feel about the disappointment you had about the movie irrespective of
the fact that u are a Nivin Pauly fan and u r an admirer of friend circle
movies.
I am not a die hard fan of Nivin
Pauly. But I do share high level of expectation, an average Malayali layman has
about the hardworking and talented youngster. That too when we are desperately waiting
for fresh faces and young blood to come
out with fresh themes, new approaches and inspiring initiatives.
True that ‘Premam’ had been ruling
the screens all over Kerala. Thanks to the fresh faces??? Sync sound mixing???
Instant layman comedies??? Nostaljic green canvas… whatever it may be, the drag
which I felt in the first quarter (predegree period of hero), got itself a bit
alleviated towards the second quarter… though I saw myself watching Nivin Pauly
and his friends on screen reminding me of some of my friends at Law College,
who used to walk around the college imitating Mohanlals feudal characters which
has ruled the screens in the nineties…. At the very same time getting excited
about the rendering skills of Vinay Fort, and the actors who did the PT Sir and
Jojo. True that I was also finding the performance of all the youngsters in the
movie, including Nivin Pauly, quite natural and Yes!!, they were ‘behaving’ rather than acting,
which in turn kept us connected with them, though we never preferred to remain
connected with such ‘loose and lazy’ characters, when in campus.
And now, once out of the cozy,
comfortable ambience of Cinemax…, I was feeling dispirited, leftout and
disappointed. Why???!! Ai, am I getting
aged- Oh!! Premature ageing !!!?? No!!! Am very much tuned in tune with the
pulse of the youth… Apart from my peers, my friends and colleagues are more of
teenagers- I get perfectly well with them, their attitudes, reflections and
initiatives and its with them I can relate more and communicate more
effectively. Inspiring initiatives from the part of youngsters excite me to a
great extend and I never miss an opportunity to promote such initiatives
personally and also in my capacity as a media person.Then why???!!!!Why am I
feeling so dispirited after spending almost two and a half
hours with youngsters…???!! I slept with heavy feelings….Woke up tired
…but with the answer which was as simple as that…..,I felt….!There was nothing
in the movie ‘inspiring’ us at any level of experience….Ofcourse, it was an
‘enjoyable entertainer’at many levels, but, not an ‘inspiring entertainer ‘at
any level…
To communicate my feeling to my
husband and also to a very close friend
of mine who is a youngster ,very passionate about entering into the world of
movies, I sought the help of a similie, which,I would like to share with you
also dear Gowri….:::”A couple of years back, we had a ‘get together’ of our
lawcollege batchmates…A get together of classmates with family…..Lots of
expectations, nostalgia, excitement…drove us all into the venue…But, right from
hour one, our friends, allowed alcoholic drinks to take charge of all the finer
feelings , which were getting stumbled in the obstacles created in their
consciousness by the ‘alcoholic kick’…. But to be honest, I should admit, a few
of us-which included both males and females, who were remaining live with the
nostalgic greens of the campus, were also having real fun, watching our
classmates repeating the very same ‘drunk comedies’ we had in the
campus……!......Gigglings, blablaings, fooding, singing, dancing…..’bye bye’,
nice meeting you all- ‘Au revoir’ – we parted….-Back in my car, I was tired,
dispirited, disappointed…… Next day, feedback chats, calls…. Almost all of us-
yes, 99% of us shared the same feeling…. ‘Disappointed’….!! Why !!??
Intelligent review by lawmen – there was nothing “inspiring”.
Lawmen or Laymen…- may be, the
basic instinct of a normal human being is to “get inspired”.
And Gowri, your disappointed
reflection over the much glorified ‘ Premam’ inspired me to do away with my
laziness to put my reflections on page. And here I join you dear Gowri,
Remaining obliged for the inspiration.
Saumya Biju
Right Saumya, Premam was merely an enterrtainer film, that was accepted by teenagers, and also brought nostalgic feelings to many.......it was good to see many new young faces who were actually behaving rather than acting, but there wasn't any message conveyed thru' the film..........except for the band at one end on the screen throughout the film showing " Alchoholism and smoking is injurious for health"
ReplyDeletevery true.....thank uuu so much for responding......i do share ur interesting observation about the message communicated 'in band'..... very smart!!!!!
DeleteTrue reflections indeed saumya chechi! I had told my husband precisely the same thing while stepping out of the movie hall. Frankly nothing to be nostalgic at all. Remya Brijesh
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