Had such high expectations for this movie, but ultimately let down in the end.
1. Prithviraj, does a pretty decent job of being the protagonist con man. Although not as convincing as Ayushman, but still a good job from him. He captures the tense and nerve wracking scenes well, but falls behind in the comic scenes.
2. Mamta was an absolute disaster of a cast. To play a role etched in everyone's mind by the brilliant Tabu is no easy task. Mamta is a great actor, but in this movie she lacked the vindictiveness, the cruelty yet mildly seductive tones of her character. There were many instances when her expressions didn't match up to get that impact that we were so familiar too. The murder and cover up sequence of her husband did a poor job of creating that sense of fear and thrill in the audience.
3. Unni Mukundan....why? Understood that there was the need of a brute character and physically he matched up to the role....but acting wise...dint deliver.
4. Jagadeesh... was good. Managed to give a good performance in the limited role he had.
5. Ananya also did a good job. The sequence of her firing at her husband was done pretty well by her albeit a bit weak from mukundan's side.
6. Coming to the biggest disappointment I had, was the background score and the songs. I mean seriously? Andhadhun had such hauntingly beautiful piano pieces and some brilliant music by Amit Trivedi. Bhramam failed horribly in this department with poor attempts at recreating masterpieces like Naina da Kasoor, Laila and Woh Ladki.
7. I was also shocked that the director, being a DOP prior himself, failed to capture the visuals in this remake of a brilliantly directed movie. The Uday Kumar murder scene, the hidden man in the bathroom, the climax...just weren't up to the mark.
All in all, it felt like a deliberate attempt to remake a brilliant movie without paying attention to fine details in acting, music and direction and failing desperately to capture the essence of it all.
1. Prithviraj, does a pretty decent job of being the protagonist con man. Although not as convincing as Ayushman, but still a good job from him. He captures the tense and nerve wracking scenes well, but falls behind in the comic scenes.
2. Mamta was an absolute disaster of a cast. To play a role etched in everyone's mind by the brilliant Tabu is no easy task. Mamta is a great actor, but in this movie she lacked the vindictiveness, the cruelty yet mildly seductive tones of her character. There were many instances when her expressions didn't match up to get that impact that we were so familiar too. The murder and cover up sequence of her husband did a poor job of creating that sense of fear and thrill in the audience.
3. Unni Mukundan....why? Understood that there was the need of a brute character and physically he matched up to the role....but acting wise...dint deliver.
4. Jagadeesh... was good. Managed to give a good performance in the limited role he had.
5. Ananya also did a good job. The sequence of her firing at her husband was done pretty well by her albeit a bit weak from mukundan's side.
6. Coming to the biggest disappointment I had, was the background score and the songs. I mean seriously? Andhadhun had such hauntingly beautiful piano pieces and some brilliant music by Amit Trivedi. Bhramam failed horribly in this department with poor attempts at recreating masterpieces like Naina da Kasoor, Laila and Woh Ladki.
7. I was also shocked that the director, being a DOP prior himself, failed to capture the visuals in this remake of a brilliantly directed movie. The Uday Kumar murder scene, the hidden man in the bathroom, the climax...just weren't up to the mark.
All in all, it felt like a deliberate attempt to remake a brilliant movie without paying attention to fine details in acting, music and direction and failing desperately to capture the essence of it all.
