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Road to Ladakh (2003)
Somewhat worse than a student film
There is literally nothing good about this film. The acting, directing, cinematography, sound design/recording and script are all poor. However, if you still insist on watching this film, you will see Irrfan Khan trying desperately to save a sinking ship. Even the eternal beauty of Ladakh couldn't save this film.
Kali (2016)
Worth watching at least one time
The movie starts with an argument followed immediately by the cause of it up until the interval. The movie revolves around Siddharth, a short-tempered fellow, and his calm and loving wife, Anjali, who has to stand his every tantrum. The movie, shortly after the beginning sequence, shows Siddharth as a feisty child, transitioning into a violent teenager and finally into an adult who at least tries to control his temper. Just before the interval, Siddharth has the worst day ever as he embarrasses his wife and himself as he abuses a co-worker at a party and accidentally abuses him father-in-law when he gets home. Just before the interval, Siddharth gets into a bit of a joust in his car with a truck driver as the driver does an illegal overtake endangering Siddharth and Anjali. This is a rapid change in pace from the earlier part of the movie which only contained instances of Siddharth's outrage and not such full-flung anger. After the interval, the movie speeds up even more as they go to a roadside restaurant run by goons. Siddharth gets into more trouble due to him lacking patience and something about not being able to pay for a unsatisfactory meal. This is followed by a another vehicle jousting sequence and a fight scene involving Siddharth. The movie ends on a high as goons gets what's coming to them and Siddharth promising to try harder to be more patient and calm but not before long, he gets into another fight but this time for justifiable reasons. Before watching the movie, I read in some reviews that Sai's acting in the movie is beyond poor and I can see why they wrote this. Her facial expressions are authentic enough but her dialogue presentation is unconvincing and emotionless. Her accent is also a bit heavy which makes me wonder if her character, Anjali, had a Tamil background to cover up her accent. Dulquer displayed a very realistic and fantastic performance. The movie as a whole is well directed with minor pace issues. The script is interesting but the music is forgettable. Overall, worth a watch for the interesting story and Dulquer's performance.
Charlie (2015)
Definitely worth a watch
The movie starts out focusing on the protagonist Tessa and her life after quitting her job as a cartoonist in Bangalore and escaping from her marriage. She decides to move to Fort Kochi and start learning music except the music teacher has left and won't be back anytime soon. Tessa starts exploring the room she rents and the film warms the audience to the character of Charlie. The movie captures all the events till they eventually meet in the end. The movie has been in criticized for being unrealistic but i feel that that's not the point of the movie. It's about a whimsical character named Charlie which is why it should be unrealistic and fantasy-ish. Dulquer's acting as Charlie has to be applauded as he carries the tone and charisma of the whole movie on his shoulders. Parvathy also seems to have done a good job. Aparna is the only let down as she doesn't express the pain of her character with enough conviction. The cinematography of the movie is exceptional and so is the direction, not leaving any boring bits. The songs are forgettable and the story needs more polishing. Worth watching just for Dulquer and the direction.