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Oru Lockdown Madyanham: A heady appetizer
Haves and have nots – it’s the truth of human history and a story told a
zillion times. Oru Lockdown Madyanham tells the same story but in a refreshing manner.
(You can watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSd0oE8hchM )
It explores the great divide exposed by the great lockdown – which the IMF believes could be the biggest economic emergency since the great depression.
Oru Lockdown Madyanham tells the story through the eyes of two drinkers – not drunkards mind you, just drinkers. One in the city and the other in a village, one financially sound, the other not so, one with access to alcohol, the other craving for it.
It’s India’s first short film made on Zoom, an online meeting app.
One shot, no retakes.
Life as it is.
Critics are divided.
“He is super,” global film watcher Aanathala Aravindan is floored by the performance of Vazhikulam Rakesh, who plays the unnamed character.
“Liquor is a great leveler. But in this great lockdown, even alcohol has become the preserve of the rich,” Kinasseri Karunan says, “If this film doesn’t jolt the conscience of society, nothing will.”
“It was great watching the film, but I still don’t the purpose of the film,” says Kallu Vasu.
All agree on one thing,
Oru Lockdown Madyanham is a bold appetizer. It could lead to a new wave of cinema.
(You can watch the film here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qSd0oE8hchM )
It explores the great divide exposed by the great lockdown – which the IMF believes could be the biggest economic emergency since the great depression.
Oru Lockdown Madyanham tells the story through the eyes of two drinkers – not drunkards mind you, just drinkers. One in the city and the other in a village, one financially sound, the other not so, one with access to alcohol, the other craving for it.
It’s India’s first short film made on Zoom, an online meeting app.
One shot, no retakes.
Life as it is.
Critics are divided.
“He is super,” global film watcher Aanathala Aravindan is floored by the performance of Vazhikulam Rakesh, who plays the unnamed character.
“Liquor is a great leveler. But in this great lockdown, even alcohol has become the preserve of the rich,” Kinasseri Karunan says, “If this film doesn’t jolt the conscience of society, nothing will.”
“It was great watching the film, but I still don’t the purpose of the film,” says Kallu Vasu.
All agree on one thing,
Oru Lockdown Madyanham is a bold appetizer. It could lead to a new wave of cinema.
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