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Director: Ravi K. Chandrani
Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Unni Mukundan, Mamta Mohandas, Rashi Khanna, Shankar Panicker
If movie remakes come out too quickly, they tend to crash. 2018 Andhadhun, helmed by Ayushmann Khurrana, and written/played by Sriram Raghavan, was interesting. The plot about a blind pianist and how he runs into a murder and illegal organ trade had something to say, and the climax was a huge hit – though few could miss it. A few weeks ago, we had Maestro in Telugu (reviewed in these columns), directed by Merlapaka Gandhi, with Nithiin playing the protagonist, a copy of Raghavan’s film. Maestro didn’t work for me, as it might not for those who watched Andhadhun. Many would have done so, given the fact that movies on OTT platforms now come with subtitles, which means you don’t need to know Hindi or Telugu to get the movie experience.
Which is definitely an overkill, now we have a Malayalam version of Hindi. Called Bhramam (Miraj), it may not be an exact frame-by-frame copy of Raghavan’s composition, but it is largely similar, with director Ravi’s attempt to mess with Chandran’s story. Does it work? No, not at all – at least for those who might have watched Andhadhun/Maestro. For one, Khurrana was brilliant as the blind pianist, and Tabu, as a woman who is married to a much older man—a faded star—and flips to a young cop.
However, unlike Ustad, where the performance was not much to talk about, Malayalam actor Prithviraj Sukumaran’s Ray Mathews – who reprises the role essayed by Khurrana – plays a role in a heinous crime such as a murder committed by a chief inspector of police. Forced as a pianist. Abhinav Menon by Unni Mukundan). He is having an affair with Simi (Mamta Mohandas), the wife of yesteryear celebrity Uday Kumar (Shankar Panicker). When Uday goes to his house and catches his wife with the cop, he uses his service revolver. It is at this point that Ray arrives at Uday’s flat to give a private piano concert, and since he is blind, Simi and Uday pay little attention to him while packing Uday’s body in a suitcase.
Mamta is not Tabu, who acted as the celebrity’s wife in Andhadhun, but yes Raashi Khanna (who is Anna, Ray’s girlfriend) stands out, and I thought she is several notches better than Radhika Apte in Andhadhun. Raashi is expressive and delivers a very nuanced piece of acting. But for him and Prithviraj, Brahmam, could have been an accidental bore.
(Gautam Bhaskaran is a writer and film critic)
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