HARAM
has a very relevant and thought provoking theme in modern day lifestyle
where breakup of marriages among young couples are too common and that
too at a very early stage of marital life. Divorces and relationship
breakdown rates are alarmingly high now and Vinod Sukumaran's debut
movie deals with such a plot where two young people meet and fall for
each other very quickly. They get married but soon realise that the institution of marriage is not a sweet bed of roses as they expected.
The storyline looked okay but the narrative part let down the film. Its the sluggish pace of the story that brings boredom into the picture. Also an unconvincing and out of place sub plot in the latter half of the movie does no good and finally Haram end up on a disappointing note, only highlight being Fahadh Faasil and Radhika Apte making a brave effort on the acting front in spite of the sleepy nature of the screenplay. Sathish Kurup's camera work was another positive factor for the film.
Balu who is a supportive of the leftist ideology and Isha who had a break up from a Kannadiga boy work in a call centre. They meet and fall in love ending up in marriage but some situations in their life gets them separated. Movie focus on their pre and post marriage life that lands up on the door of divorce.
Director who is an editor and who was worked with some big shots from Bollywood like Mahesh Bhatt and Shyamaprasad from Mollywood should have infused some energy into his screenplay instead of making it slow to test the patience level. Definitely he showed promise and is here to stay, may be a better and polished script could bring out the best in him one day. Some unwanted scenes typical of new gen funda could have been avoided especially the one where the call centre receiving a wrong call and the corresponding discussion over the size of male reproductive organ. It was out of place and totally unwanted with no relevance or connection with the plot.
Coming to the acting side, both Fahadh and Radhika showed lot of intensity in portraying the characters of Balu and Isha respectively. Initially, dubbing of Radhika had syncing problems but later on it was okay. Their on screen chemistry was good but it could not be sustained due to the overall snail pace of the story. Surprisingly, Renji Panicker in a cameo as father of Isha was disappointing. Madhupal and a few other familiar and unfamiliar actors are also part of the cast. Among them the lady who portrayed the character of Amina was impressive.
Cinematography is a major highlight here with cool and rich colour and frames giving an elegant feel visually. Edits were okay but definitely the movie was stretched and some trimming would have helped. Background score by Govind Menon was good and songs tuned by Thykoodam Bridge was typical of their style they are famous for.
Haram test your patience with a dull storyline and slow pace. If you still need to watch it, it should be for Fahadh and Radhika who did their best, but all for a loosing cause. My rating for Vinod Sukumaran's Haram is two out of five.
Rating - 2 / 5
The storyline looked okay but the narrative part let down the film. Its the sluggish pace of the story that brings boredom into the picture. Also an unconvincing and out of place sub plot in the latter half of the movie does no good and finally Haram end up on a disappointing note, only highlight being Fahadh Faasil and Radhika Apte making a brave effort on the acting front in spite of the sleepy nature of the screenplay. Sathish Kurup's camera work was another positive factor for the film.
Balu who is a supportive of the leftist ideology and Isha who had a break up from a Kannadiga boy work in a call centre. They meet and fall in love ending up in marriage but some situations in their life gets them separated. Movie focus on their pre and post marriage life that lands up on the door of divorce.
Director who is an editor and who was worked with some big shots from Bollywood like Mahesh Bhatt and Shyamaprasad from Mollywood should have infused some energy into his screenplay instead of making it slow to test the patience level. Definitely he showed promise and is here to stay, may be a better and polished script could bring out the best in him one day. Some unwanted scenes typical of new gen funda could have been avoided especially the one where the call centre receiving a wrong call and the corresponding discussion over the size of male reproductive organ. It was out of place and totally unwanted with no relevance or connection with the plot.
Coming to the acting side, both Fahadh and Radhika showed lot of intensity in portraying the characters of Balu and Isha respectively. Initially, dubbing of Radhika had syncing problems but later on it was okay. Their on screen chemistry was good but it could not be sustained due to the overall snail pace of the story. Surprisingly, Renji Panicker in a cameo as father of Isha was disappointing. Madhupal and a few other familiar and unfamiliar actors are also part of the cast. Among them the lady who portrayed the character of Amina was impressive.
Cinematography is a major highlight here with cool and rich colour and frames giving an elegant feel visually. Edits were okay but definitely the movie was stretched and some trimming would have helped. Background score by Govind Menon was good and songs tuned by Thykoodam Bridge was typical of their style they are famous for.
Haram test your patience with a dull storyline and slow pace. If you still need to watch it, it should be for Fahadh and Radhika who did their best, but all for a loosing cause. My rating for Vinod Sukumaran's Haram is two out of five.
Rating - 2 / 5
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