‘Veettilekkulla Vazhi’ (The Way Home) is a
visual delight, with some of the
most beautiful scenes to ever
grace the silver screen in
Malayalam cinema. Shot in
locations at Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Delhi and Ladakh, the
movie is a cross between a
travelogue and an emotional
drama told through a simple
script.
Being a road movie, however, it had the scope to do more as the
journey of the doctor and the
child lacks enough incidents to
engage its audience. This also
limits the characters’ roles.
What gives the extra buoy to the movie is the performance of
its supporting actors, whom the
lead characters meet on their
quest. Dhanya Mary Varghese as
the teacher in Kerala, Indrajith
as a Jihadi supporter in Jodhpur, Marathi-actor Uday Chandra as
the old man in the Thar Desert
and Kiran Raj, who helps the
doctor in Ladakh, play their
small-but-pivotal roles well and
show the importance of the supporting cast to carry a movie
forward. Indrajith’s performance
is commendable.
It is one of those rare movies
now in Malayalam cinema that
convey a social message. Apart from exploring the bond
between a father who has lost
his son and a son who has lost
his father, it also brings light to
the youth in the state that are
being recruited to militant organizations unknowingly and
unwillingly.
The first Malayalam movie
entirely shot on Panavision
camera (to enhance the beauty
of the scenes) and using sync sound (recorded at the time of
filming) lends a new experience
to the audience.
visual delight, with some of the
most beautiful scenes to ever
grace the silver screen in
Malayalam cinema. Shot in
locations at Jaisalmer, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Delhi and Ladakh, the
movie is a cross between a
travelogue and an emotional
drama told through a simple
script.
Being a road movie, however, it had the scope to do more as the
journey of the doctor and the
child lacks enough incidents to
engage its audience. This also
limits the characters’ roles.
What gives the extra buoy to the movie is the performance of
its supporting actors, whom the
lead characters meet on their
quest. Dhanya Mary Varghese as
the teacher in Kerala, Indrajith
as a Jihadi supporter in Jodhpur, Marathi-actor Uday Chandra as
the old man in the Thar Desert
and Kiran Raj, who helps the
doctor in Ladakh, play their
small-but-pivotal roles well and
show the importance of the supporting cast to carry a movie
forward. Indrajith’s performance
is commendable.
It is one of those rare movies
now in Malayalam cinema that
convey a social message. Apart from exploring the bond
between a father who has lost
his son and a son who has lost
his father, it also brings light to
the youth in the state that are
being recruited to militant organizations unknowingly and
unwillingly.
The first Malayalam movie
entirely shot on Panavision
camera (to enhance the beauty
of the scenes) and using sync sound (recorded at the time of
filming) lends a new experience
to the audience.
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