INDIA New England News
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
The first thing that strikes you about Maara is it is a visually striking film. That’s also about the last thing that strikes you, because almost all else that goes on in between is lost in storytelling that is too lazy to hold interest.
For a film that tries to talk of the magic of life and love, the sense of ennui about its narrative is surprising. Dhilip Kumar’s directorial unfolds a tad too languidly for its own good in a bid to create poignant drama so much so it begins to seem way too longer than its runtime of two and a half hours. Dhilip Kumar draws from the 2015 Malayalam film Charlie and he does manage to give the original’s story a credible spin, although he struggles to craft an impressive end product while doing so.
Maara: Visually striking but flawed
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Direction: Dhilip Kumar
BY VINAYAK CHAKRAVORTY
The first thing that strikes you about Maara is it is a visually striking film. That s also about the last thing that strikes you, because almost all else that goes on in between is lost in storytelling that is too lazy to hold interest.
For a film that tries to talk of the magic of life and love, the sense of ennui about its narrative is surprising. Dhilip Kumar s directorial unfolds a tad too languidly for its own good in a bid to create poignant drama so much so it begins to seem way too longer than its runtime of two and a half hours. Dhilip Kumar draws from the 2015 Malayalam film Charlie and he does manage to give the original s story a credible spin, although he struggles to craft an impressive end product while doing so.
Maara Movie Review: R Madhavan & Shraddha Srinath Starrer Is Stunner Visually But Also Lags In Parts
Maara is not for the ones who cannot have a bit suspension of disbelief.
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Director: Dhilip Kumar
Maara Movie Review: R Madhavan & Shraddha Srinath Starrer Is Stunner Visually But Also Lags In Parts (Photo Credit – IMDb)
What’s Good: The aesthetics and the hard work that has gone in putting together a production design so beautiful yet in sync with the story.
What’s Bad: Dhilip Kumar over obsessing with his material and in turn leading to dragging some points unnecessarily.
Loo Break: somewhere in the first half you will know when to. If you don’t, good for you, let the magic work.