If Kafka started it in 'The Trial', Shakespeare said'World is a stage and you and I are players' Lohitadas continues the theme of man being an instrument of society with 'Thaniyavartanam'.
Balan Mash ( Mammootty) is a teacher who lives in a tiny hamlet in kerala. A serene life, two kids, wife, mother and a revolutionary brother. A typical kootu kudumbam, joint family, of kerala. Note that Balan Mash has a uncle who is mentally challenged.
One night changes it all, Balan has a nightmare. People start suspecting Balan following the footsteps of his uncle into madness. Because Balan's Uncle (Babu Namboodiri) fell mentally ill with a nightmare, So did his uncle. Madness was heriditary in the family.
Now, the society evaluates each and every move of Balan. He is deemed as a lunatic. His actions are misinterpreted. Later on his family joins the gang. He is sent to the asylum. The doctor declares him as normal.
But his society doesn't agree. Helpless, Balan plays mad. The Ending is a bit dramatic,where Balan's mother ( Kaviyoor Ponnamma) poisons him to free him from the world.
Mammotty is electric, his expressions prove that he is one of the finest actors in the world. He throws in a very lucid performance, where mammootty ceases to exist and Balan Mash comes alive
Mukesh, Sarika, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma are believable, real and non-dramatic. Lohitadas's script is detailed and rich with human emotions and clarity Sibi Malayil uses the straight and safe method of following the script and using the actors. Some scenes like the one , where, Balan's student cries when he tries to speak to her. She says innocently, her mother told that Balan is Mad.
Who is Mad? Balan or the Society??
A Must Watch. One of the best movies in world cinema
Balan Mash ( Mammootty) is a teacher who lives in a tiny hamlet in kerala. A serene life, two kids, wife, mother and a revolutionary brother. A typical kootu kudumbam, joint family, of kerala. Note that Balan Mash has a uncle who is mentally challenged.
One night changes it all, Balan has a nightmare. People start suspecting Balan following the footsteps of his uncle into madness. Because Balan's Uncle (Babu Namboodiri) fell mentally ill with a nightmare, So did his uncle. Madness was heriditary in the family.
Now, the society evaluates each and every move of Balan. He is deemed as a lunatic. His actions are misinterpreted. Later on his family joins the gang. He is sent to the asylum. The doctor declares him as normal.
But his society doesn't agree. Helpless, Balan plays mad. The Ending is a bit dramatic,where Balan's mother ( Kaviyoor Ponnamma) poisons him to free him from the world.
Mammotty is electric, his expressions prove that he is one of the finest actors in the world. He throws in a very lucid performance, where mammootty ceases to exist and Balan Mash comes alive
Mukesh, Sarika, and Kaviyoor Ponnamma are believable, real and non-dramatic. Lohitadas's script is detailed and rich with human emotions and clarity Sibi Malayil uses the straight and safe method of following the script and using the actors. Some scenes like the one , where, Balan's student cries when he tries to speak to her. She says innocently, her mother told that Balan is Mad.
Who is Mad? Balan or the Society??
A Must Watch. One of the best movies in world cinema