The three threads in Chathur Mukham give us a mostly engrossing depiction of a smartphone haunting. But the frequent genre shifts also mean that you don’t get the sustained reward of a single mood
The opportunity to make more films natural progression of making the first one; and children are considered to be the natural progression of a marriage
Sara’s looks at a woman’s plight from a woman’s perspective. It’s about Sara’s confusions and doubts, the conflict between what she wants to do and what society wants from her.
With her most complex character yet, Anna Ben appears strong without making it look like a statement, just like how she doesn’t have to do too much to come across as vulnerable.
Sara’s is directed by Jude Anthany Joseph and stars Anna Ben, Sunny Wayne, Siju Wilson, Aju Varghese, and Siddique. The film releases on Amazon Prime Video on July 5.
Shot by Girish Gangadharan, with extensive stretches in the magic hour light of dawn and dusk, the film is a living, breathing picture postcard that will have you feel the wind blowing on your face.
Alamara, starring Sunny Wayne and Aditi Ravi, eventually becomes so contrived and tiresome that the homespun charm of the early portions is a distant memory