Parvathy is not a co-lead but the primary supporting character in Puzhu, and frankly, deserves more space than the film gives her. The megawattage of this team-up between a legend and a young superstar has been a talking point for months.
Mammootty stars as Kuttan in the film, and Parvathy as his sister, Bharati. This is the brilliance of Puzhu with which Ratheena debuts as a director. In that moment though, when he allows himself to be vulnerable before a child, I found my revulsion towards him wrestling with the tears welling up in my eyes. By then, considerable time has been spent establishing Kuttan as a despotic, casteist bigot who quietly terrorises Kichu. Language includes a single use of “f-,” as well as “s-,” “hell,” “a-,” “son of a b-,” “crap,” “blow me” and various insults.In a memorable scene from Puzhu, Kuttan explains to his school-going son Kichu that he did not re-marry after being widowed so as to devote himself entirely to the boy. Adults drink at a tavern, and there’s the suggestion of a drug deal. Characters kiss, one makes a joke about men’s “big swords,” another consults a book titled “Erotic Love” and yet another is distracted by a bare-chested man. A star-crossed lover drinks a poison that makes her appear dead. Speaking of the men, they have sword fights (leading to one death not shown on screen), sustain long-held family rivalries and try to arrange marriages for their daughters. The primary cast is diverse in terms of both race and gender identity, and the women, Rosaline (Kaitlyn Dever) and Juliet (Isabela Merced), are more outspoken and independent than the men of their era want them to be. “ Rosaline” offers a comedic and contemporary take on the classic Shakespearean tragedy “Romeo and Juliet.” Also based on the novel “When You Were Mine” by Rebecca Serle, the story modernizes its characters but maintains a period setting. Parents who watch with their teens can discuss the movie’s historical and biographical elements.
Like many films about racism, hate crimes and the Jim Crow South, this drama is both powerful and sometimes difficult to watch. Grieving mothers are shown crying and yelling in despair, and Mamie faints upon hearing the news of Emmett’s death. White people use the n-word multiple times, both in anger and matter-of-factly, as well as the racist term “uppity” to refer to an educated Black woman. Later, Emmett’s screams can be heard, and his broken, bloated, battered body is visible in a few harrowing scenes as Mamie (Danielle Deadwyler) identifies his body and displays him in an open casket for public viewing. While the movie doesn’t show the actual lynching, it depicts how armed White men forced their way into a Black family’s home, kidnapping a 14-year-old boy at gunpoint. “ Till” is a biographical drama about Mamie Till-Mobley’s search for awareness and justice after the horrific lynching of her beloved only son, Emmett (Jalyn Hall), on Aug.
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