2019, Malayalam, Netflix, 8.1/10 IMDB, Directed By Manu Ahsokan
A simple trail of an ambitious girl, amidst life playing ‘fate’, but she relentlessly sweeps us off our feet, making us fly beside her..
Where do I start to explain my ‘Uyare’ experience? I know I will be biased, as I correlate the lead to my soft hearted single daughter, who happens to be ambitious in choosing the path which is less travelled by her girl peers, who played her hardworking cards just right to jump off into her dream wagon and kept fighting all odds till day, dying to carve a niche for herself in the male dominant world..
I would only thank God, for not letting life play the cruel ‘fate’ as it does to the lead character of the movie, ‘Pallavi’, (played by the most tranquil ‘Parvathy’) which she is forced to put up and live with its consequences.
Heart reaches out to the charcters of the movie, even to the antagonist to an extend till the sadist side of his is revealed much later..
We have witnessed many possessive stories on silver screen but this is a different kind, would even say this is a realistic version of all the news that we read about the twisted accused. Eventually you realise, one needn’t be a cruel or ill born to turn to an accused but he simply becomes one when failures are not taught to be handled with proper guidance at the right time and age.
Every event happens in a smooth unrushed phase and even before you realise, the movie takes off to the next level, making you slowly move to the edge of the seat and start rooting for the lead woman, not out of pity but out of the emotion the movie transfers to the audience.
Tovino Thomas is an awesome choice to play ‘the breathe of fresh air’ in to the grim story, but what I appreciate is the director’s choice of not making it a sloppy melodrama and keeping the spirit of the movie’s core in tact, till the end credits.
Asif Ali scores as the antagonist, whose failure in life subtly turns to an unknowing green-eyed monster and the entire transition is happening so gradually, taking you by surprise when the true colour of his character comes out.
Parvathy, elegantly waltzing away with such ease, is a truly gifted artist. She brims with a variety of emotions one after other.. A word of caution for the slim and petite star of ‘Mariyan’ and the sleek damsel of ‘Bangalore Days’ and ‘Charlie’, who is trending now, a junior Kavya Madhavan and Nithya Menon in weight gain, which the director even made Tovino address it as mockery.(rather a caution in disguise may be)
The supporting roles were phenomenal, the father character by siddique was super subtle but when he asked his daughter, if this is the guy, with a certain amount of disbelief, he sure does score. The friend played by Samyuktha was a huge comfort.
The movie revolves against a flight attendant and that’s where we tend to compare it with the real life noble story of stewardess ‘Neeraja’, but it’s a personal battle that this lead in uyare is playing and this is like a war that every new age adult is fighting and you are compelled to join the battle and lift the mace yourself. That’s the success of the movie right there.
The debuant director Manu Ashoka is here to steal many hearts and awards in the lines of Director Blessy, as his story telling similarly details in right dose of emotions paired with right dose of drama.
Hope I haven’t given much of the plot which I was cautious not to. Want you guys to watch it when it’s releasing on small screen media or when you travel to a big city near you, like I did.
Close to heart performance, close to heart casting, close to heart director. A little lag here and there are totally justified to the nail biting climax and heart warming farewell to the lead woman.
Kudos team Uyare, you fly high with this venture of yours.