Another simple yet powerful road indie drama from Vinothraj, one that showcases how the patriarchal-casteist-societal power structure incarcerates a women and her freedom. As much as the events feel satirically laughable, to think about our evolution as a society and for a person to live in such a plight makes it as horrific. Loved all the metaphorical and insightful touches; be it the rooster itself, juxtaposed kid character, Maanuthu Mandhayilae song or that little girl, wide nature shots and the bull. Though the open ending felt abrupt, it justifies the non judgmental narrative and leaves to the viewers to ponder upon their overall journey and intended direction. The movie is not what you see, it is about what it makes you think.…

You know the director has won as he was able to convey the collective issues faced by woman through a lead who doesn't utter anything apart from just a dialogue and a chicken with its legs tied. The blatant sexism, castism, honour , pride,patriarchy and misogyny is on steroids here which made it a disturbing watch, yet it is so important to be addressed.

Apart from the few spoonfed dialogues and two symbolic and obvious shots used to portray the state of Anna ben and that of a rooster the movie is magnificent, pretty sure he wouldn't have included those spoon fed stuff at will cause there might be people who still won't get it .

The cinematograpy and editing…

Kottukkaali, a road movie , journey of family who goes to a shaman to fix "possessed" girl, to marry her off. The journey, filled with various motifs, conflicts and opinions, forms the crux. Kottukkaali incites plenty of such thought. It’s a departure from the usual cinema we consume, whose elements dictate our responses. This film is even without that most obvious tool of manipulation, music.

Vinothraj's storytelling is deceptively simple. At first glance, it may seem like he is merely following his characters with a camera, but there is a profound depth to his work. Perhaps it’s not such a surprise that a film about such human horror also has enough tension to create humour out. Silence spreaks louder than…

I went through a rough patch with my Ex of 7 years during 2020-21, and when I found it extremely tough to forget her, my mother took me to a Fakir in Khairathabad Ganesh gully in Aug 2021. Suddenly, on 6th Sep 2021, I had a personal realization about myself, after which I was able to forget my Ex and didn't disturb her till date post our consecutive birthdays in October. My mother obviously thought that visiting the Fakir healed me in getting rid of the girl's "spell" over me, but deep down, I know what healed me, but I could never say that to anybody in the world and kept to myself. I still don't know why I didn't…

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When Kotukalli came out, Most of the Tamil viewers seem to be divided into two totally opposite groups. One half walked in expecting a regular Tamil drama and came out confused, mocking, and loud about it and ruining other people's experience completely. The other half, wannabe cinephiles, blamed the first group for being the reason “Tamil cinema never evolves.” tweeting things like, “People like this don’t deserve art,” or “This is why Tamil cinema never grows.” It was a clash of extremes. But honestly,…

"Why did Vinothraj cut to flowing water?" is the instant goosebumps reaction I had to the above shot while watching Kottukkaali in the theatre on day 1, nearly in the same vein as the iconic "Why did Ozu cut to a vase?" in Late Spring! I had two readings of Ozu's vase cut/shot when I watched Late Spring 4 years ago, and coincidentally, exactly both of them came back to me while watching this scene in Kottukkaali. Vinothraj cuts very suddenly from the scene of Paandi beating up Meena and others, to a nearly 15-second shot of water flowing whose sound slowly drowns the deafening sound of violence happening there on the road. Take the first interpretation of Noriko's emotional…