Akhil Sathyan’s ‘Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum’, on Prime Video, is proof that templates are never an issue if the storytelling is strong
- Trinity Auditorium
- May 31, 2023
- 1 min read
Spoilers ahead…
Fahadh Faasil shows us how a thinking performer can freshen up a familiar role, but the film belongs to three women from three generations: Anjana Jayaprakash, Viji Venkatesh, and young Dhwani Rajesh.
In , a flawed but essentially good-natured man learns a bunch of life lessons from the people around him. In , a flawed but essentially good-natured man learns a bunch of life lessons from the people around him. In , a flawed but essentially good-natured man learns a bunch of life lessons from the people around him. Like it or leave it – I am on the “like it” side – that’s the Sathyan Anthikad template, and his son, Akhil makes his debut with , the story of… a flawed but essentially good-natured man who learns a bunch of life lessons from the people around him. Why do the same stories – at least the same story templates – keep drawing us in? I can’t speak for everyone, but these variations on a theme speak to me because I, too, am flawed though good-natured. (I hope! I hope!)
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