Arun Chandu’s ‘Gaganachari’ is an amusing dystopian mockumentary with enough pluses to outweigh the minuses

The film stars KB Ganesh Kumar, Gokul Suresh, Aju Varghese, Anarkali Marikar. It works because of the performances and because the filmmaking energy is so contagious.

Let me begin with a disclaimer. One part of Gaganachari is based on references to a particular era of Malayalam cinema, so if – like me – you are not 100 percent tuned into that period of pop culture, your enjoyment of this movie is likely to be diminished. But the other part of Gaganachari – a dystopian satire in the form of a mockumentary – should work pretty well for audiences from all over. But again, another disclaimer. Krishand is the executive producer, and when his name appeared in the opening credits, I was instantly reminded of his film Aavasavyuham, which dealt with eco-issues in the mockumentary format. Gaganachari doesn’t reach that level of brilliance, it doesn’t aim for that level of subversion of form and content. Gaganachari deals with issues, too – but they are fairly simplistic and they exist mostly on the surface. The film works because of the comic performances and because the filmmaking energy is so contagious.

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