Prithviraj Sukumaran's screen presence is extremely strong. The flourishes, if any, are way too predictable to shore up the show. It does not serve the purpose of papering over the overwhelming dullness of the endeavour.īhramam Review: A still from the movie (Courtesy Instagram)Īll through the film, we know what lies ahead, so the only point of interest centres on what Bhramam has in store for us by way of stylistic and narrative flourishes that could lend it a degree of freshness. The technical gloss can, however, only be a superficial element. The story, as we all know, hinges on a sightless pianist whose life goes haywire and is embroiled with an unfaithful wife, a crooked cop and human organ harvesting when he walks in on the murder of an erstwhile movie star.īhramam is set in picturesque Fort Kochi, which Chandran's camera captures with expected flair and finesse. More a lazy rehash than a smart reworking, Bhramam is a slavish, none-too-bright regurgitation of a plot that is still fresh in our minds. The film does nothing of that sort, thus eliminating the possibility of springing any real surprises. Since AndhaDhun isn't such an old film and it is available on a streaming platform, Bhramam would have worked had it moved away from the original in terms of tenor and treatment. Notwithstanding Prithviraj Sukumaran's excellent performance, Bhramam (Mirage) leaves one cold because it never manages put forth a convincing argument in favour of why it needed to be made in the first place. Coming three weeks after Maestro, an aseptic Telugu version of the quirky crime drama, Bhramam, streaming on Amazon Prime Video, earns no points for imagination. Chandran, in his second film as director, does not pull any rabbit out of the hat. The difference between the two creatures sums up where Bhramam stands in comparison to AndhaDhun.Ĭinematographer Ravi K. The hare was frisky, the hog is slothful. The harried hare that kicked off 2018's AndhaDhun is summarily replaced by a bounding boar in Bhramam, a Malayalam remake of the 2018 Sriram Raghavan film that significantly raised the twisted bar for Bollywood thrillers. Cast: Prithviraj Sukumaran, Unni Mukundan, Mamta Mohandas, Raashi Khanna
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