Kuruthi, a directorial venture of Manu Warrier and penned by Anish Pallyal, is a raw and rich, dark masterpiece, with an intricate lighting and superior music. Even though the politics it talks about is discussion-worthy, one thing I'm sure of is its hauntingly, yet beautiful ending...
Hands down, Kuruthi had one of the best climax in a malayalam cinema.
Mamookoya's electrifying narration regarding the politics of hate and religion, how it passes down individuals to individuals and generations to generation.
The shot of Roshan Mathew, Mamookoya and Srinda lying on the rocks; blood splattered and worn down is pure spectacle, not to mention the closing shot of Sagar facing off Naslen at the bridge.
The biggest poetic justice of the movie was how Sagar-who was convicted of killing an elderly Muslim man out of communal hate- was ultimately saved by a Muslim family. When Sagar turns back and walks on the shallow water, he trips and almost falls; which could be interpreted how his return to a normality-and probably regret and mending his ways-is rocky and a difficult path ahead.
Prithviraj passing over the knife to Naslen- who slowly extends his hands to grab it- is such a beautifully crafted metaphor for the overall film, and is quite an addition to the character arcs of Naslen and Prithviraj-the latter actually a future version of the former.
The disrupted lives of Roshan and his loved ones, is quite a reflection of the broken concept of peace and harmony between two communities, fuelled by people who ignores the underlying message of both religion, which is to love all...
Aksharangal parajnu koduthittilenkilum makkaku verrukendethu aareyannenu parajnu koduthutundavum
