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The Sword of Tipu Sultan (1990)
Fiction , historically Inaccurate. Propaganda
First of all the very portrayal that he was any sort of a Freedom Fighter and Patriot is so wrong historically that this show tried to whitewash his true crimes of mass religious conversions in Coorg Kerala and his own capital Srirangapattana . The part that irked and angered Mysore people and the viewers like me was the incorrect portrayal of Mysore Wodeyar King as a Weak mindless woman like man and his wife as a cruel cunning conspirator . Truth is far from what is shown here. The King was poisoned by Hyder Ali and wife imprisoned for 25 years. Sanjay Khan born Shah Abbas Ali Khan Tanoli, got burnt badly during the shoot while shooting one of the episodes and 40 crew members died due to fire. Lies and propaganda can take you only some distance in life and success. He was no secular guy, he made Persian as the official language as opposed to local Kannada and conspired with French who fought alongside against their natural enemies the British. He was no Tiger of Mysore but. Tyrant of Mysore and he hot shot by his own converted captured Soldiers while caught trying to flee dressed as a common soldier. Shot twice in chest and back. His father Hyder Ali and his grandfather came from Iraq and worked as a common worker in Wodeyar Army . By poisoning the King and usurping the throne Hyder Ali started his campaign. He dint even trust his own son so got a declaration signed that he is danger from him and he might kill him. Tippu was a Psychopath and a Islamic Bigot.
Kannadiga (2021)
Shashtaanga Namaskara, Unique Movie based on Real events
The Choice of lead is excellent. Ravichandran who is known for his passionate Lover roles is one side and his portrayal of Gunabhadra is on the other. Justice done to the name and the role. Congratulations on showing his fans and people of Karnataka what an artist he is. The Story and Direction is simply amazing. The Character of Bolla has made a real impact on me. Jamie Alter who plays Reverend Kittle, whose father Tom Alter who played British men or Supporting roles in many Hindi movies would be proud of his son for his amazing acting. Thanks for using his real voice. I really would love to read more on this . Kudos to the whole team of actors and actresses who never made the movie dull even for a single moment.
The Big Bull (2021)
Underrated movie
Not really deserving the lowly 5 stars. There is no point in the movie it was boring and I personally don't like Abhishek Bachan and his acting but he has done a very good job. Acting was good overall by all. Lot has been talked about the Scam all these years. The person is dead but the vibrations still has its effects.
Shivaji Surathkal (2020)
Suspense Thriller of the Year
The reasons for watching this movie are many, one of them is that the effort to bring the audience an experience , visually, sound effects , camera work and time switch is a honest one
Next is the casting, the role of each character has been tailor made to fit perfectly to the actor portraying it. Ramesh Arvind in his never before portrayal of a detective has done a very good job to bring justice to the fickle , methodical ,erratic , egoistic and brilliant character of a fictional and yet relatable Shivaji Surathkal.
Credit also goes to the Direction and Editing work to make the movie engrossing and curious at times . Just when you think you have figured out the plot , there are twists in the movie which gets you onboard a roller coaster and you will start to enjoy the plot.
There a few songs which are woven into the movie to help the story get more effect on people's emotions. They are made not to distract the audience but instead impatient to know more .
Even the smallest character has a significant role to play and not just cast aside after a few scenes. They all add up to a huge puzzle and each are crucial piece of the same. Even if you have missed the opportunity to watch in theatres , which is a shame really but it is available online on OTT platform.
Do watch this movie as this movie is a landmark movie #100 for Ramesh Aravind who has shed his family movie roles to play a complete shift in character. Kudos to the whole team and appreciate the effort . I hope to see more such movies in near future as the story oriented movies are less and less these days.