Higuita Review | A Peripheral and Predictable Political Thriller About Kannur Politics – Lensmen Reviews

Left ideology has at all times been a distinguished aspect in Malayalam cinema. We have now had some nice movies that virtually worshipped communist ideas. Even the films that criticized the present occasion system have been by no means important of the ideology, and films like Left Proper Left someplace blended craft with constructive criticism. The most recent movie Higuita, written and directed by Hemanth G Nair, has the apparel of a film that guarantees to deep dive into sure stereotypes in Kerala’s political historical past. However quickly, we notice that this political thriller solely desires to magnify the display screen picture of the Kannur district, and the tip result’s a shallow thriller with loud background scores.

Panniyannur Mukundan is a powerful and influential RPI(M) chief whose life was continuously threatened. He has enemies inside and outdoors the occasion, and for nearly 30 years, no person has managed to tug him down. The film Higuita exhibits us the occasions that occur in Mukundan’s life from the attitude of his newly appointed gunman Ayyappadas.

Panoor is the backdrop of this film, and it’s certainly a politically delicate space. However like I stated, the movie desires to magnify the manipulated picture of that area. The person who takes Ayyappadas to his lodging describes his birthplace as some lawless land. And as an alternative of presenting political violence nuancedly, Hemanth G Nair endorses the favored notion by means of poorly written sequences that create no intrigue in us. The film virtually wastes lots of time constructing concern within the character of Ayyappadas. What’s much more baffling is the extent of ignorance of this police officer.

In a manner, Hemath G Nair has created a special kind of Mexican Aparatha. Oru Mexican Aparatha was a film that celebrated violence because the modus operandi of the communists, and the irony was that it managed to deceive many individuals. The identical formulation is getting utilized right here. Pinarayi Vijayan and his political journey are the molds for Pannyannur Mukundan. By making him a ruthless energy snatcher with a terrific plan, Hemanth desires to confuse the left empathizer within the viewer. Whereas a film like Left Proper Left impresses you with its detailed interconnected screenplay, Higuita fails miserably on account of its simply guessable plot twists and the underwhelming manner of growing the script.

Hemanth plans to please the LDF followers by making the right-wing folks pure opportunists who began all the pieces. I do perceive that lots of it comes below the artistic liberty of a author. However if you’re unimaginative, then all the pieces falls flat. Daybreak Vincent’s background rating and Rahul Raj’s music are someplace attempting to emulate the template set by Gopi Sunder in LRL. Editor Praseedh Narayanan is reusing the identical footage extensively to create buildup for Mukundan.

Along with his restrained physique language and voice modulation, Suraj Venjaramood has that much-needed readability and focus in being Panniyannoor Mukundan. Dhyan Sreenivasan has this overtly anxious, constipated expression in all the movie, and he makes the character of Ayyappadas look manner too naive. Vineeth Kumar performed the function of one of many antagonists, and he cracked the slang neatly. Manoj Okay Jayan’s attempt to communicate within the Kannur slang was flawed. Indrans but once more will get an opportunity to play this retired communist who’s the group’s motivational speaker.

As a fictional story, there may be nothing flawed with making a narrative round sure precise occasions. However Higuita will not be even attempting to be revolutionary within the writing half. With a script arch that goes by means of all of the guessable routes, the Suraj Venjaramood starrer by no means shifts its gears to a smoother and quicker one. Suppose you’re as ignorant as Ayyappadas about politics and its foul performs. In that case, there’s a distant risk that the high-decibel BGM twist you see within the film will really feel refreshing.

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