Zombie apocalypse with a dash of humour
Who doesn’t love a zombie movie? There have been innumerable zombie apocalypse movies within the west and the style has a loyal fan following, nearly as a lot as slasher movies. In India, Go Goa Gone experimented with the undead and introduced zombies on the celluloid in current instances. However movies within the style are only a handful (Goa Goa Gone, Rise of The Zombie and Miruthan to call just a few). Including to that checklist is Aditya Sarpotdar’s directorial, which brings the outbreak nearer residence, in Dombivali, and what you get is Marathi cinema’s first zombie apocalypse movie, aptly titled Zombivli.
Director Aditya Sarpotdar’s bold undertaking deserves full marks for its idea. The story unfolds in Dombivali, highlighting the rich-poor divide by juxtaposing a excessive rise residential tower with a slum in its neighborhood. So there’s a social angle hooked up to the story by Mahesh Iyer, which prevents this movie from going into the senseless, zombie-attack zone which fairly just a few Hollywood initiatives have. There’s stability right here. There’s additionally a real motive behind the outbreak and also you nearly really feel for the zombies when the rationale comes forth.
A movie on this style depends rather a lot on VFX and prosthetics, and Zombivli scores on that entrance by making the zombies look scary and plausible. The background rating is equally good, conveying the gravity of every scene nicely.
As for performances, the movie unites three younger weapons – Amey Wagh, Vaidehi Parshurami and Lalit Prabhakar – and that itself does half the trick given the target market that Zombivli is geared toward. That stated, the three actors give it their finest shot. Amey as Sudhir is convincing as the commonly timid engineer who steps up when a problem presents itself. Vaidehi appears the half and is trustworthy in her portrayal of Seema, Sudhir’s spouse, however there was scope for her to do higher. The standout star on this trio is certainly Lalit, because the trustworthy however brash Vishwas who has a ‘proper hand’ that’s out of his management. Trupti Khamkar has a short function however shines.
The movie begins on a excessive notice and picks steam quickly. Nonetheless, halfway, it loses steam and turns into a drag-fest earlier than choosing up tempo once more through the climax. Additionally, a key plot level is revealed early on, making Zombivli predictable. All this impacts the general impression of the movie, however doesn’t take away from the truth that it is a welcome experiment for Marathi cinema.
Lengthy story brief, if you’re a fan of the ‘undead’ style, and love a touch of comedy in it, Zombivli must be in your watch-list. Watch it for the performances and story.
