PRANAYAM (2011) Uncommon and Complex

TV dinner last night. Watched Pranayam (2011). Mohanlal, Jayaprada and Anupam Kher.  Expected a treat. 

Chutney pulav in the bowl.

Review: 

An adult love story that straddles the relationships between current love and life and past. It isn’t easy to forget once loved ones and cannot stop caring about the person. Mohanlal is undoubtedly the magician of his craft. He doesn’t act. He slips into the role and lives it. Loved the bearing in ‘I am your man’ song where he sings like a paralysis patient, very believable. The moment when Jayaprada hugs him in bed and tears flow silently from his eyes. Mohanlal is larger than life in this role of a handicapped husband with his unique brand of philosophy. I wish there were subs so I could understand the dialogues. Yet I did not need them. Anupam Kher’s role was light. Jayaprada mesmerises by how she emotes with Mohanlal and with Anupam Kher, her switches are flawless. A must watch movie to open the mind to mature love stories rather complex relationships. Children and others are not going to be accepting as there is conflict of interests. It is upto the people involved who are in it to not make it a tamasha yet live the life they want. The film is more beautiful because it shows the friendship develops between the past and current husbands. The scene where Mohanlal moves his hand over Anupam Kher’s head when he breaks the news of Jayaprada’s passing away gives goosebumps. It is about tenderness and not lust with the past. Loved it!