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| Oru Indian Pranayakatha |
Oru Indian Pranayakatha oozes with fond recollections from some of the earlier accomplishments of Sathyan Anthikad. It narrates the tale of a youth who chooses politics as his career. His acts and motives - all driven by ambition - are drenched in sarcasm, something highly redolent of Sandesham.
The transformation of Sidharthan (Fahadh), the young political leader is then triggered by his association with a woman, who is smarter and more sensible than the lead male characters in Anthikad's films. Amala Paul plays a Canadian citizen of Malayali origin named Irene Gardiner.
In a film that treads at a studied pace with hardly any eventful situations, the good-natured moments belong to Fahadh. His insouciant charm blends with an earthy humour. Fahad is unabashed while bringing out the inflated ego of an aspiring young politician and his associated cockiness. His indulgence in self-debasement is hearty and his open exposition of ignorance is ridiculously funny.
Amala Paul is more mature while dealing with emotional outbursts. She unassumingly lets Fahadh devour the fun when
ever they share comic situations, something that works well for her as she seems perfectly in control.
The plot is more or less confined to him, his foiled ambitions as a politician, his romance, his feelings for a woman who brings about a slow shift in his life. It is this apparent simplicity that makes the film at once engaging and more often banal.
The joviality happens naturally, the mush is forced and jarring. There is not even a faint attempt at doing away with stereotypes although there are glimpses of promise at certain moments which never really crystallize into a heart-warmer of a film.