A software engineer who wears a Louis Vuitton
belt, a hero who understands Kathak gharanas,
an art curator heroine, pan cake
with maple syrup, Green Macchiato,
mamiya camera, which was the last Kannada
film where you saw something like this?
Full of suave, this film is "fantaesthetic".
Hello, I'm Kairam Vaashi and today's film
is Vinay Bharadwaj's Mundina Nildana.
The film's title and trailer are
enough to set your expecatations.
Love, break-up, a bit of travel,
a bit of loneliness, a bit of solace
together make up this slice-of-life film.
Life must go-on is what this film aims at telling
the audience, but without being too preachy.
The journey of 3 indviduals is what the director uses
to convey this message and is honest in narration.
Also, there's a conscious effort
to make this film look stylish
That conscious-honesty is this film's strength.
Costumes, shoes, hairdo, song...
everything is tastefully done.
There's nothing hard-hitting in this film.
Without worrying too much about right and wrong, just go about
enjoying this beautiful life is what the crux of this film
and for such a film music becomes very important
There's a refreshing feel to the
songs or the way they have been shot.
"Innu Bekagide" and Masala Coffee's "Manase
Maya" lingered even after the film had ended.
At points where fatigue kicks in, Jim Satya's score
helps. What didn't work me though was the writing.
The entire Dattana-social networking convo
episode in the car seemed pretentious.
Although there are a few moments
that are relatable personally,
the film has a whole such have pushed the
envelope much more in terms of its writing.
For instance, just in the recent past, we have seen quite
a few films where the hero is seen with a camera in hand.
and that mandatory hero friend,
such things lacked innovation.
The lead lady characters are selfish, but I guess that
can't be questioned, lest "why not?" be a reply we get.
Run time of 1hr 46 min was apt for a
lightweight, feel-good film like this.
A lot of close-up/extreme close-up shots
which are impactful only at a few places
and there's honesty in the actors' performances.
Summing up, if you are in the mood for a lightweight,
stylish and honest film, then you could...
