And at some points, the movie will lead you to believe that it is actually a crime thriller rather than a horror film. It has one of the best twists in any horror movies. Both the elements provide exemplary support to the film and aid it’s overall execution. It heavily depends on its plot and the performances. Yavarum Nalam is able to take the genre of horror to a whole new level. The movie integrates communication technology so seamlessly with the classic revenge plot that it feels absolutely organic. The plot of the movie itself is quite mystical and mysterious. The atmosphere of creeping metaphorical and sometimes literal darkness looms over the portrayal. The movie has a certain character of its own. Yavarum Nalam is one of the best and most innovative psychological horror movies ever made. This adds a certain character to the film that you won’t find in any other Indian horror film. This sudden genre shift is hailed as one of the best as it does not mix the two but creates a clear bifurcation between them. This brilliant move then allows for the mystery horror to become a horror thriller. Once the first half has us engrossed and invested, the film reveals the major gears that were churning out the mystery. The mysterious first half perfectly opens up the movie to its audiences and makes the experience engaging and interactive. The movie starts off as a mystery and uses the entire first half to make us juggle through the different possibilities in our mind. We are given an amazing premise to work with initially as well. And Eeram exploits and implements those two things brilliantly.
Symbolism and imagery are one of the most important aspects of the portrayal of a gothic horror setting. This interesting and open-ended take on a horror movie makes Pari stand out as one of the best horror movies in this post-modernist era. The main proof of this theory is the amazing twist ending which leads us to question the existence of the supernatural elements in the cosmos of the film itself. The insistence on the existence of multiple truths and the shunning of absolutism becomes a star characteristic of the film. It all depends on the subjective perspectives on truth. These magical or fantastical elements may or may not be real at all. It takes the concepts, images and structures of reality and introduces us to magical elements. One could say that the film is based in the realm of magic realism. Take a bow, Hastar.Ī tale of love’s triumph over hatred, Pari takes a simple concept and weaves it into a folklore-inspired horror story that is amazingly realistic and surreal at the same time. Clearly, it’s one of the most important movies to have come out of India this year and deserves deep appreciation for its ambition and craft. Beyond horror lies the forever struggle between man’s need and his greed. Beautifully shot, it is not really a horror show. Do rope down the womb of Mother Earth to experience an eternal conflict. Their dauntless courage to dream beyond the obvious and to go where most Hindi films are afraid to go - a dark, stylised, surrealistic netherworld! The film needs to be seen on the large screen to internalise the intensity of its cinematic expanse. It’s also to the director’s credit who picks a location that adds to the eeriness.Ī parable on greed and how it devours its children, this is such a visual extravaganza that you begin to marvel at the audacity of the filmmakers. From the sound effects to the perfectly lit frames (courtesy cinematographer Chandan Kowli) and a brilliant cast, everything comes together to make this a successfully executed effort. An engrossing plot from the get go, the film has everything going for itself. Director Vishal Furia’s debut feature manages to evoke genuine scares and chills, without compromising on the narrative or giving in to stereotypes. Marathi horror-thriller Lapachhapiis among the handful of films which triumphantly thwart that perception. Horror is an unapologetically ridiculed genre in Hindi cinema. Here are, what I think, some of the best Indian horror movies ever made: There are only a handful of quality horror films. Indian cinema doesn’t have too many good films in the horror genre to boast of.
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