No one can watch just once. Review on Thithi

Thithi, how to begin to write about this movie without making it sound too exaggerative. Let me just try to hold back my vocab while I think of few words for this remarkable movie(holding myself back). It is probably the best authentic slice of village life and so realistic that scenes rolling in front of your eyes can make you think that these are the real-life recordings. Perfect cinematography makes it more engrossing.

Now to tell you, it is Raam Reddy’s tale of various ill-advised manoeuvring that begins after the death of argumentative 101-years-old patriarch. It is a dramatic comedy that includes three sons who react to this death. The three storylines intertwine before converging at thithi – the final funeral day, 11 days after a death.

The narratives revolve around Century Gowda, so called because he has lived for a century(pretty cool, ain’t it) and drops dead in flick's first scene, making it pretty intense for everyone in that village. Out of all, his eldest grandson Thamanna seems to be most upset as he is supposed to inherit all the agricultural acres, IF rival family sections don’t sweep in. Least intimated is his father Gadappa, scraggly elder who loves spending his time roaming nonchalantly in village fields, imbibing and generally uncooperative ways. Later on it is realized what can be his reason is for such imperturbable behaviour. And youngest of the clan Abhi, who is Thamanna’s son shrugs his responsibilities to win over a girl from the nomadic shepherds who have camped near the village.

Gadappa could have simply signed over the land to Thamanna but being stubborn, he doesn’t do so. Grandson being strapped for cash – even more so after an astrologist says that he must throw huge “thithi” feast to in remembrance of his grandfather. This crunch makes Thamanna ponder about how to sell property which isn’t his yet and then starts the forgery, bribes and trickery. Rest what happens is for you to see(emphasis on not to miss this movie).story does not bother to look for conclusions. It simply moves on its comic juncture.

With few but colourful characters, Thithi goes on its pleasant way with it comical climax of some well-laid plans. It is for everyone to enjoy. There’s nothing that says you cannot be rendered speechless by this movie. Raam Reddy has made a village tale – that’s going on everywhere – come alive on screen.

Can’t watch just once. Ideal weekend movie goal is here. Binge on.