Narration alone not sufficient. Review on Nepali Movie

Nepali is a classic case where substance takes backseat to style.  On afterthoughts, it is not difficult to find out that the so-caled "style" is itself misused to the core.

Its about a happily married couple, getting into a whirlwind of tragedy when a supposedly helpful policeman ogles for the wife and the disasters that follow.  The husband now wants justice, not just for his case but for the entire society that is hounded by sexual harrasement.

There is nothing new in this plot but the director opts to play the scenes non-linear without which it would have been a regrettable experience to watch this movie.  Its divided in three segments.  One, Bharat as a Nepali is on a killing spree on seemingly innocent people.  Two, Bharat as a prisioner enduring self-torture to get relieved of this world.  Three, Bharat as a newly wed romantic chap.

Where I felt relieved to watch "Anjadhe" shunning from jump cuts and MTv style editing, "Nepali" reminds me that there are some poor little directors who are still infected by "Kakka Kakka" style of presentation.  The result is a total eye sore.  Especially, during the initial sequences, its nearly impossible to define what emerges on screen.  Add more salt to the wound, there is no suspense or thrill on the killings.  I would rather not mention the investigation scenes at all.  Some scenes are even lifted from "Enemy of the State", if not it makes a constant mockery of police.  They do all sorts of ridiculous investigations clouded by camera gimmicks.  If someone can clearly write down what transpires on screen, he/she can be nominated for best detective award.

This is the worst application of monologue in any film I've watched so far.  For some reason, the Nepali character is depicted to have stammering, which is quite unnecessary given the responsibility of uttering monologues.  Its really irritating to comprehend what he says or why he says something.

Likewise, the romance between Bharath and Meera is lame.  This only shows the thoughtlessness of the director to come out with something to make two people meet for life.  If people start falling in love for such stupid reasons, then there won't be any unrequited love stories at all.  Its alarmingly apparent that they tried to emulate the romance in "Gajini" but failing miserably.

While the notable of all the sequences is the one involving Meera getting harrased, however, its needlessly stretched to evoke seriousness of the subject taken.  Its not common in a tamil film to watch a male stripping off too frequently that it kindered agitations and a late censorship of these scenes.  God knows what is the so-called "Freedom of expression"

One aspect that stands out of this film is Bharat's inclination to make a difference.  He dons the three roles with so much ease that one would wonder why he chose to indulge himself in movies like "Pazhani".  Though the story doesn't warrant for a Nepali character, it would definitely boost his career as an actor.

The inspirational cellmate character(don't know the name)doesn't speak much but gives a splendid performance which is quite a difference in this kind of movie.  But he communicates something to Bharat that is not further explained.  I think this area could have been explored a bit.

Meera gets to do the wife character with more steamy scenes with Bharat.  Apart from that its a thankless role altogether of getting killed for sentiment.

There is one scene which was well executed.  Its the climax where Bharat flees from police only to find that he had infact flown out of lifeform.  Its quite unfortunate that there are not as many as these kind of scenes in the movie.