Ajay Bhupathi’s 2023 film, Mangalavaaram (Tuesday), is a story that tries to fit in both the social and the religious aspects, and the hooks seem to be the horror elements. Recently, there was Kantara, which blended mythology and horror together, and Mangalavaaram, which has a totally different story, but it does share some similarities with Kantara in its storytelling. Mangalavaaram derives its story from various sources, it seems, and mixes them all together to come up with a gripping tale about a woman who had a troubled life. But the film isn’t too straightforward with its plot. It begins as a murder mystery, and it’s only later that Sailu’s story comes into the picture. The challenge then becomes to organically connect the subplots, and editor Gullapalli Madhav Kumar does a fabulous job, but there were moments where the topic of infidelity seemed forced into the story. Despite the little hiccups,...
- 12/26/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
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