{"id":93400,"date":"2019-12-13T19:08:55","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T13:38:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/?p=93400"},"modified":"2019-12-14T14:55:21","modified_gmt":"2019-12-14T09:25:21","slug":"movie-review-uyare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/reviews\/movies-reviews\/movie-review-uyare","title":{"rendered":"Movie Review: Uyare"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Malayalam<\/a>
Uyare: Flight of Courage and Determination<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A refreshing tale of determination to outlive hinderances, stellar performances from the lead actors, gripping screenplay and strong social message, make this Malayalam movie worth watching.<\/span><\/p>\n

Directed by –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Manu Ashokan<\/span><\/p>\n

Produced by –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Shenuga, Shegna and Sherga<\/span><\/p>\n

Starring –<\/span><\/strong>\u00a0Parvathy Thiruvothu, Asif Ali and Tovino Thomas<\/span><\/p>\n

Plot<\/span><\/h2>\n

The Malayalam word \u201cUyare\u201d means \u201cAt the height\u201d or \u201cUp above\u201d. It is the story of Pallavi Ravindran<\/em>, an aspiring pilot. Since the age of 14 – when she met a woman pilot Natalia D\u2019Costa and peeped inside the cockpit \u2013 she has been dreaming of becoming a pilot and leaves no stone unturned to achieve her ambition. She gets admission into a flying academy.<\/p>\n

At the same time, she is in love with Govind<\/em> \u2013 her boyfriend since school days. Pallavi<\/em> finds it challenging to balance between her passion and love. On the other hand, Govind<\/em> is a person with lots of insecurity and patriarchal prejudices. Govind<\/em> does not approve her joining the course as he is expecting to get a job in the Gulf and wants Pallavi<\/em> to go with him leaving her dream behind. Despite his indirect disapproval, Pallavi<\/em> joins the flying academy.<\/p>\n

Govind<\/em> is the insecure boyfriend who even wants Pallavi<\/em> inform him about the new hairstyle she is planning to have, what dress she will be wearing in the college dance show, where she would go in the evening, every little move of hers, everything. His authoritarian nature forces Pallavi<\/em> to decide between her dream and her lover, and she chooses her dream.<\/p>\n

Vengeful Govind<\/em> throws acid on Pallavi\u2019<\/em>s face a day after she completes her training and gets a license to fly. The acid attack not only disfigures half her face, but it also distorts her left eye vision to some extent, and consequently, her license to fly also gets cancelled. Rest of the movie is about the everyday struggles of an acid attack survivor, her fight for justice and a respectful life. In her pursuit for self-respect and dignity, she got support from her father and a friend \u2013 Vishal<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Analysis<\/span><\/h2>\n

Parvathy Thiruvothu<\/em> has delivered arguably the best female actor performance of the year. Hindi viewers have seen her opposite Irrfan Khan<\/em> in Qarib Qarib Single<\/em> (2017). She has wonderfully portrayed the role of Pallavi Ravindran<\/em> that the viewers feel the joy of her dreams and empathize with her as well when her dreams are shattered.<\/p>\n

There are many scenes where Parvathy<\/em> has shown her acting brilliance. For example, the scene where Pallavi<\/em> looks herself in the mirror after the attack, the scene where she takes a selfie in the plane, the scene where Vishal<\/em> is about to propose or the scene in which Govind\u2019<\/em>s father comes for compromise and Pallavi<\/em> confronts him with a profound silence. Asif Ali<\/em> as insecure, authoritarian Govind<\/em> and Tovino Thomas as handsome, rich, flirtatious Vishal<\/em> have done equally good in their respective roles. Siddhique<\/em> has been impressive as Pallavi\u2019<\/em>s father.<\/p>\n

Dirty Hands Studio – credited for the make-up – has done their job with perfection. Mukesh Muraleedharan<\/em> has captured the scenes beautifully. They have also shot some scenes at Sheroes Hangout Caf\u00e9, Agra which is run by the survivors of acid attack. The writer-duo Bobby-Sanjay<\/em> has beautifully weaved the story. The characters have been developed properly. The ambition, the tragedy and the pursuit for the self-respect of the lead role, the father-daughter relationship, the insecure and authoritarian boyfriend, everything seems so lifelike, so realistic.<\/p>\n

Mahesh Narayanan<\/em>\u2019s editing is crisp. Gopi Sundar<\/em>\u2019s music is OK. Debutant Director Manu Ashokan has impressed the audience with his maiden venture, by grabbing the attention of viewers in the first few minutes itself and never loses grip throughout the movie. There are many scenes which make you think. The film also makes a statement on the judicial system. It is interesting to know that three sisters have produced the movie – Shenuga, Shegna<\/em> and Sherga<\/em> \u2013 who formed the company S-Cube Films.<\/p>\n

Our Verdict<\/span><\/h2>\n

This is a movie which challenges the conventional and regressive idea of beauty, which is based entirely on looks. It emphasizes that a person is not made of physical attributes only, it is the spirit, the confidence and self-respect that makes a person and that is the beauty that lasts, that cannot be destroyed. If you are moved by the trailers and eagerly waiting for Meghna Gulzar<\/em> and Deepika Padukone<\/em>\u2019s “Chhapaak<\/a><\/span>“<\/span> release, you must watch \u201cUyare\u201d – a gem of a movie based on a similar theme \u2013 available on Netflix with English Subtitles.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A refreshing tale of determination to outlive hinderances, stellar performances from the lead actors, gripping screenplay and strong social message, make this Malayalam movie worth watching. Directed by –\u00a0Manu Ashokan Produced by –\u00a0Shenuga, Shegna and Sherga Starring –\u00a0Parvathy Thiruvothu, Asif Ali and Tovino Thomas Plot The Malayalam word \u201cUyare\u201d means \u201cAt the height\u201d or \u201cUp […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14216,"featured_media":93409,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10345],"tags":[6674,10659,9574],"class_list":{"0":"post-93400","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-movies-reviews","8":"tag-movie-review","9":"tag-movie-review-2019","10":"tag-netflix"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93400","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14216"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93400"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93400\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93462,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93400\/revisions\/93462"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/93409"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mapsofindia.com\/my-india\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}