Vedivazhipadu (2013)
by
Shambhu Purushothaman
Movie Seen: 06 November 2015
Note Written: 10 November 2015
'Vedivazhipadu' has been one of my favourite Malayalam movies of the past couple of years. The movie released as the first 'sex-comedy' of the industry and it was really interesting to see the reactions from people and communities of Kerala, who are very conservative in nature when it comes to matters like sex, love etc.
This was the 4th or so time I was watching 'Vedivazhipadu'. The first time was a great experience in theatre with the whole screening becoming a laugh riot through the audience. This time too, I had a great laugh watching it.
The various narratives within the story linked together by people and their relationships, make the movie very much enjoyable. I will always remember the character Sanjay, the symbol of 'a true sexually-frustrated Mallu guy', played to perfection by Saiju Kurup. He was fun, with his hypocritical nature and sad self-realization later. Alancier Lay Lopez as the Swami guy was a delight to watch (I didn't know him as an actor the first time I watched, and I had still liked him very much). The rest of the cast too, gave fine performances.
The flavour and fervour of Trivandrum during the festival of 'Aattukal Pongala' is shown well and is juxtaposed with the narrative with finesse. The title sequence itself is so well-made and powerful.
This time around I noticed that when the nun scolds the prostitute (played by Anumol) because her daughter is using too much of 'blue' colour in her paintings (blue, is associated with sex often in India; 'blue' film, get it?), but the nun herself is wearing a blue habit and the convent walls are all painted blue. This symbolizes the prejudice and hypocrisy in belief systems and conservative spirit our society has and could also be an allegory to senseless censorship, I feel.
Thank you Shambhu Purushothaman for this gem of a film!
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