My Take on the Movie Kushi

The movie Kushi is out in all South Indian languages. I watched it in Tamil first, but was not happy with some missed lip synch. So, I watched in Telugu, I am not well-versed in the language, but my brother-in-law is a Telugu person with love for languages.

Naturally, I know some and don’t know much about Telugu. This is my first movie that included three different states’ language and Kannada was sadly missing or I didn’t pick the language dialogues in my rush to catch up on the different mix of language, a true challenge viewing the movie.

I would say it a wonderful experiment and more over it sits well with the theme of moving out of the family and starting life as couple afresh without familial support. The lead couples had some strong friends’ and colleague’s support. The dynamic of relationship was done well.

The regular also-ran-in-the-mill kind of movies with emotional blackmail and fears vs. cheers for the relationship. Love stories are all out, but this one, it had an angle that was nice and unique.

Both the lead couple fathers’ roles were played by veteran actors and refinement of holding on to ideology and yet not thrusting it down the audience throat was done well. It requires a lot of finesse to achieve that balance without compromising on the plot progress.

The digression and distraction from the love angle was the inclusion of certain aspect of relationship wheelbarrow heaped with sagging pseudo-old thoughts was a space well explored and the outcome is the entertainment value.

Sadly, it is not General view grade but more like 16+. I am not trying to be prudish to question the creative license in the plot. But I found the Tamil version had few scenes that was not cut but Telugu movie had some scenes cut. But that is okay the main subject was well within the audience’s understanding.

I liked the openness in the relationship and fight between the couple was believable. The fact that girls grow up in their family tradition. It is assumed same type of family have same ideology.

When they enter another family. Their thoughts and acceptance level are super sensitive without proper partner support. A birde joins the household and then are faced with internal and external dynamics. The belief that all family has same rules is illusional glass palace waiting to break.   

But in this case the couple are left alone, and we see the deep-rooted habits show up their ugly faces of dissention in the wake. The navigation of those maze of change in direction had to be navigated by the couple while they carried their own baggage of difference. This part was done well.

As expected, the veteran actors did a great job. Though the main leads were in audience eyeball, the veterans kept up the quick-witted speed and efficiency of good acting. They were superlative in making it seem natural and not overly heated argument diverting the attention from the main angle of the movie.

Basically, there was no fight for scene capture and kidnapping screen space. Dialogue was okay since language barrier does not allow me to speak more, but Tamil at least it is not Mani Ratnam again! I sound like the Hero. 😄 Disagreement felt real may be both the lead actors gave their best.

It is a little out of my league, but great entertainment with some social message shuffled in. They could have played around with some wrong diagnosis. Because proving capabilities for fertility is not just one sided. But then, it becomes tragedy and not a comic relief of romantic comedy. I liked the drunken song, truly man’s calling for his sufferance in a marriage.

The most important thing was the emotional factor which usually saves a marriage in the long run and that was beautifully displayed. Neither science nor Santana dharma won the debate over human being’s unfailing need to be empathetic. Sometimes, looking out for the other person’s emotion proves the emotional quotient in the partnership that promises 1000 moons of togetherness.

This ending was rare and a fresh outlook. When both the fathers spoke their mind close to the end, that conversation was incredible. Sometimes in relationship it is not who wins or loses the debate of who is right and who is not. It is when both teams involved give in for common good. That came out beautifully. I would give it 4.3 of 5 stars. Watchable once! And great binge watch too!

Check: Netflix for the movie!