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Perariyathavar Movie Review
- 1/28/2015 12:45:26 PM
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Suraj Venjaramoodu, Master Govardhan, IndransDirection: Dr. Biju
Synopsis: A garbage collector struggles to make a living and bring up his son in a city, where people like him are 'nameless'
Review: Dr Biju's Perariyathavar (Names Unknown) can be watched and appreciated by all, contrary to the notion that it is an 'award film.' The film presents the darker side of the city and the lives of those who inhabit these spaces, sans romanticism. They are a group who are very much visible - garbage collectors, migrant labourers, gypsies, street children - but have no names.
The story is seen through the eyes of a garbage collector (Suraj) and his motherless son, who accompanies his dad to work every day as he is not enrolled in a school. The doting father showers his son with love and tries to hide the misery of their lives, reminding you of the heart-warming father-son moments in the Italian film Life is Beautiful.
They survive, by being there for each other; the bond between Suraj's character and Chaami, played by Indrans, is the most poignant. The boy is seen narrating his days and his various queries to his mother, who he believes is listening to him from the heavens. The film presents a stark contrast between rural and urban spaces, and portrays in dull and colourless shades the 'wasteland' that is urban Kerala, where only the wealthy are welcome. On the other hand, the forests,
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