<p>Nathicharami</p>.<p>Kannada (A)</p>.<p>Cast: Sruthi Hariharan, Sanchari Vijay, Sharanya, Balaji Manohar </p>.<p>Director: Mansore</p>.<p>Rating: 3.5/5</p>.<p>Perhaps, <span class="italic"><em>Nathicharami</em></span> is the first Kannada movie to use silence effectively to convey a solution in the climax. It aptly uses imagery to show freedom from the past, the dead and the illusion towards a new beginning.</p>.<p>Throughout the movie, state award-winning director Mansore proves to be a craftsman in the use of imagery for a cinematic experience.</p>.<p>A dog, tree branch, chair, frying food on a pan, flower and a smile transcend their objectives justifying the need to satisfy one's sexual desires ignoring customary beliefs. </p>.<p><span class="italic"><em>Nathicharami</em></span> tells the tale of a convoluted journey of a sexually awakened widow, Gowri (Sruthi Hariharan), who is unable to separate her emotions from sex. The inability to experience erotic pleasure sans emotions lands her in a psychological crisis. Finally, it is in Suresh's (Sanchari Vijay) demise of illusions that Gowri's rebirth lies.</p>.<p>Suresh and Gowri are two extremes, but are lost in each others' arms to find a way out of their traumatic life. Their union enables Suresh to reunite with his wife, besides ensuring Gowri's salvation from her dead husband's memories.</p>.<p>The plot permits Mansore to create a classic, but he does not seize his chance. <span class="italic"><em>Nathicharami</em></span> ends up being the story of a young woman's successful attempt at satisfying her physical needs ignoring its impact on a married man and his wife. It fails to be a feminist classic, by not taking a deeper look into a woman's desire and society's response to it.</p>.<p>The film's psychological and physical explorations remain incomplete. It is reduced to the status of an adult art movie. The lack of a background score in many scenes affects the cinematic experience.</p>.<p>Sruthi has attempted to do justice to the role. While she excels in expressing frustration that is born out of her sexual urge, she fails to convince as a lonely woman suffering from insomnia and survivor’s guilt. She also falters during the intimate sequences, hardly expressing the emotions of a woman who is unable to control the raging desire for the touch of a man.</p>.<p>Sharanya steals the show as a woman brought up in rural environs. Vijay and Balaji Manohar (as psychiatrist Carvalho) have also done justice to their roles.</p>.<p>The dialogues are insightful and elevate the characters. The background score supports the theme, and so do the lyrics. </p>.<p class="byline">Jagadish Angadi </p>
<p>Nathicharami</p>.<p>Kannada (A)</p>.<p>Cast: Sruthi Hariharan, Sanchari Vijay, Sharanya, Balaji Manohar </p>.<p>Director: Mansore</p>.<p>Rating: 3.5/5</p>.<p>Perhaps, <span class="italic"><em>Nathicharami</em></span> is the first Kannada movie to use silence effectively to convey a solution in the climax. It aptly uses imagery to show freedom from the past, the dead and the illusion towards a new beginning.</p>.<p>Throughout the movie, state award-winning director Mansore proves to be a craftsman in the use of imagery for a cinematic experience.</p>.<p>A dog, tree branch, chair, frying food on a pan, flower and a smile transcend their objectives justifying the need to satisfy one's sexual desires ignoring customary beliefs. </p>.<p><span class="italic"><em>Nathicharami</em></span> tells the tale of a convoluted journey of a sexually awakened widow, Gowri (Sruthi Hariharan), who is unable to separate her emotions from sex. The inability to experience erotic pleasure sans emotions lands her in a psychological crisis. Finally, it is in Suresh's (Sanchari Vijay) demise of illusions that Gowri's rebirth lies.</p>.<p>Suresh and Gowri are two extremes, but are lost in each others' arms to find a way out of their traumatic life. Their union enables Suresh to reunite with his wife, besides ensuring Gowri's salvation from her dead husband's memories.</p>.<p>The plot permits Mansore to create a classic, but he does not seize his chance. <span class="italic"><em>Nathicharami</em></span> ends up being the story of a young woman's successful attempt at satisfying her physical needs ignoring its impact on a married man and his wife. It fails to be a feminist classic, by not taking a deeper look into a woman's desire and society's response to it.</p>.<p>The film's psychological and physical explorations remain incomplete. It is reduced to the status of an adult art movie. The lack of a background score in many scenes affects the cinematic experience.</p>.<p>Sruthi has attempted to do justice to the role. While she excels in expressing frustration that is born out of her sexual urge, she fails to convince as a lonely woman suffering from insomnia and survivor’s guilt. She also falters during the intimate sequences, hardly expressing the emotions of a woman who is unable to control the raging desire for the touch of a man.</p>.<p>Sharanya steals the show as a woman brought up in rural environs. Vijay and Balaji Manohar (as psychiatrist Carvalho) have also done justice to their roles.</p>.<p>The dialogues are insightful and elevate the characters. The background score supports the theme, and so do the lyrics. </p>.<p class="byline">Jagadish Angadi </p>