Ananthan Kaadu movie review: A flat, old-fashioned political potboiler lacking novelty
The film 'Ananthan Kaadu' is criticized for being an old-fashioned political potboiler that lacks originality. The review highlights a disjointed narrative and regressive political themes despite some strong individual performances.
Why it matters
It reflects the ongoing critical discourse surrounding political cinema in India and the balance between artistic intent and narrative execution.
One of the highly charged sequences in Ananthan Kaadu , directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar and written by Murali Gopy, happens inside a college campus in Thiruvananthapuram in the early 1990s. This “mass” scene featuring the screenwriter himself in a highly imaginary scenario, hardly has any connection with the main plot, almost as if it accidentally got mixed into this film from the edits of some other film.
The review focuses on artistic and narrative critique without clear political partisanship.
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