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Ammu movie review: Aishwarya Lekshmi-starrer is a chilling thriller about a woman's fight against domestic violence

Ammu movie review: aishwarya lekshmi shines as a domestic abuse survivor in this refreshing take on the poignant and relevant issue from debutant director charukesh sekar..

Aishwarya Lekshmi, unlike many of her contemporaries, has a constant urge to pick scripts that matter. Courtesy that, she is truly becoming a force to reckon with. After bankrolling Sai Pallavi-starrer Gargi, unarguably one of the best films of the year, she chose to headline debutant Charukesh Sekar’s Ammu – a chilling thriller about a domestic abuse survivor standing up for herself. Cut from the same cloth as films such Thappad and 47 Naatkal, Aishwarya’s Ammu is a very familiar tale of domestic abuse of a helpless wife but thankfully it takes a very interesting detour to present a refreshing end. Also read: Vijay Varma is sick of online hate after playing abusive husband in Darlings

Ammu stars Aishwarya Lekshmi and Naveen Chandra.

Aishwarya Lekshmi plays Ammu. The film opens with a conversation between a young girl and Ammu, who is about to marry her neighbor Ravi (Naveen Chandra), who works as a police inspector. The little girl asks Ammu if she really likes Ravi, and if she’s ready for marriage. Ammu says she thinks she knows him and goes on to ask the girl why she would ask such a question.

In what’s one of the best scenes of the movie, Ravi’s character is beautifully introduced and it doesn't take much time for the viewers to learn about his true colors. Ammu’s world starts to crumble when she learns about Ravi’s abusive and authoritative behavior. The rest of the story is about how Ammu deals with domestic violence and whether she succeeds in teaching her husband a lesson.

Ammu will definitely be one of the most important films of this year. It takes a very relevant issue that has been a topic of discussion for a long time and gives it a very interesting spin with the way it chooses to end the film. One could think of such a story and list down all the possible outcomes but this film’s ending would still leave you surprised. Instead of playing out like an awareness film on domestic abuse, Ammu touches upon crucial aspects that need to be taken into consideration when it comes to a woman’s involvement in a marriage. In one of the film’s most crucial scenes, Ammu cries her heart out to her mother and argues about being married so early. The mother jokingly replies, ‘you’re already 25’. In the subsequent scene, when Ammu opens up to her mother about Ravi turning abusive, she quotes the examples of her father and defends it by saying men have no other means to take out their anger and stress.

The film beautifully talks about how women are conditioned to domestic abuse across generations and most have even accepted it as a way of life. There’s also a beautiful scene about a woman’s right to abortion, and it couldn’t have come at a more fitting time than now when the Supreme Court affirmed women's right to abortion in India.

It is quite brave of Aishwarya to headline such a project at a time when she can easily get away by playing the quintessential heroine. It’s as though she wants to make a statement with her films. Therefore, Aishwarya is carefully picking projects that rise above the usual definition of entertainment. As the helpless wife trying to muster courage to find a way out of her abusive marriage, Aishwarya plays her part so well. This is one of her best performances. It is equally gutsy of Naveen Chandra to take up this character and he plays the menacing husband so convincingly. Bobby Simhaa shines in a crucial cameo. Ammu began streaming on Prime Video from October 19.

Director: Charukesh Sekar

Cast: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra and Bobby Simhaa

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Ammu Reviews

Aishwarya Lekshmi shines in this striking story.

Full Review | Nov 20, 2023

The film achieves its target and makes you feel for the plight of Ammu. But despite its relevant story, the film could have been crisper, more engaging, more mature and less predictable.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5 | Nov 20, 2023

Aishwarya Lekshmi and Naveen Chandra deliver fantastic performances, but director Charukesh Sekar’s film still leaves you wanting more closure...

Aishwarya Lekshmi shines as a domestic abuse survivor in this refreshing take on the poignant and relevant issue from debutant director Charukesh Sekar.

Full Review | Oct 24, 2022

Although movies about pressing social issues often take escapist exit routes, Ammu pays more attention than the rest to the harrowing journeys needed to reach the light.

This movie on domestic abuse lacks maturity and perspective...

Full Review | Original Score: 2/5 | Oct 24, 2022

Flawed, yet insightful...there's a lot to admire.

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Ammu review: A profound message on tackling abusive relationships

How long can a spouse keep ‘adjusting’ in a miserable relationship? Aiswarya Lekshmi-starrer ‘Ammu’ unfolds the story of a woman's fight against her abusive husband and her own fears.

The central character, Ammu, is a meek yet zealous woman in her 20s who has happily agreed for an ‘arranged’ marriage with CI Ravindranath aka Ravi, a cop.

Though, the film initially shows the duo’s days of marital bliss, things take a bad turn when Ammu forgets to take lunch to Ravi’s office one fine day.

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She ends up being scorned by Ravi, who starts blaming her for silly reasons. In an instance, Ravi mocks Ammu calling her a ‘careless’ wife in front of his colleagues during a family meet. When questioned about his insult, Ravi leaves Ammu on the middle of the road on the way back and threatens her that he would not allow her to enter their home next time.

It did not take much time for Ravi to start physically abusing Ammu for mere reasons, thereby, leading to a cycle of domestic abuse behind closed doors.

However, Ammu, unlike the character Amrita Sandhu (played by Taapsee Pannu) in ‘Thappad’, does not walk out of the relationship immediately but convinces herself that her unconditional love can reform her husband. In an incident in which she is badly injured after being hit by Ravi, Ammu leaves the house but comes back the same day to tell him that he is her world and she cannot leave him easily.

In the due course, Ammu becomes scared for her life, crumbling her love and trust for Ravi. She becomes desperate to pull herself out of this toxic relationship and strives to find a solution for her peace of mind. Her helplessness brings her to a point where she seeks the help of an improbable ally, Prabhu, a murder convict on parole.

Meanwhile, Ravi finds pleasure in inflicting pain and emotional pressure on his wife and at the same time, keeps it a point to maintain a 'perfect' and 'caring' husband image in front of others.

#AmmuOnPrime is a film that I will always cherish. To write her, to witness her happen and now to see the world embrace her is an overwhelming feeling! Hope you love her as much as I do! @PrimeVideoIN @aishwaryaleksh7 @Naveenc212 @actorsimha https://t.co/szT6EU0Iqh — Charukesh Sekar (@CharukeshSekar) October 11, 2022

Finally, Ammu, with the help of Prabhu, decides to teach Ravi a lesson and regain her lost spirit and life.

Aiswarya Lekshmi as Ammu delivers a remarkable performance. She is a delight to watch on the screen and the audience can easily empathize with the character due to Aiswarya's impeccable adaptation as Ammu.

Telugu actor Naveen Chandra, who has played the role of Ravi, also impresses. Bobby Simha as Prabhu has also done justice to his character. The film also features Maala Parvathy and Anjali Ameer in supporting roles.

The multilingual film, which has been directed by Charukesh Sekar, has kept the storyline simple yet convincing. Most of the scenes are set in the backdrop of the couple's house and police station. The movie includes a number of poignant yet striking scenes depicting Ammu's emotional outbreaks when she is alone.

Ammu offers a powerful message to women who are being taught or convinced to ‘tolerate’ any action by men, even if it gets physically abusive.

('Ammu' is available on Amazon Prime)

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Ammu Movie Review: Aishwarya Lekshmi shines as domestic abuse survivor in middling drama

Ammu features a sincere performance by aishwarya lekshmi and deals with a sensitive issue of domestic abuse. the execution, however, is not up to the mark, says our review..

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Ammu stars Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, and Bobby Simha.
The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on October 19.
It revolves around domestic abuse.

Release Date: 19 Oct, 2022

Aishwarya Lekshmi's Ammu had the potential to be a hard-hitting tale about domestic abuse and the dark side of marriage. It, however, ends up being a missed opportunity.

The film revolves around Ammu, a simple young woman who aspires to have a happy married life. She ties the knot with Ravi ( Naveen Chandra) and begins a new chapter in life. Things appear to be absolutely fine initially, but take an ugly turn when Ammu's husband physically assaults her following a trivial incident. She soon realises that Ravi is nothing like she had imagined. After enduring numerous insults, she decides to teach him a lesson. Ammu teams up with Prabhu (Bobby Simha), a prisoner on parole, to ruin Ravi. This sets the stage for a cat and mouse game.

The basic plot of Ammu, written by director Charukesh Sekar, is quite interesting - something that is quite relevant and realistically possible. It, however, fails to reach its true potential as the writing falters. Ammu begins with the classic song, Aha Naa Pellanta from Mayabazar ( 1957). The track still feels fresh and does good at highlighting the titular character's desire to settle down with her "prince charming".

The focus soon shifts to her married life. This, sadly, is where the film crashes as the writing feels rushed. As a result, there isn't much chemistry between Naveen and Aishwarya, at least in the initial portions. Ammu, however, picks up once the narrative explores the dark side of their relationship. The sequences depicting domestic violence have been handled with a fair degree of maturity. There is no attempt to sensationalise things. Moreover, the makers ensure that the protagonist is not objectified in any way whatsoever. This allows these scenes to hit the right notes with their organic intensity.

Given the subject, a few sequences are not meant for the faint-hearted. A scene in which Ravi 'apologises' to Ammu after hitting her is a case in point. It does a splendid job of establishing him as a hypocrite. Another sequence in which Ravi insults his wife, too, works well as it feels quite realistic.

Ammu, however, falters once again following Bobby Simha's entry. The Jigarthanda actor's character is not fleshed out properly. The writer 'tells' us a lot about his past but fails to 'show' us the same. This makes it difficult for one to relate to his actions. What could have been a thrilling climax gets spoilt because of Simha's lacklustre character in the film.

Coming to the performances, Aishwarya Lekshmi, who did not get enough scope in the Dhanush-led Jagame Thanthiram, does justice to the most challenging role of her career. She tries to internalise her character's trauma and lets her silences do the talking in several biting scenes. The actress brings out Ammu's vulnerabilities in a scene where she tries to make sense of her husband's behaviour.

Naveen Chandra is sincere in the role of a dominating and abusive husband. He, however, is not able to meet the standards set by other actors in the industry. Bobby Simha breathes life into a poorly-written character. He shines in his entry scene. That said, he deserved better. The supporting cast serves its purpose. Cinematography by Apoorva Shaligram captures the film's grim nature quite well.

To sum up, Ammu is a sensitive take on domestic abuse with a sincere performance from Aishwarya Lekshmi, with minor shortcomings in the screenplay.

Ammu is streaming on Amazon Prime Video.

2.5 stars out of 5 for Ammu. Published By: K Janani Published On: Oct 19, 2022 --- ENDS --- ALSO READ | Ammu trailer out. Aishwarya Lekshmi is a victim of domestic violence who seeks revenge

Ammu Movie Review: An effectual portrayal about the fight for resilience against abuse

Rating: ( 3 / 5).

Ammu opens with the shot of the titular character (Aishwarya Lekshmi) being asked by a young girl the reason she wants to marry her neighbour. And just like any other woman in an arranged marriage setup, we see Ammu not having a solid answer. Of course, it is a marriage with consent, but Ammu is oblivious about the man she will be betrothed to in a few moments. Instead, she playfully questions the girl about him. Even if we don’t see the child’s face who finds Ammu's future husband “scary”, it hints at the eerie tale of abuse and misogyny that befalls Ammu in her marital life.

Cast: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha, others

Streamer: Amazon Prime Video

Director: Charukesh Sekar

All goes well for the newly married Ammu and her husband/circle inspector Ravindranath (Naveen Chandra) until instances of cold behaviour fuelled by chauvinism begin from Ravi’s side. Ammu, being a diligent, and dutiful wife, doesn’t mind the many red flags about Ravi that comes her way. Instances like Ravi’s reluctance to live off his wife’s earnings may come across as a normal conversation between a couple in this patriarchal world, but the film starts to cement its base with this problematic chauvinism. Ammu does not make the mistake of introducing us to the perils of chauvinism all at once. Instead, it talks about the unchecked passive aggression that goes on to be something even viler. It is easy to paint men as straightforward misogynists, but the film takes time to sculpt Ravi’s character. He manifests the very reality of men who are conceived progressive and preach accommodative ideas on the outside while being covert bigots within closed doors. A parallel track of Ravi being a dutiful cop ensuring women’s safety outside, while being an abusive husband, sums up the hypocrisy of men preaching equality for every woman, except for the ones at their homes.

Ammu’s brilliance in storytelling comes in the form of its slow-burn drama that takes you through the mind of the survivor rather than the abuser. Director Charukesh Sekar builds up the narrative by setting up scenes that individually contribute to a wholesome drama. There is one instance of Ammu relapsing to the pain of her loneliness. It’s not only effective because it readies you to understand the boiling point that Ammu reaches psychologically, but also because it captures the smallest moments where trauma can take over an individual. The film also deviates from the lazy route of making her turn a phoenix from the ashes overnight. Instead, the first half is carefully set up to let you understand the psyche of Ammu. The background score definitely helps in elevating these instances to give it a very terrifying ambiance. There is also a beautiful conversation between Ammu and her mother (Maala Parvathi) about the generational passing down of abuse. It raises the most pertinent question when Ammu asks, “Even if I did something, is it okay for him to slap me?”

The film also touches upon the by-products of abuse. The end of every instance of physical abuse is followed by a manipulation of apology. The value of the scenes beautifully culminates in portraying the agony of mental torture, which is generally overlooked for physical pain. Another idea that is effectively communicated in Ammu is the woman's right over her body and reproductive nature. When she isn’t ready to beget a child yet, contrary to her husband's choice, the film stages an intense scene where Ammu expresses how her right to decide over her body has been snatched away, which also leads her to break down completely for the first time in front of her known circle.

However, Ammu seems to slip in the second half when she teams up with an unlikely ally to take down her husband. While the plot featuring Bobby Simha's Prabhu tries to sit well with the story, it also results in a lull in the screenplay. Ammu gets a little too stretchy and soggy in the latter half, and even the cat-and-mouse chase between Ammu and Ravi becomes a little drab. We also don’t get properly acquainted with Prabhu's life either, and a bit more of fleshing out of the character would have worked in the film's favour. Ammu also seems to be in a hurry to wrap things up, and it feels wrong especially after going down the slow-burn route in the first half.

A little more exploration into the mind of Ammu would have strengthened this film and made it an even more compelling narrative about women's empowerment. Nevertheless, nothing can take away the sheer strength it radiates when Ammu meets her husband eye-to-eye in the finale when the latter is cornered in all possible ways. Ammu is a film that can make many squirm with uneasiness, but it will definitely give a sense of hope and representation to others.

Ammu movie review: An effectual portrayal of fight for resilience against abuse

A still from the newly released Telugu film 'Ammu' featuring Aishwarya Lekshmi and Naveen Chandra. (Photo | YouTube screengrab)

Ammu opens with the shot of the titular character (Aishwarya Lekshmi) being asked by a young girl the reason she wants to marry her neighbour. And just like any other woman in an arranged marriage setup, we see Ammu not having a solid answer. Of course, it is a marriage with consent, but Ammu is oblivious about the man she will be betrothed to in a few moments. Instead, she playfully questions the girl about him. Even if we don’t see the child’s face who finds Ammu’s future husband “scary”, it hints at the eerie tale of abuse and misogyny that befalls Ammu in her marital life.

Ammu does not make the mistake of introducing us to the perils of chauvinism all at once. Instead, it talks about the unchecked passive aggression that goes on to be something even viler. It is easy to paint men as straightforward misogynists, but the film takes time to sculpt Ravi’s character. He manifests the very reality of men who are conceived progressive and preach accommodative ideas on the outside while being covert bigots within closed doors. A parallel track of Ravi being a dutiful cop ensuring women’s safety outside, while being an abusive husband, sums up the hypocrisy of men preaching equality for every woman, except for the ones at their homes.

The film also deviates from the lazy route of making her turn a phoenix from the ashes overnight. Instead, the first half is carefully set up to let you understand the psyche of Ammu. The background score definitely helps in elevating these instances to give them a very terrifying ambience. There is also a beautiful conversation between Ammu and her mother (Maala Parvathi) about the generational passing down of abuse. It raises the most pertinent question when Ammu asks, “Even if I did something, is it okay for him to slap me?”

The film also touches upon the by-products of abuse. The end of every instance of physical abuse is followed by a manipulation of apology. The value of the scenes beautifully culminates in portraying the agony of mental torture, which is generally overlooked for physical pain. Another idea that is effectively communicated in Ammu is the woman’s right over her body and reproductive nature. When she isn’t ready to beget a child yet, contrary to her husband’s choice, the film stages an intense scene where Ammu expresses how her right to decide over her body has been snatched away, which also leads her to break down completely for the first time in front of her known circle.

However, Ammu seems to slip in the second half when she teams up with an unlikely ally to take down her husband. While the plot featuring Bobby Simha’s Prabhu tries to sit well with the story, it also results in a lull in the screenplay. Ammu gets a little too stretchy and soggy in the latter half, and even the cat-and-mouse chase between Ammu and Ravi becomes a little drab. We also don’t get properly acquainted with Prabhu’s life either, and a bit more of fleshing out of the character would have worked in the film’s favour. Ammu also seems to be in a hurry to wrap things up, and it feels wrong especially after going down the slow-burn route in the first half.

A little more exploration into the mind of Ammu would have strengthened this film and made it an even more compelling narrative about women’s empowerment. Nevertheless, nothing can take away the sheer strength it radiates when Ammu meets her husband eye-to-eye in the finale when the latter is cornered in all possible ways. Ammu is a film that can make many squirm with uneasiness, but it will definitely give a sense of hope and representation to others.

Film: Ammu Director: Charukesh Sekar Cast: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha Streaming on: Amazon Prime Video Rating: 3/5 stars

(This story originally appeared on Cinema Express)

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'ammu' is streaming on amazon prime video from 19 october, ‘ammu’ review: aishwarya lekshmi, naveen chandra and bobby simha are terrific in this sensitive domestic abuse drama.

Thappad starring Taapsee Pannu, Jeo Baby’s The Great Indian Kitchen , Darlings starring Alia Bhatt and now, Aishwarya Lekshmi’s Ammu , What does one infer from films like these?

They are themed on domestic abuse, yes, but what more?

It doesn’t matter if it's Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra or Andhra. Women across the country irrespective of their caste, class or creed are subjected to domestic violence and most importantly, it is pertinent even today.

The story of Ammu revolves around a simple and happy girl (Aishwarya Lekshmi) full of love and life. Her parents arrange her marriage with their neighbour Ravi (Naveen Chandra). The film opens with a scene where she lights candles symbolizing her hope for a bright future with her husband. What she doesn’t realize is that it will soon extinguish and push her into darkness.

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Ammu perfectly captures the complexity of abusive relationships and how the abusers use manipulative devices to invoke self-doubt in victims.

There are teeny tiny aspects that are carefully detailed while setting the context of Ammu’s family. It is done in order to explain why she feels hopeless in her marriage even when she tries to seek help.

For instance, her parents and in-laws are proud that Ammu & Ravi opted for an arranged marriage and didn’t disgrace the family by choosing partners on their own. Her father-in-law says she is a strong girl but her mother says she wants her to be submissive to ensure the couple live a happy marriage.

These are indicators of a poor support system that Ammu is forced to live with. And hence, she goes on a tiring journey where she realizes that if she doesn't stand up for herself, no one else is going to help her break free from the chains of misogyny.

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The parallel storyline with a prisoner on parole, Prabhu (Bobby Simha) synonymous with Ammu was intelligently placed as they both try to escape Ravi’s egotistical toxic masculinity.

There are so many powerful set pieces that stand out and leave a lasting impact. The sequence where Ammu opens up to her mother about her abusive husband, the confrontation scene between Prabhu and Ravi demonstrating ego clash, the conversation between Ammu and Prabhu serves as a moment of realization about how one should respond to abuse — all of them collectively show the capabilities of the makers.

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Another fascinating aspect is how the relationship arcs developed over the course of the film. Prabhu is denied forgiveness from his sister for a mistake he regrets and Ravi who is never guilty of his mistakes is forgiven by Ammu even without him asking for it. However, it was interesting to watch the tables turn as we progressed through the film.

Aishwarya Lekshmi who recently headlined for bankrolling Sai Pallavi’s Gargi and starring as Poonguzhali in Ponniyin Selvan , is stunning in Ammu . The way she portrays the suffocation of a domestic abuse survivor was realistic. The scenes where she uses makeup and a fake smile to camouflage the bruises on her face and heart were painful to watch.

Naveen Chandra is terrific as Ravi. His character shows a brilliant shade of dark grey and not pitch black. He starts out as a progressive man, then turns into a sexist and soon shows his true colours as a bigoted misogynist. However, the transition of Ravi from a lovable to an abusive husband felt slightly abrupt.

Ammu represents the women you know. A mother, a wife, a sister, a neighbor, a friend or worse you. She is very familiar in our lives. She is the one who is silenced by abuse and at many times, silences herself for the sake of love.

The best thing about Ammu , apart from Charukesh's compelling story and the engaging narration, is its dialogues written by Padmavathi Malladi — a deadly concoction of pain, power and humour.

Creatively produced by ace filmmaker Karthik Subbaraj, Ammu is streaming now on Amazon Prime Video.

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‘Ammu’ movie review: Aishwarya Lekshmi shines in poignant, yet unconvincing tale of domestic abuse

Aishwarya lekshmi and naveen chandra deliver fantastic performances, but director charukesh sekar’s film still leaves you wanting more closure.

Published - October 19, 2022 06:06 pm IST

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There’s a popular quote (most recognised from The Usual Suspects ) that goes like this, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.”

Not sure about the devil’s existence — maybe the quote is true — but it does serve as an allegory on the predatory behaviour that is prevalent among controlling, toxic masculine men in our society. Men, like Naveen Chandra’s character Ravindranath in Ammu , might appear like white knights to society, hence nobody ever suspects that their capes are only meant to conceal the blood on their hands.

A blatant, up-close report on such behavioural patterns and the cycle of abuse at the hands of such men are few of the many laudable aspects of director Charukesh Sekar's film. The very first introductory sequence of the film manages to tell a lot. We see the hands of a woman light up candles one by one; the light eventually reveals her to be Ammu (Aishwarya Lekshmi), a 25-year-old getting ready to meet her groom, Ravindranath. Like the flame shining bright on her glowing face, the resilience, love, and hope that she has in her heart, do add up to her beauty. She wouldn't have known then that she would go on to spread that spark of resilience to many around her.

Ravi becomes a dotting husband to Ammu, and she thanks the stars for such a loving partner. From the society's point of view, Ravi is a dutiful cop who cares about the well-being of the citizens. As one might expect, things go south and this happens rather out of the blue. One day, Ammu forgets to take Ravi's lunch to the police station — she isn't aware that it was expected of her — and Ravi takes this to heart. How did such a loving man turn into this, you would wonder, but this only adds up to how cleverly manipulative someone like Ravi can be. It works because this is how rapidly the world seems to have changed for Ammu as well, and this is a film that is meant to make one look from the eyes of the victim and not the perpetrator. More such instances follow, and she fails to take note of the red flags. Things escalate swiftly, and Ravi begins to physically assault Ammu.

Despite progressing like a slow-burn drama that might instantly remind one of The Great Indian Kitchen , the film touches on many pivotal points through some effective dialogues and scene-writing. Be it the conversation between Ammu and her mother, the scene featuring Raghu Babu in which Ammu holds onto the idea that her love can change her husband, the dialogue that speaks for the right a woman holds over her body, or the way Ammu tells a bunch of policewomen that they forgot to investigate her house and that she is being abused... the film gives us plenty to ponder about. Further, it infuriates us to see how helpless Ammu's situation turns out to be, and that there are few options available.

But the biggest discrepancy comes in how Charukesh chooses to give a resolution. A convict on parole named Prabhu (Simha) is used as a tool to attain this, and these portions turn out to be rather unconvincing. We know little about Prabhu other than the fact that he killed two people, that he is on parole to attend her sister's wedding, and that he regrets the crimes he committed. However, is that truly enough for us to take his quest seriously? Also, for a film that was painting a realistic portrait of abuse, such gimmicky turns of events don't work in its favour.

Despite the shortcomings though, Ammu manages to move you, and Aishwarya Lekshmi's performance deserves a lot of credit for it, as she eases through even the most vulnerable of moments. Take note of how your heart strings tug during a close-up that shows her applying make-up over her wounds. Similarly, Naveen delivers quite an effective performance as Ravi; for instance, the scene where he pulls off a tremble on his cheeks when Ammu asks him a yes or no question.

Despite its poor third act, the writing of the first two is such that you might still find yourself searching for answers and closure. For invoking that in us, and for everything else it stands for, Ammu is a win.

Ammu is currently streaming on Amazon Prime Video

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‘Ammu’ review: A gripping tale of a domestic abuse victim’s journey to the light

Charukesh sekar’s telugu-language film, starring aishwarya lekshmi, naveen chandra and bobby simha, is out on amazon prime video..

The electricity at the house has tripped, the candles are out and the faces are barely visible. If there is a sign for Ammu that the police inspector she is going to marry is a shady sort, this is it.

Ammu (Aishwarya Lekshmi) initially has no reason to complain. Ravi (Naveen Chandra) piles on the husbandly passion. His colleagues marvel at Ammu’s dedication. I will cut into two the man who dares to harass my wife, declares the husband who soon begins to harass his spouse.

Ravi’s dark side is expressed in the purple bruises he leaves on Ammu’s body. He has a way of making Ammu feel responsible for the violence, a familiar trap that is dexterously brought out by director Charukesh Sekar’s screenplay and Padmavathi Malladi’s dialogue.

The Telugu-language Ammu , which has been premiered on Amazon Prime Video, eventually finds a solution for Ammu’s plight in the form of Prabhu (Bobby Simha), a paroled convict. If Simha is an unusual casting choice, the suggestion that a tale of domestic abuse can contain a feel-good element is unlikely too.

Yet Sekar’s feature debut – he has previously contributed an episode to the anthology film Bench Talkies and directed the TV show Triples – hard sells its conceit on the strength of excellent performances, skilled filmmaking, and a cogent exploration of the complexities of domestic abuse.

Naveen Chandra is effective in the thankless role of the khaki-clad tormentor (the film boldly draws a straight line between custodial torture and domestic violence). The inimitable Bobby Simha is an excellent choice as the devil-may-care Prabhu, who gives Ammu the strength she needs to face her demons. A fine ensemble cast supports the main actors, including Satya Krishnan as Ravi’s junior officer and Raghu Babu as a beggar who tells Ammu what she doesn’t to hear.

Aishwarya Lekshmi’s consistently impressive performance is especially powerful in the moments when she depicts the dual states of self-awareness and self-loathing that mark her character. Lekshmi aces the single-take scenes that reveal the conflicted emotions faced by women who are unable to flee abuse despite having the resources to do so.

A scene revolving around Ravi’s slap-and-make-up attempt is all the more effective because Sekar and cinematographer Apoorva Shaligram keep the camera trained on the couple, refusing to interrupt the force of Ravi’s manipulation and the rawness of Ammu’s terror. In another scene, Lekshmi’s face fills the screen as Ammu provides a justification for which she should leave Ravi as well as stay with him.

Ammu is hardly the first woman to have confused toxic power for “love”. Although the film makes Ammu shoulder the burden of her agony and produces the tellingly named Prabhu as her salvation, director Sekar doesn’t ever let Ravi off the hook.

The scripting acrobatics to put Ravi in a corner belong more to the wish fulfilment fantasy zone than the sobering and plausible film that Ammu is most of the time. Ammu’s attempts to prevent Ravi from getting into her head always ring truer than later events. Although movies about pressing social issues often take escapist exit routes, Ammu pays more attention than the rest to the harrowing journeys needed to reach the light.

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Charukesh sekar's 'ammu', on amazon prime video, with aishwarya lekshmi and naveen chandra, is a partly effective domestic-abuse drama.

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Charukesh Sekar's Ammu opens with an arranged marriage scenario. Ammu (Aishwarya Lekshmi) is brought in front of Ravi (Naveen Chandra) and his family. There are no doubts about the alliance, as the families live in the same neighbourhood and know of each other. It's just a formality. Ravi's mother tells Ammu to behave as she normally would. But something about the occasion makes Ammu more subdued than she'd usually be. Earlier, she wondered whether she liked Ravi. The answer was tentative. "I think so," she says. Now, the elders ask the couple-to-be to stand next to each other. She still has an "I think so" look. In a startling cut, we move from this scenario to Ammu and Naveen after marriage, after they've just had sex. Like many scenes in the film, this is reflected in a mirror, which acts as a distancing device. What we are seeing is real – and yet a lie.

At first, everything is okay, and it doesn't take long for Ammu to go from "I think so" to "I love you". And then, the beatings begin. Ravi is a cop who advises an abused woman who comes to his station to be strong. And yet, at home, he cannot shake off his patriarchy. When Ammu asks for something as innocent as a sewing machine, he says a man should not live off his wife's earnings. Soon, we discover he is also a man who wants lunch to be brought to the station. And it becomes worse. Every time he crosses the line, he says sorry. But soon the word becomes meaningless. Ammu talks to her mother about this. It's a lovely little scene that makes us see that the mother may be more progressive than the daughter.

Why does Ammu stay? Why doesn't she just walk out? These are easy questions to ask, but life for the abused is not always that easy. One of the problems with the screenplay is the over-reliance on dialogue to tell us what Ammu is feeling, what's going on inside her head. "How did I become this person?" That sort of thing. It becomes clumsy after a while, especially when you see how elegantly the film is crafted. (Apoorva Shaligram is the cinematographer.) There's a cut from Ammu in daylight, outside of home, to Ammu that same night, back at home. Her face is in the same profile, in the same position, in both frames. It's as though nothing has changed except time. She is back to where she was. Aishwarya Lekshmi is a little off in the big dramatic scenes, but she's wonderful at conveying small shifts of emotion with just a look or two.

The first half takes a long time to underline Ammu's situation – and the scenes, though effective, are fairly predictable. The real subversion occurs in the second half, where the tonality changes. Suddenly, we are in a film like the Alia Bhatt-starrer Darlings . Ammu doesn't just want out of the marriage. She also wants revenge. And with this plot point, the film goes rapidly downhill. Darlings was a dark comedy, and the fantasy-zone revenge aspect worked very well there. But here, the post-interval portions, where Bobby Simha appears as a killer, don't sit organically with what happened earlier. The director maintains the same gentle and tasteful tone, and Ammu's big decisions don't hit home as powerfully as they should. I came away wishing the risks in the conception, in the writing, in the very theme , had reflected in the execution.

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Ammu movie review: Aishwarya Lekshmi shines in this striking story

Language: Malayalam

The magic of Ammu — a film that centers on domestic abuse — lies in the inconsistency of its lead character Ammu. To be honest, the society at large wonders, why are domestic abuse victims not capable of coming out, or calling out. They wonder why a victim that they know refuses to acknowledge that abuse is taking place in their household, but no one really tries to understand the victim’s perspective. The whiplash from love and anger that they see in their life everyday might be easy to understand from an academic perspective, but lived experiences are a different deal altogether.

In fact, the reason behind Ravi’s (Naveen Chandra) sudden shift from a loving husband of Ammu to an abusive man, convinced me is because there really is no explanation behind what triggers abusive men’s temper. One may think, it is the smallest thing, or the biggest thing. The truth is, it can be anything. Ravi’s true identity is hinted at in the very beginning. A little girl in Ammu’s room tells her how she is scared by this man, and doesn’t think that he is right for Ammu. While many adults do tend to write-off children’s instincts, the film tells us why adults need to pay more attention to the observations that children make. Then, there are throwaway comments here and there, entrenched in sexism. There is really no progressing arc here, and audience see Ravi from Ammu’s perspective. The change is sudden, and the fact is, it shouldn’t matter even if it wasn’t. The absence of a progression here from a point A to point B underlines the truth about domestic abuse.

At one of its brightest moment, Aishwarya Lekshmi as Ammu, in a conversation with a beggar about her predicament asks why she has changed as a person. She wonders when she turned into this spineless person who seems incapable of even standing up for herself. She also wonders if it is really the right decision to abandon the marriage in which she did feel loved, and respected for a while. After all, she had fallen in love with her abusive husband over weeks and months.

These are the months during when their relationship shined. She wants to attain that perfection in their relationship again. In fact, during this very conversation, she concludes that she maybe able to relive those experiences if only she loved her husband enough. The society at large has always told women that they can change men with their love. If love isn’t enough, then maybe they can change them by giving them a baby. If that doesn’t work either, then they suffer in silence.

The deep conditioning is no joke, and this very conditioning is what is reflected in Ammu . What really strikes more powerful is the fact that Ammu has her mother in her corner. Her mother breaks the cycle of patriarchy in a small way. She tells her daughter that Ammu doesn’t have to live with her husband after being hit by her. While her own mother had tried to convince her that women would have to experience their husband’s anger as much as their love, adjust and live their lives, Ammu’s mother was not ready to do the same to her daughter. And yet, Ammu believed that she could, maybe, change her husband by paying more attention to him, by loving him more and being as perfect as possible.

This is, in a way reflective of women experiencing abuse — mental or physical. The initial disbelief, how they tend to first blame themselves, and how they attempt everything possible to make things better at home without any help. It is all present in the film in spades. What is even better is the shadows that Ammu retrieves into when her brain so much as hints at a break down. Whenever she begins to feels suffocated, whenever she begins to question her decision, or when she is being abused, she retrieves into a shell that is portrayed visually in the form of shadows.

It is not only this, but there are quite a few visual metaphors in the film that add layers to the film. Take, for instance, the pan from the bedroom to Ammu who is covering in the corner after getting beaten up by her husband. It is indication of how intimacy and abuse overlaps each other in a disturbing manner in this household.

Another turning point occurs when Ammu finally realizes that she has been misled all this while by her own need to save a relationship. She realizes that her husband switches her birth control pills with something else, leading to her getting pregnant. Her breakdown at this point, is truly the best monologue in the film as it addresses agency, addresses pro-choice among other things seamlessly. It is less preachy, and more a moment realization for Ammu.

This eye-opening moment comes with her cleaning up her house. She cleans it from top to bottom when a friend drops by to check on her, to see if she was doing okay after her attempt to complain against her husband fails. Her husband — Circle Inspector Ravi (Naveen Chandra) — frames her as someone who is mentally disturbed. If her complaint were to go through, his entire life would be at stake. While Ammu has a female cop and an old male cop in her corner, Ravi has certain people looking out for him as well.

So when it becomes clear that Ammu would have to come up with a convoluted plan, she decides to do it. She finds, jut the perfect ally in Prabhu (Simha). Through Prabhu, the film also shows the beauty of how a male character in a female narrative doesn’t always have to a saviour. An ally, in fact, is a more powerful tool in narration than a saviour.

Ammu in totality is silent, quiet, and inconsistent, but this is the very thing that makes the film relatable. It is also the very thing which makes the portrayal chilling because, because according to The National Family Health Survey (NFHS), “29.3% married Indian women between the ages of 18-49 years have faced domestic violence/or sexual violence. 3.1% of pregnant women between the ages of 18-49 have experienced physical violence during any pregnancy.” It is interesting that Ammu’s character is not etched clearly. For a film that has done so well in thinking of themes, visual metaphors, and powerful dialogues, why did they miss something like this? I can only guess at the answer. Maybe, it doesn’t matter if Ammu loves sewing, or if she is an independent thinker. It doesn’t matter if she knew to look for red flags, or if she was vocal about her beliefs. It definitely did not matter that she loves films, and hanging out with her neighbours. All that mattered here is this young woman’s struggle. She is every woman experiencing abuse at home today.

Priyanka Sundar is a film journalist who covers films and series of different languages with special focus on identity and gender politics.

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Ammu Is A Flawed Yet Insightful Drama

Director: Charukesh Sekar

Writers: Charukesh Sekar, Padmavathi Malladi (dialogue)

Cast: Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha

Streaming On: Amazon Prime Video

Ammu , Amazon Prime’s first Telugu original, is fabulously directed and is replete with fine performances, particularly its central, accomplished turn by Aishwarya Lekshmi . For the duration of its first half, I couldn’t help but compare it with The Great Indian Kitchen , sometimes favorably, sometimes not. In its second half, you realise that isn’t exactly the kind of film it's trying to be. And it is exactly when the film takes this turn that the film begins to soar.

We open with a scene in Ammu’s house — the electricity seems to have gone out and candles are being lit to enable a pelli choopulu. The prospective groom, Ravindranath (Naveen Chandra) is her neighbor — a tall, handsome, and confident man beginning his career as a police officer. Yet, there’s something strange about how wide his eyes are when he’s smiling. There’s a hint of red in them — but is it a play of the makeshift light? We don’t see him as clearly as we’d like to, and before we can catch a good look, the wedding is done and consummated. There is love in this marriage. He holds her by the waist and lifts her, making her spill her coffee. She has to wipe the floor after this, ofcourse, but that’s every marriage, isn’t it? Isn’t it?

When he comes across victims of domestic abuse and molestation, he suggests that the local police station begin a volunteer program to monitor the streets and aid women in need. And yet, he’s annoyed when his wife doesn’t bring his lunch to the police station on time. Slowly, we discover that the boundary between the patriarchally defined gender roles is important to this man — and that he will guard it ferociously. It is important to him to feel like a man, but it is perhaps more important to be seen as a man.

We discover he’s capable of subtle emotional manipulation and gaslighting— when he blows the lid with his wife, he gifts money to her parents. In a riveting, magnificently directed scene, he hits her for the first time — and then immediately holds her, consoling her with an outpouring of affection. He does this not out of regret, but because he’s terrified that he will be seen for what he is, when what he wants to be seen as is man — paternal, provider, protector. Not a pathetic monster. Naveen Chandra has suggested this kind of menace before, but this is his meatiest role, and he does it justice.

It is after this that the film falters for a stretch — Ammu is conflicted, dealing with the rift between the two men within her husband — the lover she imagines really exists, and the monster. She thinks she can get rid of the latter when she showers him with love. But because we know this is a doomed endeavor, the escalation of abuse becomes difficult to sit through. And yet, one can’t help but recognise the abuse — we have all heard of it somewhere, socially, or in the news. The Great Indian Kitchen (2021) dissected tradition to expose oppressive patriarchy — Ammu doesn’t quite do this, and it is possible most will walk away from the film saying “Oh yes, bad men like that exist, we’ve heard of them”, rather than examine the air they breathe and the water they drink for signs of toxicity.

When she encounters Prabhu, a murder convict, at the police station, Ammu begins to see a way out, and this is when the film becomes an effective, rooted thriller after the unevenness of the preceding drama. Bobby Simha is wonderful as Prabhu, and the writing in this stretch is also insightful — when Ravikanth tells Bobby to clean toilets in exchange for going easy on him, the film suggests that domestic abuse and class/caste-based violence both emanate from the same entitled privileged urge to dehumanise, to dominate, to take pleasure in the subservience and the reduction of another. The burgeoning bond between Ammu and Prabhu is a reprieve from the ugliness of the central relationship, as are the couple of scenes with frequent comic actor, Raghu Babu.

Ammu , creatively produced by Karthik Subbaraj, is a bold choice by Prime Video for its first Telugu Original. There is a perception among filmmakers and producers that the Telugu audience doesn’t appreciate stark reality —that it craves escapism. It is precisely for this reason that Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), the Telugu version of Vinnaithaandi Varuvaaya (2010) ends with Jessie and Karthik together. But the success of films like Care of Kancharapalem (2018) has exposed that perception for what it is — a lie.

Ammu is an imperfect film in which there is a lot to admire, not least its Ilaiyaraaja-evoking orchestral music (Bharath Sankar), and its intricate, naturalistically lit cinematography (Apoorva Anil Shaligram), but one gets the feeling that writer-director Charukesh Sekar’s best work still lies ahead of him.

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Ammu's thought marriage was a fairy tale – full of love and magic, ends when her cop-husband Ravi hit her for the very first time. What Ammu thought was a one-off incident soon turned into a never-ending cycle of abuse, trapping her and breaking her soul and spirit. Pushed to her limits, Ammu teams up with an unlikely ally to break free.

Aishwarya Lekshmi Naveen Chandra Bobby Simha Maala Parvathi Satya Krishnan Anusha Prabhu Darbha Appaji Ambarisha Pramodini Pammi Guru Charan Anjali Ameer Raghu Babu Raja Ravindra Prem Sagar Sai Dinesh Badram Kancharapalem Raju Mimmo

Director Director

Charukesh Sekar

Producers Producers

Kal Raman S Somashekar Kalyan Subramanian Kaarthekeyen Santhanam

Writers Writers

Charukesh Sekar Padmavathi Malladi

Editor Editor

Radha Sridhar

Cinematography Cinematography

Apoorva Shaligram

Executive Producer Exec. Producer

Arjun Ukramaklai

Art Direction Art Direction

Composer composer.

Bharath Shankar

Sound Sound

G. Suren S Alagia Koothan Vinay Sridhar

Costume Design Costume Design

Dinesh Manoharan Stephy Zaviour

Stone Bench Creations

Alternative Titles

อัมมู, 암무, 阿穆, 警妻的反擊, אמו, Αμμού

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Review by ash ★★★

Aishu's back might be hurting carrying the whole movie. How could anyone even talk rudely to aishu like are you blind or what.

Review by Devang Pathak ★★★★ 3

Before it shifts gears and tone, the first half is almost comparable to Gaslight. The denial, manipulation, and the enabling of abuse is shown marvellously.

Don't compare apples to oranges. Just be glad two great films on same subject came out the same year, with some depth and subtext hidden in both.

Review by Des Saint ★★★★

Ammu had the misfortune of marrying a narcissistic control freak. What's worse is that she lives in a male dominated society, where it's ok to hit your wife. To add to her grief, her husband is a police inspector. It's sad to see women get conditioned to violence. Men that hit women deserve a good beating. I know that if I was a woman and my man hit me, I would leave him the first time he did it. Ammu realized a bit too late that she is trapped in an unhappy marriage, but can she get out of it?

Review by filmbuffforever ★★★½ 2

When I took a break in the middle of the film, my body was tight and heavy, that much anxious I was. That means the film was pretty engrossing and excruciating at the same time. Each and every sequence brought a new spine chilling anxiety turn. Women are never safe anywhere. When the safety is questionable within the confines of their own abodes then push really comes to shove. Men being the perpetrators of the abuse and violence are never questioned and go scot free. The film slowly builds up the course correction but surely. The film has it’s flaws but also it’s moments. The ending scene was very thoughtfully done. The camera captures both the lighter and darker sequences…

Review by Varghese ★★★

Think Darlings meets Thappad. The domestic violence sequences are depicted realistically. But when the film shifts gears it becomes less compelling.

Review by Jazzz ★★★½

"So, what's next? This question always used to scare me......that fear has always stopped me from doing what is right for me....but things have changed now."

Review by BigDeePee ★★½

Ammu maala Kai vekra 😡😡

Review by Priyatham Akella ★★½

First half was pretty good and real. Then it abruptly became Darlings(2022) but dumber and conveniently or is it the realistic way??!! Felt overly dramatic. Aishwerya Lakshmi tried hard to save this. Everything is done like a TV serial.

Cinematography is good.

Review by Sherrington Hope ★★★

This movie had a great thing going, which was all brought down by the mediocrity of the second half. The beginning, honeymoon phase montage had this little romantic sequence where the new husband hugs Ammu from behind, causing tea to spill from her cup. This is something we see a lot in movies. But what follows is a shot of Ammu, smiling, cleaning up the spilt tea after her husband has left. The romantic song and montage continues without any shift in tone, but this shot has a clear deliberateness in it. Later there is a shot of a quarrel, where Ammu is trying to get close and somehow get her husband's arms around her, not as a make up…

Review by Deepak Chazhoor ★★★

Thappad meets Darlings .

Naveen Chandra, as the abusive husband, makes a despicably scary villain. The payoff is so satisfying.

Review by Moon ★★★

Ammu follows the titular protagonist's fight against domestic violence. About three months back, a film called Darlings had the same theme and it worked incredibly well for me. Ammu , unfortunately didn't turn out to be as good as it could've been. Aishwarya Lekshmi is terrific in this movie and delivers one of the best performances I've seen from her. Naveen Chandra also deserves a special mention, because he managed to piss me off (asshole character). The performances are one of the very few elements which keep this movie from sinking entirely. I found this film very half-baked and uninteresting for the most part. It feels very stretched, and although it did get engaging occasionally, the feeling didn't last. One last…

Review by V ★★

#Ammu made me wish if there was a 1.5 or 2x speed button on Prime as well.

Could rewatch #TheGreatIndianKitchen or #Darlings instead.

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Ammu (2022) آمو

136 minutes
Release Date: 18 October 2022 (Canada) (more)

Ammu's marriage slowly falls apart after being abused by her cop husband Ravi, as what she once thought was an accident turns into an endless cycle of abuse.

Charukesh Sekar (Director)
Charukesh Sekar ()
Padmavathi Malladi ()
Aishwarya Lekshmi
Maala Parvathi
Bobby Simha
Naveen Chandra
Darbha Appaji Ambarisha

Anjali Ameer
Satya Krishnan
Srinivasan Elangovan
Anusha Prabhu
Subba Rao Vepada

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Release Date 19 October 2022
Language Telugu
Dubbed In Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada
Genre Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Duration 2h 16min
Cast Aishwarya Lekshmi, Naveen Chandra, Bobby Simha
Director Charukesh Sekar
Writer Charukesh Sekar, Padmavathy
Cinematography Apoorva Shaligram
Producer Kalyan Subramaniam, Kaarthekeyen Santhanam
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In an attempt to get her abusive husband suspended from police duty, Ammu does the unthinkable.

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“Every human being is a universe within themselves floating about in eternal darkness, aimless, lonely . . so lonely. Or maybe it’s just me”

Writer-director Tallulah H. Schwab focuses on the tactility of the landscape around this estate. The verdant greens of the grass. The rustling of the leaves in the trees. You can even hear the ants as they crawl through the ruddy earth. The camera zooms closely on the insects, until their universe fills up the whole frame. Mr. K notices them briefly before heading off to what he thinks will be just a place to rest his head for the night. Related Stories ‘Pedro Páramo’ Review: Rodrigo Prieto’s Muddled Exploration of Forgiveness Wonders How Much Our Own Sins Have Already Poisoned the Future ‘On Swift Horses’ Review: Jacob Elordi and Daisy Edgar-Jones Shine in an Elegant Saga of Lost Connections and the Gamble of Living on Your Own Terms

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Where Maddin succeeds in skewering just about every kind of leader and privileged position on world politics, the global economy, and our shared journey on a dying planet, Schwab places its political lens on everyone in the system — those with privilege like the chef and the rich guests, and those without like the workers and children — but seems to place blame on everyone equally for their part in maintaining the broken system.

Schwab leaves that up for the viewer to interpret for themselves. On one hand this is a film about embracing the small things that bring you joy, despite the abject chaos of the world that is crumbling around us. In that case, you could call it a joyous celebration. But, in embracing those small joys, the magician turns his back on his shared humanity with the other guests in the hotel. From that angle, this is a pessimistic film that sees no hope for our shared humanity. But perhaps, that is precisely the point. Both of these concepts exist at once and it is our duty as humans to come to terms with these contradictions.

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