People, my sincere apologies for this rushed video, where I mispronounced the actor's names. I wanted to have it up before the weekend and spread the word about this film, as my video people were going to be on leave -- but that is no excuse, as even my script said "Sajayan". Apologies again.
Sir the review was brilliant and you pointed out some really good points one might actually miss while watching this film. Being a Malayali the mispronunciation sort of stood out and wanted to point it out so others can actually check her other films online. A great gesture from you to come out and correct it. Much respect
Hi Baradwaj, I actually didnt understand the criticism u made on the director's view on gender . If its abt the women whom u can see sitting with placards, thats Sabarimala issue happened in Kerala... Which many ladies themself opposed and so the director was showing the contradiction of how women are not seriously seeing the injustice happening to them
@@humanhuman9299 I don’t think BR was criticizing the director’s views. He just said the scenes where the wider issue was depicted weren’t as smoothly delivered as the scenes centered around the heroine. For example, the scene where thugs set an activist’s bike on fire came from nowhere and went nowhere. Nothing to do with whether the issue is valid; it’s just the point of view character suddenly shifts just for a while, which didn’t fit the rest of the movie which was very clearly focused on the heroine’s POV.
@@anoopkl4u seriously , am from kerala brother but what u said is wrong . Totally wrong . Kaana and kaape ranasingam are good examples . Never judge anything without knowing it .
@Justin J This is what I am exactly trying to say here, nobody is forcing ‘these shit shit soft porn Bollywood movies’ on you it's up to you whether to watch it or not and ‘being a Malayalee’ by myself I would like to emphasise on that we used to be the hub of your ‘so-called soft porn movies’ at one point of time So I request you to go through his movie recommendations and find how many of those movies you have watched so far by then hopefully you may understand what I exactly meant in my last comment. Thank you!
This great movie teaches that Both WOMEN and MEN should do OUTSIDE and HOUSEHOLD works equally. No Gender should bear extra burden. Both need respect and appreciation for their work.
Interesting fact the director of the movie is also done scriptwrite he was great in writting sitcoms in kerala and his first 3 movies..were he kinda failed to adjust with movies... the best thing he did here was cut the time down..not made it like 2.30+ movie
I saw this movie today and my hubby saw it 2 days ago, no wonder he has been hovering around with me helping me these past two days in the kitchen with cooking , chalo I’ll take what I get😁
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At the end when Suraj get married to an another women , it just says that it's India, and neither our man changes nor the system...it's women who need to change ..
And the question is why is it always women has to change?? Why cant it be a man?? I agree that women need to take a stand but does that really work in a highly patriarchial society like us??? Women are conditioned such a way that they always end up like this. Instead, if a man decides to educate his daughter rather than getting her married to some stranger, then we can see the society changing. A father should support her to be independant. Yes, a mother can do that but in a patriarchial society, it has many limitations.
@@ANU-gc8sl , I too feel women need to change. We need to put our foot down first. Also when we bring up our children we should stop molly coddling them.Bring both genders to do everything. When we do that and teach them to do everything then they will teach their kids etc. Men don’t become the way they are just like that. They are brought up that way. And since mothers are the first teachers of children I feel mothers should start changing their thought process first.
System take time to change.Women feel guilty to demand help with house work, men see that other men around them do not have to do house work, and conclude that their wives are just complaining individuals. Wanting to divorce for this reason, will not get any support. In the minds of people, it's too stupid a reason to make such a huge change. Also women often are too particular about housework.When men does the work half heartedly, the woman goes on rectifying them, and gradually its back to the old ways.
When I saw this movie, the very old maxim which says that " financial dependency is the root cause of gender inequality in our society " was reinforced !!! Actually the parents should be more worried about their daughter getting a decent job, than getting a husband for their daughter with a decent salary. If nimisha had a job in that movie, she wouldn't have endured so much in that family. She would've made a space for herself in that family very much earlier. But the biggest irony is that still I have seen many ladies including my mother who are financially independent, but still easily dominated by men like my father. So it's not just financial dependency, but emotional dependency, sexual dependency, intellectual dependency and many more dependencies. So, the real mental conditioning should happen from the women's side, and they should be aware that they should be independent in all ways. The real essence of the philosophy of feminism want to achieve that emanicipation of women in all the spheres of a human life, and then only the most beautiful dream of gender equality will bear fruit. Hope my fellow mothers and sisters can clap for themselves soon like nimisha did in the climax scene out of sheer respect they have for themselves for not succumbing to the whims, and fancies of this society, and carving a path for themselves, and saying out loud to this unequal world that they are no less, and their dreams aren't either. Wish for a next generation of girls, and women who views equality as something as precious as their life breath. 🤞
Are you serious? Many girls have to leave their jobs and career at some point in their lives. They still have to do the household chores even if they are working outside.
We should raise boys to become sensitive and kind people. That's what the issue is. They don't care about things that doesn't affect them. They really love their mother's but won't be seen helping her in household, what's the logic behind it! We should make everyone self sufficient to earn as well as cook and become totally independent. If intellect, finance etc is important then being able to cook , clean, wash is important as well, being a good human being is important too.
You are totally wrong. In India if a woman works outside, she still have to wake up early and cook and pack lunch for all before getting to work. that is only more work. that angle is not covered in this film. in Chennai I have many friends who work in executive positions, but wake up 4 am finish cooking and keep food for in-laws on table and leave for work. and salary has to be handed over to mother-inlaw and she has to ask for allowances for herself.
@@balasubramaniannatarajan2845 well put. I definitely do not believe working girl means financial independence either. I studied engineering, worked in IT for past 16 years.. in usa... still if I want to send 100$ for my dads birthday it has to be "discussed" first at home. I insist on "discussions" when hubby has to send money for nephew for getting a bike (this is not 100$) .. but my discussions does not allow for dissent - it is a "sham" discussion.. my 100$ raises questions like why does your retired father need so much money? he is not asking you are unnecessarily complicating by giving money.. so NO there is no financial independence because you work.. My mother who has not worked single day in her life handled money at home from the day I remember. dad did not even know how much came to his bank. the respect my mother has in our home is un parallel to my situation. like you I learnt my lesson and decided to stop working and enjoy my day with yoga and meeting friends and reading in the afternoons and being home when my kid comes home. we have our mother son time and he gets his fav rice and sambaar hot . I am happier now. so this onus on working women needs to be re assessed in my opinion. Americans - my white friends - both work. both share all responsibilities.. there is value for the time and efforts of both partners.. until we raise our boys to treat women as their equals, kitchen is definitely not the only area of distress for nimishas..
@@anirudhmenon4234 Nop.For the subject carefully handled in the movie,its well suited...I am talking about the periods of women. By showing the title thanking god or any one fully believing in any religion, it all describes that having period is an impure thing. And it restricts women on entering temple ,church,mosque and touching religious books. Change should come.And all people should understand that all this was just a myth propagated by all religion.
@@hadirahman3036 If you are a follower of Sikhism you are right.Otherwise all religion advocates periods as an impure thing..And by following that religious beliefs obviously people exaggerate it..there is no system here to update/ correcting or atleast make people aware of what wrongs are said in religious texts.
@@anirudhmenon4234 Why havent you called it cringeworthy for all those movies ever released with "Thanks God"! If its about creators freedom then it applies on every aspect!
feeling guilty inside me as well...aftr havng food..i just placed my plate like tht..movie highly impacted wch i washd my plate and placd..and i never do it again messed
I think they deliberately avoided giving any negative shade to the husband and father characters. It is obvious that they represented the Indian patriarchal society. So their behaviors are considered normal. The movie is trying to say how bad even these thoughts/behaviours are. For that they dont need to add anymore negative shade, because they already have those bad characteristics.
It was the right way to tell the story, truly depicting how normalised is the patriarchy and oppression against women in India that we don't find any wrong in it. Its the story of almost every home.
This great movie teaches that Both WOMEN and MEN should do OUTSIDE and HOUSEHOLD works equally. No Gender should bear extra burden. Both need respect and appreciation for their work......
Something else I've noticed is the camera angles. The first half of the movie mainly comprises of static shots, while the latter half has a bunch of handheld/steadycam shots, possibly symbolising the growing agitation. Of course this is just my speculation.
Exactly I thought! After a point the cam was following front and back of Nimisha where as in the initial portions such movements where less..it added an underlying tension to scenes where ppl usually (over)use bgms. Really loved the movie..❤️
@Atr Abhinav outside keralites may not be aware...mistakes happen...show your culture by kindly correcting the mistake instead of crucifying him. He has corrected it in his comments with apology.
We will feel like giving a slap to Suraj's character..... Acting level💯🔥 Everyone nailed their respective roles. Great Content. Great Film. A must watch.
Ha ha.. true . Indian cooking is time consuming... not like making a sandwich.. which also results in lot of dishes to wash which again is time consuming and tiring...
This movie deserves a female reviewer I think. Only then can you understand the brilliance of this movie that brings to highlight the truth I see when every woman gets married in their beautiful jewellery.
Her eyes were with a kind of range when she asks the girl to close the door and when she shouts on her brother its all says answer to her mother. What a movie 🙏👍
Director is brilliant for giving a certain importance to some small elements in this film, like empty waste plates on the table, that accident, fluent work of the mother, the dance. I'm very sure it's a benchmark made by Nimisha chechi for all actress while selecting roles and the performance. Simply Great
I really want to call out the sound design of the movie! It was amazing throughout for all those kitchen shots adding more to the cinematography and the screenplay
What makes this movie a winner is the fact that it normalises & questions the monotony of household work that's thankless across the world. In indian movies & shows, household work & so called "women's responsibilities" are glorified so much we ourselves grow up thinking that it's a privilege to do ones household work. We learn to set our worth by these household chores that is a responsibility of every single person living in a house.
Horrible review. B Rangan's inherent patriarchal mindset crept out when he said "she is not a hipster jeans wearing woman". So what if she were a hipster? You don't think hipsters do household chores? How pathetic! Rangan kept repeating that issues mounted when the workload increased. No, not just because of that, sir, but beacuse she was stripped of her rights and self respect! She was mocked for pointing out a bad habit of her husband, she was shamed for mentioning foreplay, she was shut away during her periods. Nothing ever disturbed the three square meals of the husband and father: she was easily replaced; first by a help, then by an aunt and then by another wife. There are more levels to this film, sir. You shouldn't have done a review just for the sake of it!
True to that ! I felt guilty not about the current scenario as me & wife shares the house hold chores, I felt guilty thinking about my Mom, the no of guests we had at home, the time she spent in the kitchen ! Felt the lump in my throat and spoke to mom the moment I was done watching the movie !
I was awestruck by the trailer of this movie itself. Hoping to get to watch it, if it is posted on Prime or Netflix. Malayalam Movies are always setting such high standards!!!
This film is a masterpiece. Really an eye opener. The story of every household. It's really a hard hitting film that exposes the abuse underneath of responsibility of a ideal woman. Indian women have been conditioned to be in kitchen first and then do other things. But nobody think abt what it takes to be a great cook.
Yours is the most nuanced review of this movie. I belong to a nair tharavad from kerala and have lived with my great grandmother and grand mothers ( mygrand mther and her 3 sisters) .. so it cant get more traditional than that. the tharavad show in the movie seems to be upper middle class one.. there is no way in a house of that size nair women sweep and scrub the floors let alone cook all alone. while patriarchy is prevalent all across india - I will say with confidence that it should be the least in a nair household - because nairs are matrilinear households. to this day mother-in-law daughter-in-law relationship is most nuanced and much healthier in comparison to any other group. so I found this movie exaggerating and projecting problems in other societies into a nair family ( due to his own biases perhaps?) .. Bringing Sabarimala issue was totally unwanted and destroyed the movie for me. like I said I have not seen women isolated for periods in NAIR households from 60s onwards. In fact I asked my grand mother who turned 94 yesterday if she was had to sit in isolation and answer was no. this does not happen in 2021 and is a gross exaggeration. In our families when men put mala for sabarimala - and start their penance, it is THEY who remove out from main house if there are lot of females in the house. it is ridiculous what they showed in the movie. my father went to sabarimala every year and he never yelled at us if we touched him or sat at a table with him while eating. my few cents and what made me not enjoy this movie..
@Valentine Vanessa Yes Nairs are matriarchal families. the house is known by the name of the senior female in the house. kids take their mothers house name. ancestral property is usually handed down via the girl child. even today when most families are in semi urban setting - the daughter in law is not regarded as a property in Nair households - since she still belongs to her house. never leaves mothers house to come into husbands. for practical reasons, may stay at husband's place, but she has full rights in her own house. this is unlike any other sect/caste/religion in India. so for the author to chose a nair tharavad to tell this story did not make sense to me. Menstruation issue is definitly exaggerated beyond acceptable norms. brahmins were the most who followed isolation strictly. in Kerala muslim households are also very particular not to touch koran or prayer matt during periods. it is a necessary subject , reasonably well handled, but director could have avoided these exaggerations for a better experience. I wish he concentrated on the lack of intellectual freedom for women more than kitchen work.
Didnt see the movie, the review you given is just like every woman goes thru this kitchen world.....as a DIL, a wife, a mother , many times have got frustrated .....felt like throwing all vessels ...bang bang..
I have been reading the film reviews of Bharadwaj Rangan all my childhood on Indian Express His writing and insight have deeply inspired me. Thank you for being that influential childhood figure. ❤️
The Great Indian Kitchen 😍👌 Surajvenjaramud and Nimisha both were so realostic And jeobaby good a good job in direction. 👌 Both cenimatography and direction was so good. Nd Sound of kitchen cutting utensils cooking cleaning... 🔥🔥. Baradvaj sir try to watch jeobabys kunjudaivam (The little god) 2018
I think this movie has the most realistic climax. People don't just change magically. The husband is still the same. He just got a new wife and tied her to the kitchen and leaves the cup lying there as always. It's such a realistic potrayal of the society.
The movie shows a great reality on how narrow minded men can move on from one realation to another very quickly rather fixings the problem BTW them.. Overall a great movie
This was my experience and I guess many women do relate to such experiences. The man had been a a very one dimensional and lazy representation yet many a times that's a reality in many households in the world. The city grown men are more aware yet there is a kind of oblivion that they live in. Just my experience and opinion.
A slightly better equality in US. Given no maids, and both have to work to sustain the costs of living, we tend to share the household work. But no matter how much we share, its still hard to be a woman. Respect for them to multi-task and share the love. Office work seems so easy compared to household work.
In life everybody has to do their job. Nothing wrong in it. People do cooking and cleaning outside for others but same people have problem doing same thing to their own family members.
4:35 sir u talked about however bad people are. But they think they are right...in every kind of way....that is clwarly showing in his 2nd marriage. And trust me its not an exaggeration. He didn't learnt from his mistake, and he will not. I have seen it in front of my eyes.
Nee stream prime costs $2 for 5 days and $3 for a month but all other films are free. This is their 1st release so I think you're basically paying for the one film.. so it's better to pay 140 or $2
No songs, no action scenes, no crowd-pleasing punch dialogue, no background music. The only sound that keeps ringing in my head, after watching the movie, is the sound of dishwashing, cooker whistle, coconut scrapping, chopping, dripping, sweeping. #TheGreatIndianKitchen
I agree completely. The first half seemed to have a build up and I expected a captivating rebellion, but yes it did not hold it together. The sabrimala issue also seemed to have been thrown in just to keep with the times, but did not add much value. The movie is not bad, but not one I would go back and watch again n.again. not worth an imdb rating of 8.4
Patriarchy is present even in the RU-vidrs putting up only the heroes name in the title of the video and not the heroines ... There is patriarchy everywhere even if movies like this come
Cooking is difficult when you enter kitchen for the first time Then it will become a habit. But yes, I too have felt cleaning is a LOT tougher than cooking. Just breaks your spine off
Cooking becomes difficult when u have to keep on cooking from morning to evening with very little break. Especially when different people demands different things at the same time. And also when we have to single handedly cook for so many people. When one have a party at home and when we have to single handedly cook so many items it gets tiring and tired. I have seen my maami and grandmotherslogging from morning to evening everyday in the kitchen and then cleaning the house and they get no appreciation for the work they are doing. I can say they have spend there majority of their life in kitchen. I also agree that dishwashing is also difficult.
Humble request to please redo this review - not for the mispronunciation, but because so many subtle and symbolic aspects have been left out, which makes this comes across as a superficial movie about how a woman’s “increasing workload” in the kitchen makes her quit. And that’s just unfair. As for the remark on the husband’s portrayal not being grey enough, that seems like a very generic statement made without much thought. Obviously the creators’ intention here was to show him as representing or being a product of patriarchy, not as an individual.
Did you notice none of the actors had names,they were 'etta', Acha, mole, or Chechi . He was so quick to get offended about manners and his declaration ,that it's 'my' house and I will do what I like in my house . How she is guilt tripped into apologizing . Ufff ! It's so nuanced .
I liked your overall review of the movie but I might not completely agree with you on the second half of it. The reason why they emphasized on showing different women is to make sure this is not one woman's story but all women go through the same. Suraj's character is kind of one dimensional because some characters even in real life are sketched like that. They never had any particular character names in this movie which was really intelligently crafted and thought by the director since he wants to keep it generic and make sure this is what happens in every Indian family.
Does this still happen? Specially in a Kerala Household? If it does, does it happen.only in a Hindu household ? What was the need to bring in the Sabarimala issue? That too aggrevated..no scooters were burnt by supporters.
@@arjunhariharan391 have you watched any of the above films i listed? Several films have criticised religion. Almost all religion. Religion and god are not above criticism...
