Parari Movie Review: When too many messages drown the story
Parari Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2.0 stars, click to give your rating/review,Parari raises important questions, but in trying to address everything, it ends up saying very littl
Critic's Rating: 2.0/5
Parari Movie Synopsis: In Parari, a lower-caste man from Tiruvannamalai faces opposition when he falls for a woman from a dominant caste. Their story shifts from village-level caste conflicts to linguistic discrimination when they seek work at a Karnataka factory, bringing regional tensions into the mix.
Parari Movie Review: In the village of Rajapalayam, where caste divides the community, Maran (Harisankar) faces prejudice every day while harboring feelings for Devaki (Sangeetha Kalyan) from the dominant caste. Their village conflict over a hilltop (Kottaangal Paarai) intensifies when water access is cut off to Maran’s community. The story shifts when both groups find work at a Karnataka juice factory, where caste tensions give way to linguistic discrimination. It’s trying to say something important, but the movie itself doesn’t quite work. The Cauvery water fight is just another problem on top of everything else. The factory boss makes sense, sticking up for his Tamil workers, but he’s just a mediator with no greater influence.
The movie’s message about equality gets lost because it’s so bloody, especially when things get crazy. Everyone is quick to lose their minds and there seems to be no adult in the room. The love story between Sakthi, a Tamil, and Thara, a Kannadiga, doesn’t contribute much to the plot. The songs are like obstacles in a story that’s already slow - at over 140 minutes, it’s repetitive and drawn out.
Director Ezhil Periyavedi shows promise in highlighting relevant social issues. But you got to wonder though, aren’t audiences tired of caste-related films by now? While other topics are introduced, there’s a persistent underlying sense of it.
The lead pair Harisankar and Sangeetha Kalyan have performed their roles well. The film looks good, and the cinematography captures the stark contrast between village life and the industrial setting of Karnataka. Parari raises important questions, but in trying to address everything, it ends up saying very little.
Written By: Abhinav Subramanian
Parari Movie Review: In the village of Rajapalayam, where caste divides the community, Maran (Harisankar) faces prejudice every day while harboring feelings for Devaki (Sangeetha Kalyan) from the dominant caste. Their village conflict over a hilltop (Kottaangal Paarai) intensifies when water access is cut off to Maran’s community. The story shifts when both groups find work at a Karnataka juice factory, where caste tensions give way to linguistic discrimination. It’s trying to say something important, but the movie itself doesn’t quite work. The Cauvery water fight is just another problem on top of everything else. The factory boss makes sense, sticking up for his Tamil workers, but he’s just a mediator with no greater influence.
The movie’s message about equality gets lost because it’s so bloody, especially when things get crazy. Everyone is quick to lose their minds and there seems to be no adult in the room. The love story between Sakthi, a Tamil, and Thara, a Kannadiga, doesn’t contribute much to the plot. The songs are like obstacles in a story that’s already slow - at over 140 minutes, it’s repetitive and drawn out.
Director Ezhil Periyavedi shows promise in highlighting relevant social issues. But you got to wonder though, aren’t audiences tired of caste-related films by now? While other topics are introduced, there’s a persistent underlying sense of it.
The lead pair Harisankar and Sangeetha Kalyan have performed their roles well. The film looks good, and the cinematography captures the stark contrast between village life and the industrial setting of Karnataka. Parari raises important questions, but in trying to address everything, it ends up saying very little.
Written By: Abhinav Subramanian
