I rarely cry after seeing a movie. I do not even remember which was the last movie which made me cry. But after seeing this movie I had tears in my eyes.
The movie is about both tolerance and intolerance that exists in India. And this does not only relate to religious issues but even to social issues like domestic violence, live in relationships and the like. The movie has a lighter tone to it, similar to Ship of Thesus, but is dark in its theme. The movie potrays that both helplessness and hope exist together and one only has to reach out to any one of both for the feeling. The movie begins in black and white which is very clever as it makes iy very clear that the color in the title refers to the diversity that exists in India. The movie becomes color at the greatest point of hopelessness in the movie but it is another masterstroke as it conveys that India is not all black and white but there is still some hope left.
The movie scores in its writing and performances. The movie is engaging to watch even though one does not know what is going to happen next. It moves from its situations of hope for the main characters to their helplessness from one scene to next and this goes on till the end of the movie. This keeps you glued to the ongoings. The movies runtime of 115 minutes also helps as it does not bire you with lengthy sequences. The movie is also not preachy, which is another plus for it.
The movie has been written and directed very well by N. Padmakumar as he has been able to cover so many aspects of intolerance in so short a time. This is only his first film but I hipe he directs many such wonderful movies in the future.
I watched the movie on Star Gold Select yesterday night and any avid movie lover should catch hold of this movie.
Rating - 4/5
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