Antaral movie review.

It has been a month since I have reviewed a movie in my blog. Sometimes I feel it is so easy to review a movie, pointing out flaws from an individual perspective but if we see from film makers end, its a difficult task to make a perfect movie that can win the heart of millions. So, they even argue if the reviewer can make better movie on his/her own. No matter what, every individual has got the right to say/write about a movie they have watched, after all they are the ones for which the movie is made and no one should be questioned for what the individual has felt unless he/she is on a mission to destroy the movie. I don't have any mission other than promoting new Nepali movies and Here is what I have felt for the movie Antaral. 

A simple comedy that flows in a very natural way, tells the friendship of four guys- Kamalikant (Kamal Mani Nepali), Lekhak (Lokendra Lekhak), Rhythm (Manav Subedi) and Ghanu (Ghanu Bhai Joshi). As each of the individual face different kind of challenge to run their life, they  are brought together to live in a room. Kamlikant- hailing from East to study journalism meets far western Lekhak and Kathmandu denizen/ Amateur Singer musician Rhythm in a college and develops friendship together. A manpower agency victim Ghanu, joins their team as he has nowhere to go other than his far western brother Lekhak. The movie shows the difficulties of people from different parts of the country to live a student life in Kathmandu and their different desire, commonly to do something inside the country. 

The movie also shows some love relationships, that mixes well with the main story- the friendship and the struggle to run a life together. Rhythm's girl friend Pooja played by Namrata Sapkota and Landlord's daughter Manila played by Ashisma Nakarmi portray a good girlfriend character, helping the four guys in every difficulties. The comic relationship of Manila's brother Dango (with thug looks / actions), is very entertaining. At one sequence when Dango goes to his girl friend's home to talk with her parents about their relationship, the cinema hall (with not much viewers) witnesses a good round of laughs. But the same thug like Dango puts real trouble in their life which gets a change of course afterwards.

I happen to underestimate this movie with the "not so" enticing trailer and majority of new actors but what I have got, is way beyond all the expectations. Besides some loud voices and vexing background score, the movie entertains you the most with a typical story and natural presentation. All the actors have given fine performances (esp. Kamal Mani Nepali and Namrata Sapkota are more noticeable). No offense to the musicians, but the movie could have been cut short with those songs which I felt unnecessary. Funny dialogues and realistic sequences are the most praiseworthy, So Director Deepa Basnet should be saluted for such movie in debut.

Highly recommended for a simple and natural entertainment.

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