Just finished a beautiful Indian movie and can’t wait even one more minute without telling you about it. It’s called ‘Gaganachari’, and Gagana (sky) is where it took me! The 2024 comedy movie by Arun Chandu tells you why South Indian cinema is the present and the future of the Indian film industry. If you have not watched it yet, I will tell you one thing in my Gaganachari review, the movie is a visual feast, a comedy treat, and an experiment that you might fall in love with and appreciate.
The movie begins from the perspective of a documentary crew visiting an army veteran who fought aliens during his war days. His name is Victor, and his two housemates are called Allan and Vibe. These three bachelors live their lives in their own careless ways until one day, Vibe, who brings girls home to hookup, brings a girl who is an alien.
The plot is simple, but the way it has been presented on the screen is what I love. But the buildup before the alien comes could be a little slow if you love fast movies. It takes its time, not too much of it, but a little. There are fun moments in that build-up too, but things get a lot more exciting when the alien comes. So if you are planning to watch, try to go in with some patience.
Gaganachari’s Cinematography deserves praise
Surjith S Pai’s cinematography and Arun Chandu’s direction brought together a beautiful compilation of frames backed by outstanding music from Sankar Sharma. Arun is also involved in the screenplay writing along with Siva Sai. Before Gaganachari, Surjith was involved in other projects like Breath, A Thing of Magic, and Dreaming of Words. All were praised for their artistic visuals in critics’ reviews.
What I loved about this movie, apart from the beautiful use of smoke, fog, saturated colors, and grains is its attempt to break the fourth wall. If you have watched The Office or What We Do in the Shadows, where the camera crew is part of the plot, Gaganachari does the same. And changing aspect ratios was done very well. From the documentary POV, the aspect ratio kept shifting between 4:3 and 16:9. The way this was attempted, just made the movie funnier.
Arun is also a shining name in the Malayalam film industry. Gaganachari is his third major work after titles like Saajan Bakery Since 1962 and Sayanna Varthakal.
Gaganachari reviews are praising it for the right reasons
When I first came across the movie, I was a little dicey. But the plot looked exciting so I straightaway went to check its reviews. People loved how the movie attempted to bring a new niche to the Indian screens. It was a daring attempt not many directors have dared to deliver yet.
Gaganachari’s cast multiplied the charm of the movie. Gokul Suresh as Allan, Aju Varghese as Vibe, and Ganesh Kumar as Victor along with Abraham Joseph as Raghavan the AI, and Anarkali Marikar as Eliyamma did great jobs. Every one of them was funny in the right amount as the script demanded.
Honestly, Gaganachari deserves the hype, sadly I have not seen its popularity yet. Hopefully, my Gaganachari review convinces you to watch it. It deserves love and the team that produced it deserves a pat on the back for giving the Indian audience a movie that sets up hope for the lovers of the sci-fi niche.
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