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Manorama Six Feet Under
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21 reviewers have given Manorama Six Feet Under an average rating of 3.2/5.0 (?)
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Thumbs up by Aparajita Ghosh, Apun Ka Choice ...Verbally sparse, intelligent, and visually striking, the movie holds your interest despite its languid pace.... full review
Thumbs down Bollyvista.com ...Interesting plot and interesting settings, but a huge let down by amateur direction and writing... full review
So-So by Rachel Fernandes, Bollywood Mantra ...Abhay Deol as Satyaveer is able to depict his character quite well, quirky at times smart at others.... full review
Thumbs up by Fatema H Kagalwala, Business of Cinema ...It is to the credit of the screenplay and visual treatment that the suspense and interest are sustained but... full review
Thumbs up by Deepa Gahlot, Cybernoon ...makes a uniquely Indian film, capturing the suffocating ambience of a small town as very few contemporary urban filmmakers in Hindi cinema have... full review
So-So by Smriti Mudgal, DearCinema ...He took on a story that has an issue in hand which is not very simple to explain to masses... full review
Thumbs down by Deep, Deep's Home ...The movie might be good for awards or may be directors but for people like you and me, I don’t think so it was anything more than a confused story... full review
Thumbs down by Martin D'souza, Glamsham.com ...The script leaves a lot of loopholes which leaves one asking questions.... full review
So-So by Khalid Mohamed, Hindustan Times ...Plus there are far too many loose strands and complicated explanations, leading to a somewhat flaccid ending.... full review
Thumbs down by Rajeev Masand, IBN Live ...It's unlikely that Manorama Six Feet Under will appeal to all, mostly because it unfolds at a pace slower than a melting candle.... full review
Thumbs up by Praveen Lance Fernandes, indiatimes ... China Town was a complete diverse film and not an easy movie to understand in its first view. Manorama is a bit simpler to comprehend but that doesn’t mean you keep your brains at home.... full review
Thumbs down by Sreeram Ramachandran, M TV ...The plot is labryinthine, with this connecting to that connecting to something else connecting to that other thing until you feel very disconnected.... full review
Thumbs up by Anupama Chopra, NDTV ...Manorama doesn't have the elegant layering of China Town... full review
Thumbs up by Subhash K Jha, Now Running.com ...The technicians behind the film work in an unselfconscious spirit, as though they were part of a reality that goes beyond cinema.... full review
Thumbs up by Jahan Bakshi, Now Running.com ...The story's many twists and turns are laid out in an expert, mature and subtle fashion by the director as the film progresses smoothly,... full review
Thumbs up by Siddharth Pillai, Passion for Cinema ...Abhay Deol is no Jack Nicholson but he isn’t trying to be. He epitomizes the middle-class middle-age crisis and with gradual progression comes on his own in the climax,... full review
Thumbs down by Hanumant Bhansali, Radio Sargam ...Gul Panag, Raima Sen are wasted in this film.... full review
Thumbs up by Raja Sen, Rediff ...Abhay is a candid, extremely credible actor... full review
Thumbs up by Nikhat Kazmi, Times of India ... It's a teasing little thriller which moves at a langorous pace in the back waters of Rajasthan.... full review
Thumbs up by Saakshi Juneja, To Each Its Own ...I love it when a script narrates the story of not only its central characters but also allows their surroundings to play a lead as well... full review
Manorama Six Feet Under - Movie Details
- Official Sites: Website
- Director: Navdeep Singh
- Lead Cast: Abhay Deol
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, Raima Sen, Sarika, Vinay Pathak, Gul Panag, Kulbhushan Kharbanda - Story: Navdeep Singh, Devika Bhagat, Devika Bhagat
- Screenplay: Navdeep Singh
- Dialogues: Abhinav Kashyap, Manoj Tapadia
- Music Director: Raiomond Mirza, Jayesh Gandhi
- Lyrics: Manoj Tapadia, Rowdy, Surendra Mishra, Irfan Siddique
- Running time: 135 minutes
- Reviewer: Anand S
- Categories: Hindi Movies
- Genres: Crime, Noir, Politics, Suspense, Thriller
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21 reviewers have given Manorama Six Feet Under an average rating of 3.2/5.0. 12 yays, 6 nays, 3 so-so. See all external reviews »
Comments (17)
So many people have spoken about this film that I can't wait to watch it now.
Sorry to nitpick though, but noir literally means black in French. (Nuit, is night)
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Cinema always depicts life and to a certain extent tells the truth. Abuse of the girl child has been woven as a key element that surrounds mystery. Though it gives a negative view of social work, the topic of abuse of the girl child is very relevant.
The film confirms that child abuse is a manifestation of patriarchal power structure in which the girl child is seen as vulnerable, voiceless and agent less object. A 2006 small sample study reported that nearly one out of six boys and one in four girls in India are victim of sexual abuse. Almost 80% of the sufferers are children below 17 years of age, 20% below eight and almost 50 % of them are below 12.
[...] thinks Manorama Six Feet Under is possibly the finest noir film in an Indian language. Unlike traditional noir films, the camera work does not frame scenes in stark contrasts of light [...]
Thanks Rohan,I stand corrected. Hope you enjoyed the film
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Hi Anand,
I just saw this film, and then read ur review. I was very impressed that our newer directors and writers are making these sorts of films in India.
Such complex and realistic characters with their own drives and motivations and such a dark plot and awesome pacing really made this a delicious film to watch. I hope we have more of this noirish films made.
Deol's performance along with the other actors in the film was fantastic; and I am glad there were no songs or hero whooping villain ass anywhere.
Your review was on the dot.
rightly said. the difference, as you spotted is a morally corrupted hero ( an absolute no-no for bollywood) and a vague ending that indicate at the idea of fate, destiny, consequences of karma. nice mention of the desert and it's relevance. Is this navdeep Singh's first movie?
@Tej, sorry for the late reply. Yes, let us hope more such films get made, though personally I am not too optimistic for various reasons!
@lash, it is his first movie, but he has worked on the Chinatown script and made it his own. The script of Chinatown is probably the best script ever in Hollywood, by Robert Towne, if I remember correctly.
It is de rigeur to analyse it all the script writing classes.
Well, at last we could say a country which boasts making more than 1000 movies, is movie that could reflect a story as in itself, unlike the remaining ones which are the same old run of the mill types.
Though personally i don't classify this belonging to a parallel movie genre, yes these are the ones that make sense without any unnecessary twists, characters and nautanki (la item numbers) etc.
Hats off to Mr. Singh for making this a cut above the remaining ones of time because most of the so called commercial movies depict a character around a story but not a character in a story. Well these are the movies which reflect the true life's incidences and some hero dancing around in Alps or some expensive suite that doesn't make any sense. (i'm sure in real life our stars don't like to do meaningless dances and embarrass themselves in public, so why show them in movies and waste the screen time).
Well i give this 4 out of 5 stars ad hope newer generation of directors deliver more of them.
@Ram Yes, let us hope so! But our heroes do all these things, because they need to make money, and ultimately it is an industry.
If you are a director with good films and are talented, but you do not make a "hit" film then you have no chance in maistream bollywood, that is the state of affairs.
@ Ram, there is a HUGE section of the audience who thoroughly enjoys this dance and song on pure white and lush green topography. Only when the size of this section of the audience starts reducing are we going to see more films like Manorama out in the open. And the beauty is, it's happening. Slowly but surely...
gr8 review meetu...for a wonderful movie...the movie was so indulging ,,even after seeing it 1 year hav passed ..but i cud not resist writing about it today...abhay deol, raima sen,the 2 showed wat is natural acting...direction was just perfect..story..thinking how one can think so....and music was also nice..regarding the strongest point of the movie now..it,s cinematography...i think this movie is exceptionally shot...4/5 ..(my rating)....keep up gud work meetu
Well, prashant, this review is by Anand, I'll pass on your compliments to him.
Hi, Prashant, the point is that the movie is good and not necessarily my review!
one of the best movies
one thing i likd about it was that way satyaveer character was shaped up, and abhay simply played it so well.......
his expressions were marvellous throughout the movie.....
i likd raima in this one but i think gul panag wasted.......
For me, this is one of the best movies Bollywood has churned out in the last 5 years or so. Somehow I enjoyed it more than Chinatown. One of the few movies that I could watch again and again.
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