Vrithakrithyilulla Chathuram

Vrithakrithiyilulla Chathuram (transl. A Minor Inconvenience) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy-drama film directed by Krishand R K.[2] The film follows the story of an introvert Manilal Ramachandran and his reactions to the death of his father.

Vrithakrithiyilulla Chathuram
Directed byKrishand R K
Written byKrishand R K, Ajit K Haridas
Produced byKrishand R K, Ambu R, Gokul Rajagopal
Starring
  • Rahul Rajagopal
  • Sreenath Babu
  • Jeevan Mammen
CinematographyKrishand R K
Edited byRakesh Cherumadam
Music byAjmal Hasbulla
Release dates
  • December 2019 (2019-12) (IFFK)
  • 17 March 2021 (2021-03-17) (MX Player)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Vrithakrithiyilulla Chathuram had its world premiere at the 24th International Film Festival of Kerala where it was screened in the International Competition Section.[3][4][5][6] The only other Malayalam film to make it to this section in the same year was Jallikattu a film by Lijo Jose Pellissery. The film was also in FIPRESCI List of 40 Indian films.[7]

Plot

Manilal Ramachandran is an introvert and a socially inept person. He works in Seoul , South Korea. As he is busy preparing for an interview for promotion he gets the news of his father's demise. The sudden news of his father's death did not conjure anything ‘usual’ in him. He wasn't sad, or nostalgic. He was miffed. It was an inconvenience, irksome. He was faced with distortions in his inflexible adherence to routine life. He returns to his native to find that his father's death is not about ordinary departure but leftover inconveniences.[8]

In his hometown Thiruvananthapuram he has to deal with his relatives and resident association members. Everyone immediately is trying to put him in a loop of chores where he has to go through nightmarish social responsibilities. To escape from these responsibilities Mani cycles away only to confront worse scenarios and eventually make a tryst with grief.

Cast
  • Rahul Rajagopal as Manilal Ramachandran
  • Sreenath Babu as Rakesh Sujindran
  • Jeevan Mammen as Stephen Cab driver
  • Saritha Kukku as Nalini Chinchu
  • Pirapancode Shantha as Smitha Aunty
  • Vinod Balan Sajindran as Mamen
  • Mini S K as geetha aunty
  • Ajayaghosh as Vishnu Chandran
  • Surjith Gopinath as Ramachandran
  • Prashanth Alexander as SI Rajesh
  • Kochu Preman as Rajappan Holiyappa
  • Zhinz Shan as Mridulan

Reception

The movie was received with a critical acclaim at IFFK. Director Kamal called this film "a finding in Malayalam cinema" in an interview with Mathrubhumi.[9]

References
  1. "Our Film is Available on MX Player, Do watch". facebook.com/Krishand Films. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  2. "IFFK 2019: തിയേറ്റർ റിലീസ് വേണ്ട: 'വൃത്താകൃതിയിലുള്ള ചതുരം' സംവിധായകന്‍ കൃഷൻഡ് പറയുന്നു". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 5 December 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. "'A Minor Inconvenience': Of family, death and life's subtle ups and downs". The Week. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  4. "Is it time to reform the IFFK? - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  5. "Rewind 2019: മേളകളില്‍ മാറ്റുരച്ച മലയാള ചിത്രങ്ങള്‍". Indian Express Malayalam (in Malayalam). 28 December 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  6. admin. "A Minor Inconvenience / Vrithakrithyilulla Chathuram". 24thInternational Film Festival of Kerala. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  7. "Fipresci-India". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  8. "A square peg in a round hole". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  9. IFFK: Special Interview With Kamal | Mathrubhumi News, retrieved 11 May 2020
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