Uyare - Malayalam Movie

Uyare is a great film that conveys optimism with a lot of nuances. Directed by Manu Ashokan, the film stars Parvathy, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali in lead roles. Screenwriters Bobby-Sanjay has written a film that can transcend a social issue-based thread into the medium of story, where characters and plot are written around the theme.

Uyare conveys the trials and tribulations of Pallavi Ravindran (played by Parvathy), an aspiring pilot, whose dreams get totally shattered by an abusive relationship. But the universe conspires in her favour as she encounters personal and professional battles. Uyare set the events into motion with a prelude that is set in an airport control room where the crew receives the message of an airplane's technical glitch. The scene was completely free from expositions and we can see some focused and less spoon-fed writing right from the film's initial moments.

The film delves much more into the composite shades of patriarchy, where we see Pallavi's boyfriend Govind (Asif Ali) silently sulk as he fails at a job interview and can't bear the presence of an successful woman like her. Pallavi's characterization is driven by ambition, which makes her more grounded, yet, less ordinary.

The scenes portraying an acid-attack victim's mental agony might break our heart, we see Pallavi rebuild herself. The film gradually builds a beautiful support system around her through her classmate Saria and the flamboyant businessman Vishal Rajasekaran (played by Tovino Thomas), a complete opposite of Govind.

The film consistently carries its uplifting tone without divulging into heavy-duty melodrama. In the latter portions of the film, we see Pallavi emerge victoriously amidst setbacks. The film becomes slightly predictable at the end, but the issue is compensated by the feel-good, idealistic portions without giving you a feeling of change happening overnight.

Uyare really takes off when an innocent pallavi inside a flight asks air-hostess,"Cockpit onnu kaanan pattuo".Then Bobby-Sanjay establishes Pallavi and Govind individually .In a scene, Pallavi explains her father about her boarding life and attachment to Govind. That scene contained life and enough depth for the audience to connect to. Script also conveys why Govind is so rough & tough (about parenting) and the motive behind the acid attack. In another scene where Govind's father asks Pallavi's father to withdraw the case,Pallavi does nothing,but sit in front of him which is far effective than words. Dialogs are sharp. For example:Pallavi at a point says ,"Sathruvairunnengil polum pirake povillairnu". Pallavi mocking Tovino initially being son of a rich father, and Tovino asking her in the flight, if he could help her in any way, and she telling him if he could give her the job of air-hostess; Tovino’s out of way support for her, and his birthday celebration, and finally the boy giving the rose to Parvathy are all touching.

The pre-climactic sequence is breathtakingly shot and edited, where we see moments of turbulence being intercut by reaction shots and close-ups of faces that witness the impending doom. Like the earlier movie Traffice we have reluctant individuals take charge of extraordinary situations (or driver seats, for that matter). But unlike Traffic, the vehicle used in Uyare is not a car, it is a ton-sized airplane.

Overall Uyare leaves you at an emotional high.