Kaazhcha (2004) User Reviews (5)

simple movie

[praveensankaran-1 · 9/10 · 4 November 2005]

Easily the best Malayalam movie of 2004. Good music and visuals just add to the charm. Still haven't figured out how the movie lost out to stupid Hindi movies for the national awards.

Though dealing with a tragic situation, the movie has lot of light moments. I really liked some of the incidents, like, the one where the kid makes a total mess of the film roles. The second one was the "classic movie" presentation situation where the students are smoking and listening to the lecture. A small political satire was included with the local panchayat member elections. The part were the head of the village asks students in school assembly to remind their parents of elections was good. Such understated comic situations are a rarity these days in Indian cinema.

I have given only 9 as the movie tends to be a bit depressing in opening half an hour. The mood picks up later on. Count me as one who likes happy endings. So, again didn't really like the depressing manner in which the movie ends. But hey, this is Malayalam cinema, not Hindi.

God bless Blessy for making one of the most heart-touching as well as heart-breaking films ever with an original concept.

[SAMTHEBESTEST · 8/10 · 17 March 2024]

Kaazhcha (2004): Brief Review -

God bless Blessy for making one of the most heart-touching as well as heart-breaking films ever with an original concept. Kaazcha may remind you of "Cinema Paradiso" (1988) or Mani Ratnam's classic "Kannathil Muthamilttal" (2002) for a while, but at its core, it's a very original film. The film used Gujarat's 2001 earthquake incident as the major conflict to make it original and more realistic. A child loses his way after the earthquake and is found by a film operator in Kerala. The boy and his new family form a solid bond, but as we know, someday his real parents will come looking for him. See, this idea is painful but natural. We know it would be heartbreaking to see, but some painful moments make cinema rich and reliable. As I always say, I don't mind flowing tears during the movie because every drop of tear means something, and a lot, to be honest. These are the moments that give me everlasting memories. Kaazcha made me cry with its emotional quotient, but I am happy that it wasn't driven by overdramatic sequences. Moreover, it left me in pain. Pain, caused by the realistic nature of mankind. This is a film that needs to be understood carefully. One good person cannot change the system or society. He can only try to do our best and add some of our goods to society, but after all, you have to accept some cruel facts that society or the system throws at you. That last frame of Mammootty walking back home with dejection is a defeat for every good man who has tried to do some noble work. Why? Just because some officials (govt) did not care about humanity. An actor like Mammootty can never go wrong with such roles, and I can bet against the entire world on that. Also, the child artist has done so well, and they were so adorable. Blessy, my man, thank you for keeping emotional cinema alive with your smart storytelling. May God bless you.

RATING - 8/10*

By - #samthebestest.

The edge of love.

[paanduraam · 10/10 · 20 January 2005]

The movie reminds us of the amount of love human hearts are capable of giving. The heroes of the movie are simple people, a simple family, who gets attached to a child, an earth quake refugee, from a distant state, with whom they communicate through the language of love. The shock caused by the tremors, the loss of family and the cruelty of society in the heart of the child are beautifully conveyed and would touch the hardest hearts. In the back drop you see the heavenly beauty of the village where our heroes live, untouched by the modernization, prosperous and cheerful in their simple ways. The movie goes on to show the struggle between the forces of love and the hard rules set by a bureaucratic society. One of the strong moments of the movie would be the transformation of a broken down kid to a willful individual, and what brings about the transformation is the simple support provided by a bunch of loving people. I wont spoil more of the movie for you. If you get a chance watch it.

HEART TOUCHING

[Blockbusters2020 · 10/10 · 24 May 2020]

REALLY ONE OF THE BEST INDIAN MOVIES THAT MADE ME CRY. ONE OF MAMMOOTTY'S BEST PERFORMANCES IN HIS CAREER OF 40 YEARS WHICH GARNED HIM THE BEST ACTOR AWARD AT THE STATE AND FILMFARE AWARDS. LOVE SHARE CARE

Good movie

[shylocklc · 10/10 · 28 March 2021]

All actors is good acting Mammootty acting is very good and his emotinal acting good This movie songs like it.