Just saw the Kannada movie "Chilli Chicken" at PVR at Bhartiya City.
A slice of the life of migrants from the north east, a slice of the city of Bangalore, or the story of migrants anywhere... It could be called any of these. The movie is based on the story of these migrants who are employed in a Bangalore restaurant. The language in the movie shifts between Kannada and Manipuri, hence the need for subtitles which are there.
The movie has a story line that keeps you gripped throughout. There are no famous stars here, but all the actors give convincing performances.
At times it has the feel of a Noir movie, with its surprising twists in the plot, and an accidental murder woven into the story. The background music and songs are good too.
It also brings out a social message, about how all of us treat outsiders, in a subtle way, woven into the plot and the dialogue.
The cinematography is good and the editing is slick - it kept me engaged throughout wanting to know what comes next.
In terms of overall mix of elements, I would think it comes closest to Lapata Ladies, though the plots of the two films have nothing in common.
It is obviously not a big budget production but the whole thing has coalesced into a great finished product. A lot of credit for this must go the Director, Prateek. This his first film but it certainly doesn't feel like it. Very impressive effort - Prateek is set to go places in the industry.
*The Director Prateek Prajosh lives in our Layout
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