Sukanya revisits two films. The first film, Oh, Ramona! is about teenage relationships, while the second film, Andhadhun is a crime thriller. An exclusive for Different Truths.

Oh, Ramona! (2019)

Director: Cristina Jacob

Writers: Andrei Ciobanu, Alex Cotet

Stars: Aggy K. Adams, Holly Horne, Adina Stetcu

Doctors, parents and teachers have long held preconceived notions about why teenagers act so reckless and emotional, and many of these explanations have turned out to be incorrect.

Doctors, parents and teachers have long held preconceived notions about why teenagers act so reckless and emotional, and many of these explanations have turned out to be incorrect. It was once believed that teens were impulsive due to raging hormones and that they were difficult because they hated authority.

Various reasons, various opinions, but we can’t ever deny the fact that teenage years can be an emotional assault course for all concerned. A gulf can grow between parents and their children during adolescence. One of the reasons many of us find it so hard is because it is a time of rapid physical development and deep emotional changes. This film, despite its numerous plot holes, perfectly depicted teenage turmoil, told in the way Andrei Ciobanu.

Awkward 16-year-old Andrei is infatuated with his alluring but aloof schoolmate Ramona — until he meets stunning hotel clerk Anemona, while on vacation.

Awkward 16-year-old Andrei is infatuated with his alluring but aloof schoolmate Ramona — until he meets stunning hotel clerk Anemona, while on vacation. May not make sense throughout, but when watched from the viewpoint of the protagonist, it all starts making sense. It’s worth a watch, good comedy, imaginative commentary and the mindset of a pre-mature teen boy. Which I think is definitely realistic… Well done adaptation from the book.

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Andhadhun (2018)

Director: Sriram Raghavan

Writers: Arijit Biswas, Yogesh Chandekar

Stars: Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte

The crime thriller, Andhadhun (2018) is about a series of mysterious events that change the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually witnessed by him (because he wasn’t visually impaired).

The crime thriller, Andhadhun (2018) is about a series of mysterious events that change the life of a blind pianist who now must report a crime that was actually witnessed by him (because he wasn’t visually impaired). The story of Andhadhun is inspired from the French short film L’ACCORDEUR (writer and director: Olivier Treiner). However, a lot of changes have been done which are praiseworthy.

The suspense is nail-biting, but Andhadhun makes you laugh even during its most tense moments with its dark humour, which comes out beautifully and that helps the film from becoming too gory or disturbing.

Everything in Raghavan’s story (written with a team of writers) is there for a reason, even the opening scene of a rabbit being chased through cabbage fields by a hunter.

As crisp as the first half is, the only problem with Andhadhun is that in the second half it stretches itself a bit too much.

As crisp as the first half is, the only problem with Andhadhun is that in the second half it stretches itself a bit too much. It suddenly decides to give its characters a lasting journey, hampering the story’s elasticity and adding tiresome repetition to a film that is already 139-minute long. In fact, the first and second halves seem like two different stories altogether. The climax is interesting; it’s worth watching out for the final scene!

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