The indomitable spirit of love ft. Manjummel Boys.
The love here is for your homies, which makes people like Kuttan climb down into depths where experienced professional fear to dread, to bring the people you love from the brink of death to life. To go to any depths (literally) for love, for people who would do the same to you with no second thoughts, Manjummel Boys is a survival story like I have never witnessed before.
Manjummel Boys deals with the story of a group of friends, the kinda whom we see in every nook and corner of India, facing an unexpected incident in the lap of mother nature. The storyline is simple. We know the first act, the second act, and the third act. But what makes Manjummel Boys, the great movie that it is? The emotions.
The fun and the camaraderie were all to take in. We felt annoyed at the exuberance of Manjummel Boys as most of the co-tourists at the Guna caves would have felt, we were shell-shocked when THE ill-fated incident happened, we were maniacal when the boys did not know what to do leaving them at the behest of local authorities, we were near-dead when no glimmer of hope was to be found, and we jumped back to life when two individuals saw the light of the day in the end (or beginning) of the tunnel. Every single emotion reigned supreme in Manjummel Boys.
I was unable to control my tears when Janaki ma went ‘மனிதர் உணர்ந்து கொள்ள இது மனிதக் காதல் அல்ல, அதையும் தாண்டிப் புனிதமானது’ (This love surpasses human comprehension, a sacredness that eludes our grasp).
Imagine, 32 years later, a song that you grew up with, love, and hold dear since time immemorial gets associated with a moment that showcases the indomitable humane spirit of love, what else do you need as a cinema-goer and movie lover?
Whether it was the cinematic joy that brought tears to my eyes, or it was the humane act of bringing your loved ones from the hands of death? I might never know. But that exact moment will forever be etched in my heart and mind, all credit to the team of Manjummel Boys, with Chidambaram at the helm.
And, Soubin Shahir!💜
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