Weird/Strange movies? - Page 2

Originally posted by: catchmeifucan

Years ago when I was in Singapore, they showed a Malayalam movie called Taniavardhanam (please correct me if anyone knows this movie and I am not getting the name right). It’s a Mammotty starrer. All I remember about the movie is how weird it was. I think every male in the movie become mad or something in the end, I cannot quite recall now. :/😳

the hindi movie I could not understand was “ROY”.. what was it even

Originally posted by: EXOL

yes it existed ..

I googled it and It' terrible. Don't think such custom existed anywhere else...

It's unfair to the uppercase men who can't marry or have a family and of course terribly unfair to the women of others castes

Originally posted by: EXOL

the movie was about how a family believed in so many superstitious .. one of which was coz of some curse (cant recollect) one member of the family will go mad and the curse is passed on generations after generations. the title thanivarthanam means repetition .. so even when mammooty isn’t mad .. his actions are misinterpreted.. not by his family but whole village and he is put in asylum… his uncle also had same fate who had to spent entire life in a dark room and eventually died . and next was turn of mammooty so his own mom kills him to make him free of this life .. she knew he wasnt mad

Thanks for the quick synopsis. Now when you put it forth like that, it doesn’t sound weird at all. May be because I was just too young to understand the depth of the story at that time . We were just excited that some Indian movie was coming on the Singapore National TV and sat around to watch it. :)

@Roy: Is it just me who confuses this movie with ‘Bombay Velvet’?

Originally posted by: BettyA1

I googled it and It' terrible. Don't think such custom existed anywhere else...

It's unfair to the uppercase men who can't marry or have a family and of course terribly unfair to the women of others castes

no,these upper cast men had the most authority infact..they could have brahmin wife and then multiple sambandams...and Nairs practised matriarchy...

some of the movies i watched in doordarshan days

raavan old one with smita patil, it is like art movie bit has a song inspired by a picasso painting I think

one dharmendra movie called shalimar, my mom told me the director claimed he is from hollywood and will show indians how films are made, its like big budget james bond, a fun watch but flopped badly

jaya ganga, again arty but like a french movie in hindi

Originally posted by: catchmeifucan

Thanks for the quick synopsis. Now when you put it forth like that, it doesn’t sound weird at all. May be because I was just too young to understand the depth of the story at that time . We were just excited that some Indian movie was coming on the Singapore National TV and sat around to watch it. :)

@Roy: Is it just me who confuses this movie with ‘Bombay Velvet’?

ya it is considered cult classic but a very sad story...

Originally posted by: EXOL

no,these upper cast men had the most authority infact..they could have brahmin wife and then multiple sambandams...and Nairs practised matriarchy...

Oh okay, I think this topic requires a separate thread...

I heard only the eldest of the namboodri brothers was allowed to marry, of course to another namboodri girl, the other brothers cannot marry but were allowed have many sambandams

And the namboodri women were not allowed to step outside the house ( this of course was the custom in many parts of India then)

Originally posted by: EXOL

the hindi movie I could not understand was “ROY”.. what was it even

This is the first time that I'm even hearing of this movie. Will check it out.

Originally posted by: DetachednNumb

This is the first time that I'm even hearing of this movie. Will check it out.

ranbir kapoor movie