Movie: Pashupati Prasad
Director: Dpendra K. Khanal
Writer: Khagendra Lamichhane
Starring: Khagendra Lamichhane, Prakash Ghimire, Rabindra Singh Baniya, Bipin Karki, Barsha Shiwakoti, Mishri Thapa
In my eyes: 4/5
Some movies not only entertain much but also touch the heart in many ways. Some movies get much hype from the trailers but only some of them justify the pre-release hype and there are few which go beyond the normal expectations. Pashupati Prasad is one of such. It is contentful, very entertaining, touching and thoughtful film; one of the best to come out this year.
The movie shows the journey of Pashupati Prasad after he comes to Kathmandu to earn money so as to clear his late parents’ debts and dispose of their ashes. The journey is of course, not easy and the bad luck follows him around.
The story is right on track with the main target of earning money being set and all the other incidents that happen tied to the main point. Plots, with the comical touch, help the entertainment factor. The continuity and the synchronization of plots make the movie flow linearly and smoothly, generating the momentum gradually and maintaining the pace.
Director Dpendra K. Khanal has done a brilliant job of wonderfully executing the impressive story by Khagendra Lamichhane. His writing is very good, especially the warmth and the reality of the story and the instantly relatable and likable characters. Dpendra K. Khanal, as he had said in the recent interview, has really improved a lot since his last outing Jholay.
The Characters in the extraordinary tale of a common man!!
The main character Pashupati is willing to do any sort of work to earn money but not the ones that are morally wrong; he spells goodness through his kindness and innocence regardless of hard times he is facing. A father figure, working as a cremator, talks high of reality and morality but does opposite; and still his character does not become hateful due to his good deeds. There is a character, which tries to be the don but is struggling to survive too. A person dressing up as a Hanuman, who becomes the helping friend of Pashupati Prasad, has his own issues from the past that shortly tends to show the quite problematic face of modern city.
An old mother, abandoned by her own son, gets love from Pashupati instead. While her son visits her with a suitcase, full of goods for her and tries to persuade her to sell the home so that he can clear his debts, Pashupati visits her with the samosa that she loves and the medicine that he bought for her. A young man selling the momo even though he has degree with major on English. A college girl growing likes for Pashupati; this one can be quite unreal but the way it is shown in the movie is enjoyable and not so question-able. The hero and heroine do not sing a song and dance here, instead they love each other with eye-talks.
This diverse, real-looking and strong characterization highly compliments the content that is strong with the story putting the light on the bitter reality of the society. All these characters portray the bittersweet facets of the life for survival.
The movie stands high on moral ground but without being forceful.
I found the ending quite good too. The five-minutes-plus ending sequence without a dialogue actually sums up the core message of the movie.
Now, there are some things that can be termed drawbacks. The past of Hanuman should have been displayed properly for its own good; that could have made the character stronger. It is never shown in the movie that why the Bhasme don gets afraid of Hanuman. The tension that arises later between Pashupati and his mit-ba could have been developed more strongly.
But these things disappear from mind when the movie is hitting right at your heart with its sentiments.
Dialogues are top-notch. Some of them hits hard and packs the punch, hence the whistles and the claps. Cinematography is good. Background score is okay. Costumes are taken good care of.
Performances!
Performances are way too good. Khagendra Lamichhane as Pashupati Prasad shines bright again. He has talent written all over. He fits perfectly in the role, showing very good command on village accent, body language, and dialogue delivery. He looks natural. Excellent job by Bipin Karki as Bhasme don. He is such a versatile actor. He is completely different in this avatar; his best performance to date. Prakash Ghimire as mit-ba is very good, so is Mishri Thapa as old abandoned mother. Rabindra Singh Baniya as Hanuman has a mask on face until the end but is nice. Barsha Shiwakoti is good in her character even though she has little screen presence and no dialogues. Other supporting actors are okay.
Final Say:
Pashupati Prasad is a very endearing movie, rich in content and performance; it entertains, touches the heart and even tickles mind and provokes some thoughts. This is the movie not to be missed.
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