Wonderful – Kalo Pothi

Movie: Kalo Pothi

Director: Min Bahadur Bham

Screenplay: Min Bahadur Bham, Abinash Bikram Shah

Actors: Khadka Raj Nepali, Sukra Raj Rokaya, Jit Bahadur Malla, Hansha Khadka, Benisha Hamal, Nanda Prasad Khatri, Bipin Karki and Pravin Khatiwada

In My Eyes: ****1/2 (out of 5)

In a single line, Kalo Pothi is a brilliant presentation of a simple story. In one word – Wonderful! Watching this movie has left me completely enthralled that I have literally run out of words to describe it, however, I will try.

The best factor of Kalo Pothi for me is its sheer authenticity. Having its root in the rural village of Mugu, Karnali and growing it into a plant that it has turned out to be, not only make it delightfully authentic but also largely widen its universality. The rawness in the performances and finely detailed and balanced-in-all-ways setting bring the organic vibes in the movie, and this is what makes Kalo Pothi beautiful.

Suntali – Fresh and Beautiful

Suntali's poster (courtesy: www.suntali.com)

Movie: Suntali

Director: Bhaskar Dhungana

Starring: Priyanka Karki, Suryamala      Khanal, Karma, Arpan Thapa, Pramod  Agrahari, Rajkumar Pudasaini, Bipin Karki

Rating: *** (out of 5 stars)

One word that sums up all the beautiful features of Suntali is “fresh”, ‘fresh’ in terms of location, storyline, presentation, music, cinematography and performances.

Plot:

Suntali (Priyanka Karki), as an unexpected guest, with an unknown minacious man Bajrang (Pramod Agrahari) returns to the village at the time of engagement of Sundar (Karma), son of Chinmaya Subedarni (Suryamala Khanal) who is the powerful matriarch of beautiful village.