Chatha Pacha
Action Drama Malayalam
In the heart of Fort Kochi, three brothers and their crew of unlikely misfits stumble into the wild world of WWE-style costumed wrestling. What begins as a scrappy hustle soon explodes into a riot of masks, egos, and full-blown madness, all set against the backdrop of a city that never plays by the rules. But can their brotherhood survive when the real fight begins outside the ropes?
| Cast: | Arjun Ashokan, Roshan Mathew, Vishak Nair, Ishan Shoukath, Carmen S Mathew, Khalid Al Ameri, Lakshmi Menon, Muthumani Somasundaran, Thezni Khan, Mammootty, Manoj K Jayan |
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| Director: | Adhvaith Nayar |
| Writer: | Sanoop Thykoodam |
| Editor: | Praveen Prabhakar |
| Camera: | Anend C Chandran |
All Guild Reviews of "Chatha Pacha"
Gets the Dynamics of WWE Right, but Lacks a Compelling Narrative
Debutant director Adhvaith Nayar’s ‘Chatha Pacha’, starring Arjun Ashokan and Roshan Mathew, nails the high-octane moves of WWE, but stumbles with a weak storyline
Every minute aspect about World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) wrestlers, ranging from their signature moves to their individual body dimensions, is imprinted in the memories of a generation that grew up in the 1990s. Debutant filmmaker Adhvaith Nayar’s Chatha Pacha attempts to tap into this enduring nostalgia of the WWE trump card-playing generation. On the surface, it appears the makers got a lot of it right, from replicating the signature moves of Undertaker and Rey Mysterio to recreating the mood of the wrestling ring with a local touch. Some of the fights in the ring have an unmistakable rhythm to them, which is further elevated by a few standout performers. But, scratch a little, and there emerges the shaky foundation, which could fall with even a weak kick, let alone a chokeslam.
Chatha Pacha Is More Vibes Than a Movie, and Just About Manages to Get the 1-2-3 Count
The Boys Are OK in This Well-Made Nostalgic Action Comedy
May not be a Stone Cold stunner, but works as a great tribute to a group of boys, who dared to try it at home... just like we all did
As an audience, perhaps we underestimate the power of nostalgia done right. In what was being marketed as India’s first WWE-style wrestling movie, the makers of Chatha Pacha could easily have begun their movie as a story about a group of twenty-somethings, who start their local wrestling league just as a business idea. But the writers of the film, which includes director Advaith Nayar, decide to begin the film with a flashback of three little boys, taking on each other in their life’s first wrestling ring… their parents’ double cot.
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