Maryade Prashne
Family Kannada
Maryade Prashne is a compelling slice-of-life story set in the lower-middle-class neighbourhood of Chamrajpete in Bengaluru. The film centres on three close friends, Suri, Manja, and Sathish, whose lives are tragically altered during what should have been a joyful birthday celebration. As they navigate the challenges of their daily struggles, the movie delves deep into themes of friendship, loyalty, and the pursuit of justice for a loved one.
| Cast: | Rakesh Adiga, Sunil Raoh, Teju Belawadi, Prabhu Mundkur, Poornachandra Mysuru, Rekha Kudligi, Nagendra Shah, Shine Shetty, Hariharan V, Shwetha R Prasad, |
|---|---|
| Director: | Nagaraj Somayaji |
| Writer: | R.J. Pradeepa |
| Editor: | Sanketh Shivappa |
All Guild Reviews of "Maryade Prashne"
Maryade Prashne Is an Ode to the Outliers of Bengaluru’s Software Gold Rush
The film, directed by Nagaraj Somayaji, shines thanks to the writing, framing and performances.
There’s a Bengaluru that has slowly been invisibilised in pop culture. It’s almost like they’d like you to believe India’s Silicon Valley is all about skyscrapers and pubs, people with laptops waltzing into swanky hotels and coffee shops, and health-conscious folks ordering flour from chakkis. But, there’s another Bengaluru, the one that was once the mainstream and is now the outlier — made up of locals and migrant workforce, all of whom fall under the broad category of the middle class — whose members walk hesitantly into star hotels, drink happily in open-to-the-sky bars, who stand in a queue to grind flour in a machine, and who struggle to pay their loans on time, every single month. The kind of people who wear unbranded inner garments and smell of sweat, as a character in Maryade Prashne says. The only thing they have for themselves is maryade or self-respect. What does one do when that is questioned? When intent is rubbished? That’s what Nagaraj Somayaji’s taut two-hour-long Maryade Prashne is all about.
Latest Reviews
