Oru Jaathi Jathakam
Comedy Romance Malayalam
When a girl, supposedly an expert in palmistry, requests Jayesh to display his hand, he eagerly obliges. But when she tells him that this will be the worst time of his life, it surprises him.
| Cast: | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Nikhila Vimal, Mridul Nair, Babu Antony, P. P. Kunhikrishnan, Vidhu Prathap, Sayanora Philip, Kayadu Lohar, Amal Thaha, Indu Thampi, Rajitha Madhu |
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| Director: | M. Mohanan |
| Writer: | Rakesh Mantodi, Sharesh Malayenkandy |
| Editor: | Ranjan Abraham |
| Camera: | Viswajith Odukkathil |
All Guild Reviews of "Oru Jaathi Jathakam"
Vineeth Sreenivasan Plays a Problematic Character in a Laugh-Riot
The film is about a regressive, homophobic, sexist, and fat shaming 38-year-old virgin, who struggles to find the love of his life, naturally
In a sense, Oru Jaathi Jathakam is a bold attempt as the director M Mohanan, writers Rakesh Mantodi and Sharesh Malayankandy didn’t shy away from making a comedy-drama, which for pedantic and caviller eyes might strike as problematic. In reality, the intentions of the film seem to be the opposite. Oru Jaathi Jathakam is about a problematic 38-year-old virgin named Jayesh (Vineeth Srinivasan), who is struggling to find a match due to his regressive ideas about gender, queer community, and women in general. Throughout the film, we travel with this caricature of a sexist, and the film satirises their worldview, their take on women, and things that are beyond the grasp of their regressive thought. Jayesh, a writer with a magazine, has numerous conditions and demands for his future bride. He wants her to be fair-skinned, stay-at-home wife/mother, heed to gender roles, and above all, her horoscope should match his. When we meet Jayesh, he is in a hurry to find a girl since his horoscope claims that his father would die if he isn’t married before 38. Nevertheless, Jayesh isn’t the compromising type. With equally-regressive family and friends around, he doesn’t budge despite his age, looks, and attitude. Oru Jaathi Jathakam is essentially his journey of meeting and rejecting women.
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