Played out by an ensemble cast to near perfection fby non-professional actors drawn from the village where the film has been set in, Reddy's Thithi, largerly drawn out from Raam's real life experiences is to be seen to be savoured. As Reddy cleverly and consummately constructs his narrative, which is perforce a black comedy, with comical proportions, Thithi, which captures the failings and foibles of three generations of an elderly villager's family is a class act by Raam Reddy. Having garnered as many awards in as many film festivals it was showcased at to standing ovations, Thithi finally has come to roost in home State, to gauge the critical, as also commercial pulse and prospects of its home audience.Īs an art house cinema, getting all its registers deliciously right, Thithi turns out top notch that is bound to woo both discerning cinephiles as also commoners who will find empathy with its down to earth everyday characters and enjoy every minute of its entertaining two hours of non-stop humour amidst somber situation.
In fact, no Kannada film has so kindled the interest of both common man and intelligentsia, that the film has been awaited with bated breath for its formal release in theatres. What makes Thithi a film of the highest order of auteur class is that the man behind the film is a young man of just 25 going by the name of Raam Reddy. That it turns out to be touchstone one which future projects needs to benchmark themselves is even more significant. Rarely comes a gem of a film that simply bowls one over.
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