Sunny Review…we fell in love with Sunny
Year: 2021
Genre: Depression, Self-Discovery, Drama
Cast: Jayasurya, Shritha Sivadas
Director: Ranjith Sankar
Writer: Ranjith Sankar
Cinematographer: Madhu Neelakandan
Summary: Upon his return to India, Sunny, a failed businessman & soon-to-be-divorced, is quarantined in a hotel during the Covid outbreak; the lonely moments begin to lead him into depression
Overall Rating: Feast
A one-man show that brings out moving lessons about life, humanity, and relationships. We fell in love with Sunny!
~Worth Watching~
Delicious
—The opening scene was quite catchy, we had the sensation of being present with Sunny (Jayasurya) in the airplane, riding with him in the taxi, and entering the hotel.
Many have written scripts about the pandemic and its effects, however, ‘Sunny’ took a different turn by concentrating on loneliness and silence.
There were many symbols (e.g. the omnipresent phone and the men in the boat) that provided a greater understanding of the story.
The focus wasn’t on stressing the gravity of the pandemic, but on looking into the life of a single character who was a reflection of humanity through his selfishness, anger, depression, aimlessness, fear, rudeness, fragility, etc.
What a paradox that Sunny’s life wasn’t sunny at all but instead filled with gloom and darkness🤔
—The deliberate choice of camera shots and angles was superb, especially the face of Adithi (a guest staying above Sunny’s floor) which could never be entirely seen, bringing a mysterious dimension to the screenplay
—Nothing to say about the lighting, good job 👏🏾
—Beautiful work on the score, nice subtle melody that effortlessly melted with the narration
—We love Jayasurya and always will; his acting is purely effortless and top-notch 😀
—The sound design team should be proud of themselves!
Bland
—Not quite sure how the particular hotel selection fitted into the story. It became a bit distracting that Sunny was showing off all the room’s features as if he were in an ad
—The dialogues were a bit plain compared to the magnitude of the movie
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(Audio: Malayalam; English Subtitles: Yes )
