Only three Bengali films were released in January 2020. Among those, 2 films are imported from India. And the only one movie is Bangladeshi – name Kathbirali. This film, directed by Niyamul Mukta, will be seen next week also in several theaters in the country. As a young director, Niyamul Mukta has shown courage in telling his story and telling it in his own way.
The film depicts a village story about two lovers of recent times, where the characters are hardly new. In this film, we see a ‘Niyamul Mukta version’ of cynicism, lust for love, revenge with forgiveness often seen in our Bengali literature or cinema.
This movie is a tale of a modern village where we see the ‘tragedy of relations’. Here love between two lovers then a husband and wife grow into an awkward phase, suffering financial, emotional, physical and economic stress. This picture would not have been credible in our description 20 years ago. It has been shown that the touch of modern love can take complex shape in the villages of Bangladesh through the conflict of love with the lust of the bride, the responsible husband vs. the depressed lover, the consequences of the unmarried relationship vs. the punishment of the other for the atonement of one’s sins.
Emon Chowdhury’s music is quite audible. Ripon Nath, as usual, has made a credible BGM. In-camera, Aditya Munir shows his class. The colors of Rasheduzzaman Sohag and Leon Rosario have brought solace to the eyes. Muhammad Tasnimul Hasan has played a good role in screenplay and dialogue. The efforts of editor Ashiqur Rahman are also eye-catching.
By the standards of world film, many flaws can be drawn from the story and construction of this film. But for newcomers like Niyamul, it is surely more than a praiseworthy job.
