Director: Vivek Producers: Varun Tripuraneni, Abhishek Ramisetty, G Pruthviraj Music Director: Dawn Vincent Song Lyrics Writers: Anwar Ali, Vinayak Sasikumar Sound Designer: Sync Cinema Cinematographer: Anu Moothedath Editor: Manoj Art Designer: Anees Nadodi Screenplay Writer: P V Shajikumar Dialogue Writer: P V Shajikumar Action Choregrapher: Rajasekhar
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Published: December 02 , 2022 05:48 PM IST
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അധ്യാപകരുടെ കഥകൾ ഏറെ കണ്ടിട്ടുണ്ട് മലയാളി പ്രേക്ഷകർ. ടീച്ചർ എന്ന സിനിമയെ അവയിൽനിന്നു വ്യത്യസ്തമാക്കുന്നത് കരുത്തുറ്റ പ്രമേയമാണ്. കാരണം ഇങ്ങനെയൊരു ടീച്ചറെ നിങ്ങൾ കാണുന്നത് ഇതാദ്യമാകും. വിദ്യാർഥികളുടെ വഴിതെറ്റലുകളിൽ ഒരു അധ്യാപികയുടെ ജീവിതം കടന്നുപോകുന്ന തീവ്രപ്രതിസന്ധികളെപ്പറ്റി പറയുന്ന സിനിമ, ചില വർത്തമാനകാല യാഥാർഥ്യങ്ങൾക്കു നേരേ പിടിച്ച കണ്ണാടി കൂടിയാകുന്നുണ്ട്.
ദേവിക എന്ന കൊല്ലംകാരിയായ ഫിസിക്കല് എജ്യുക്കേഷന് ടീച്ചറുടെ ജീവിതത്തില് ആകസ്മികമായി വന്നു ചേരുന്ന ഒരു പ്രതിസന്ധിയും അതു തരണം ചെയ്യാനുള്ള അവളുടെ സഞ്ചാരവുമാണ് ഈ സിനിമയുടെ പ്രമേയം. ദേവിക വളരെ സാധാരണമായ കുടുംബത്തില് നിന്ന് വരുന്നവളാണ്. അവള് പ്രതിസന്ധികളെ നേരിടുന്നതും പരിഹരിക്കുന്നതും അത്തരത്തിലുള്ള വഴികളിലൂടെയുള്ള യാത്രയിലൂടെയാണ്. ഇത് നമ്മുടെ കാലത്തില് സംഭവിച്ചു കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്ന പല സംഭവങ്ങളേയും തീര്ച്ചയായും ഓര്മപ്പെടുത്തും. അതുകൊണ്ടുതന്നെ പ്രേക്ഷകര്ക്ക് എളുപ്പത്തില് റിലേറ്റു ചെയ്യാനും പറ്റും. മാത്രമല്ല, വിഷയത്തിന്റെ ഗൗരവം ചോരാതെ കൃത്യമായി അവതരിപ്പിക്കാനും സംവിധായകന് കഴിഞ്ഞിട്ടുണ്ട്. ഇനി സിനിമയുടെ ദൈർഘ്യത്തിന്റെ കാര്യത്തിലും ചിത്രം ബോറടിപ്പിക്കില്ല.
ലൈംഗികാതിക്രമം നേരിടുന്ന പെൺകുട്ടികളെ സമൂഹം എങ്ങനെ നോക്കിക്കാണുന്നുവെന്നും അവർക്ക് എങ്ങനെയാണു നീതി നിഷേധിക്കപ്പെടുന്നതെന്നുമൊക്കെ സിനിമ പറയുന്നു. സ്ത്രീകൾക്കൊരു പ്രശ്നം വരുമ്പോൾ സമൂഹം നോക്കുകുത്തിയാകുന്നതും അവരെ അബലകളാക്കുന്നത് ചിലരുടെ ചിന്താഗതികളാണെന്നതും ചിത്രം ചർച്ച ചെയ്യുന്നു.
അമല പോളിന്റെ കരിയറിലെ ഏറ്റവും മികച്ച വേഷമാണ് ദേവിക. തീവ്രമായ വികാരങ്ങൾ ആവിഷ്കരിക്കുന്ന ഏറെ സങ്കീർണമായ കഥാപാത്രമാണ് ദേവികയുടേത്. അവർ കടന്നുപോകുന്നതും അത്തരം വികാരവിക്ഷോഭങ്ങളിലൂടെയാണ്. കഥാപാത്രത്തെ അതിന്റെ ഉള്ളറിഞ്ഞ് ചെയ്യാൻ അമലയ്ക്കായി. ബാറ്റൺ കല്യാണി എന്ന കഥാപാത്രമായി മഞ്ജു പിള്ളയും ആളുകളുടെ മനംകവരും. വേഷത്തിലും ഭാവത്തിലും വിപ്ലവത്തിന്റെ തീ ജ്വലിക്കുന്ന കല്യാണിയെ മാത്രമാണ് സ്ക്രീനില് കാണാനാകുക. ഒരേയൊരു രംഗത്തിലാണെങ്കിലും ഐ.എം.വിജയന്റെ ഇൻട്രോ കോരിത്തരിപ്പിക്കും.
മണിയായെത്തുന്ന ചെമ്പൻ, ദേവികയുടെ നിഷ്കളങ്കനായ ഭർത്താവ് സുജിത്തിനെ അവതരിപ്പിച്ച ഹക്കീം ഷാ, അനുമോൾ, വിനീത കോശി, പ്രശാന്ത് മുരളി, സെന്തിൽ കൃഷ്ണ, നന്ദു, ദിനേശ് പ്രഭാകർ എന്നിവരാണ് മറ്റ് അഭിനേതാക്കൾ. സ്കൂൾ കുട്ടികളായെത്തിയ പുതുമുഖ താരങ്ങളും ഗംഭീര പ്രകടനമാണ് കാഴ്ചവച്ചത്.
ഡോൺ വിൻസന്റിന്റെ സംഗീതം എടുത്തു പറയേണ്ടതാണ്. ദേവിക എന്ന കഥാപാത്രത്തിന്റെ ജീവിത സാഹചര്യങ്ങൾക്കൊപ്പം സഞ്ചരിക്കുന്ന സംഗീതം അതിന്റെ മൂർച്ഛയിലെത്തുമ്പോൾ പ്രേക്ഷകരും അതിലേക്കൊഴുകുന്നു. അനു മൂത്തേടത്തിന്റെ ഛായാഗ്രഹണവും അത്യുഗ്രൻ. പ്രത്യേകിച്ചും ക്ലൈമാക്സ് ഷോട്ടുകളിലെ സീക്വൻസുകളിൽ ക്യാമറ മികവ് വേറൊരു മൂഡ് തന്നെയാണ് നല്കുന്നത്.
കാലിക പ്രസക്തവും ഇന്നത്തെ സമൂഹത്തിൽ നിരന്തരം കേൾക്കുന്ന വിഷയങ്ങളെ അടർത്തിയെടുത്തതുമാണ് പി.വി. ഷാജികുമാറിന്റെ തിരക്കഥ. ആദ്യ ചിത്രമായ അതിരനിലേതു പോലെ ഫ്രഷ്നസ് നിലനിർത്തുന്ന ഫ്രെയിമുകളാണ് വിവേക് ടീച്ചറിലും ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്നത്. ഫാസ്റ്റ് ആയി മുന്നേറുന്ന കഥയ്ക്കൊപ്പം ചടുലമായി നീങ്ങുന്ന സംവിധാന ശൈലിയാണ്.
രണ്ടു മണിക്കൂറിൽ ഒരു എന്റർടെയ്നർ എന്നതിനപ്പുറം, മലയാളി ഗൗരവത്തോടെ ശ്രദ്ധിക്കേണ്ട ചില കാര്യങ്ങളുടെ ഓർമപ്പെടുത്തൽ കൂടിയാണ് ‘ടീച്ചർ’ എന്ന സിനിമ.
Vivek follows Athiran with The Teacher , and one of the nicest bits of the film takes place in a bus. Sujith (Hakkim Shajahan) is on a call to his wife, Devika (Amala Paul). He has made a mistake, a big mistake. He is apologising. And while this call is taking place, the woman in the next seat keeps looking at him. After Sujith hangs up, she tells him that she has been married a long time and never once has her husband said sorry to her. She's happy that at least this young generation of men has changed. If only she knew. The scene plays like the woman's story but it's actually Sujith's character that's revealed. He isn't really the man that this woman thinks he is. Well, he could have been that man if all things had gone his way. But it's how we handle the unexpected that makes us show our true colours. And Sujith's true colours aren't pretty.
Sujith loves Devika. He hasn't hit her or abused her. The only blip in their marriage is that they don't have a child. And when Sujith discovers Devika is pregnant, his reaction is beautiful. Hakkim makes us see the happiness and also the relief – he makes us feel every bit of a man who wants a child not just because he genuinely wants a child but because his patriarchal mindset can finally rest in peace that he has finally done what a Real Man is supposed to do. And it's this pregnancy that becomes the root of all that goes wrong subsequently. A rock-solid Amala Paul shows us the grit in a woman who faces difficult choices – but both she and Hakkim are let down by the writing that makes their unexpected journey fairly predictable. I wondered how the film would have turned out had the screenplay revealed the reason for Devika's unhappiness after a while, after she and Sujith celebrate the pregnancy. What if the Big Reveal had happened as… a Big Reveal to both Devika and the audience at a later point?
The Teacher is one of those films whose name assumes several meanings. Devika is a sports teacher. She teaches students and she also teaches some young boys a big lesson. Hakkim's mother (Manju Pillai) teaches him a thing or two about being a good husband, a good man. There’s a martial arts teacher. But the film’s layers are very obviously set out, and certain subplots - like the one involving a sexually abused girl - are written with zero subtlely. The way Devika discovers a crucial truth about the reason for her lack of joy about her pregnancy – that’s a great scene. But the other characters are so one-note that we know instantly what their function in this narrative is. Prashanth Murali plays Sujith's best friend, and his character is one of the most predictable. What's not predictable is the ending – but it comes out of the blue and it feels false, unlike a similar scene in Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey , where things were gradually built up to that point.
The point is not whether characters like the one played by Prashanth Murali or Manju Pillai exist. Of course they do. But on film, we want some three-dimensionality and not just one trait that defines this person or that one: Sexist Man, or Strong Woman, and so on. A scene with a gynaecologist feels like it has been put in just to feed the audience and Hakkim some information. Other scenes - like the one where Hakkim goes looking for cigarettes and finds something else, or even Devika’s sudden and instant transformation – seem very conveniently written. There's very little finesse. Given the pulpy way The Teacher reaches its end, there's a nice little B-movie to be made from this material. But Vivek wants to make serious points, and they just don't land. The people are unconvincing, and so is the film.
National Award-winning film critic Baradwaj Rangan, former deputy editor of The Hindu and senior editor of Film Companion, has carved a niche for himself over the years as a powerful voice in cinema, especially the Tamil film industry, with his reviews of films. While he was pursuing his chemical engineering degree, he was fascinated with the writing and analysis of world cinema by American critics. Baradwaj completed his Master’s degree in Advertising and Public Relations through scholarship. His first review was for the Hindi film Dum, published on January 30, 2003, in the Madras Plus supplement of The Economic Times. He then started critiquing Tamil films in 2014 and did a review on the film Subramaniapuram, while also debuting as a writer in the unreleased rom-com Kadhal 2 Kalyanam. Furthermore, Baradwaj has authored two books - Conversations with Mani Ratnam, 2012, and A Journey Through Indian Cinema, 2014. In 2017, he joined Film Companion South and continued to show his prowess in critiquing for the next five years garnering a wide viewership and a fan following of his own before announcing to be a part of Galatta Media in March 2022.
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അജ്മല് എന്.എസ്, 02 december 2022, 03:09 pm ist, ഒരു ഇടവേളയ്ക്ക് ശേഷം അമല പോള് മലയാളത്തിലേയ്ക്ക് തിരിച്ചെത്തിയ ചിത്രമാണ് ''ടീച്ചര്'. ഫഹദ് ഫാസിലും സായ് പല്ലവിയും പ്രധാന വേഷത്തിലെത്തിയ 'അതിരന്' ഒരുക്കിയ വിവേക് ആണ് 'ടീച്ചര്' സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നത്..
ദി ടീച്ചറിന്റെ ലൊക്കേഷനിൽ നിന്നും
ഒ രു ഇടവേളയ്ക്ക് ശേഷം അമല പോള് മലയാളത്തിലേയ്ക്ക് തിരിച്ചെത്തിയ ചിത്രമാണ് ''ടീച്ചര്'. ഫഹദ് ഫാസിലും സായ് പല്ലവിയും പ്രധാന വേഷത്തിലെത്തിയ 'അതിരന്' ഒരുക്കിയ വിവേക് ആണ് 'ടീച്ചര്' സംവിധാനം ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നത്.
ടെക്നോളജി വളരെ അപ്ഡേറ്റഡായ, എന്തും സംഭവിക്കാമെന്ന അവസ്ഥയുള്ള ഇക്കാലത്ത് നടക്കുന്ന കഥയാണ് 'ടീച്ചറി'ന്റെ പ്രമേയം. അമല പോള് അവതരിപ്പിക്കുന്ന ദേവിക എന്ന കൊല്ലംകാരിയായ ഫിസിക്കല് എഡ്യുക്കേഷന് ടീച്ചറുടെ ജീവിതത്തില് ആകസ്മികമായി വന്നു ചേരുന്ന ഒരു പ്രതിസന്ധിയും തുടര്ന്നുണ്ടാകുന്ന സംഭവവികാസങ്ങളുമാണ് ചിത്രത്തെ മുന്നോട്ട് നയിക്കുന്നത്. ഒരു ഇമോഷണല് ത്രില്ലര് ഴോനറില് പെടുന്ന ചിത്രമാണ് ടീച്ചര്.
ദേവികയും ഭര്ത്താവ് സുജിത്തും സുഖകരമായ ജീവിതം നയിക്കവെയാണ് പ്രശ്നങ്ങള് കടന്നുവരുന്നത്. ഇതോടെ ഇരുവരുടെയും ജീവിതത്തിന്റെ താളം തെറ്റുന്നു. തനിക്ക് എന്താണ് സംഭവിച്ചതെന്ന പോലും മനസിലാക്കാന് സാധിക്കാതെ വരുന്ന ദേവികയ്ക്ക് ഭര്ത്താവിനോട് പോലും അകല്ച്ച കാണിക്കേണ്ടി വരുന്നു. കഥ പുരോഗമിക്കുന്തോറും കൂടെയുണ്ടാകുമെന്ന് കരുതുന്ന പലരെയും ഈ അധ്യാപികയ്ക്ക് നഷ്ടമാകുന്നു. എന്നാല് പ്രതീക്ഷിക്കാത്ത പല അതിഥികളും പിന്തുണയുമായി ഒപ്പം കൂടുന്നു. കഥ മുന്നോട്ട് പോകുന്തോറും കരുത്തേറുന്ന ദേവികയുടെ അതിജീവനമാണ് 'ടീച്ചര്'
ദേവികയുടെ ഭര്ത്താവ് സുജിത്തായി വേഷമിട്ടിരിക്കുന്നത് ഹക്കീം ഷായാണ്. തനിക്ക് ലഭിച്ച കഥാപാത്രത്തെ ഭദ്രമാക്കാന് ഹക്കീമിന് സാധിച്ചു. ദേവികയുടെ ആശങ്കകളും ഭയവും ഒക്കെ പ്രേക്ഷകനില് എത്തിക്കുന്ന ആദ്യ പകുതിയ്ക്ക് ശേഷം ചിത്രം ത്രില്ലര് സ്വഭാവം കൈവരിക്കുന്നുണ്ട്. പ്രതിസന്ധി ഘട്ടത്തില് പതറുന്ന, എന്നാല് ശക്തമായി തിരിച്ചുവരുന്ന ദേവികയെന്ന കഥാപാത്രത്തെ അമല പോള് മികച്ചതാക്കി.
ചെമ്പന് വിനോദ്, ഐ.എം.വിജയന് തുടങ്ങിയ താരങ്ങളും ചിത്രത്തില് എത്തുന്നുണ്ട്. ടീച്ചറില് ശ്രദ്ധേയമായ പ്രകടനം കാഴ്ചവെക്കാന് മഞ്ജു പിള്ളയ്ക്ക് സാധിച്ചു. മഞ്ജു പിള്ള അവതരിപ്പിച്ച കല്യാണി എന്ന നേതാവിനായി മികച്ച പശ്ചാത്തല സംഗീതമാണ് സംവിധായകന് ഒരുക്കിയത്.
വിനായക് ശശികുമാര്, അന്വര് അലി, യുഗഭാരതി എന്നിവരുടെ വരികള്ക്ക് ഡോണ് വിന്സെന്റ് ആണ് സംഗീതം പകര്ന്നിരിക്കുന്നത്. ഒരു ഗാനം ആലപിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നത് ജാസി ഗിഫ്റ്റാണ്. അനു മൂത്തേടത്താണ് ഛായാഗ്രഹണം. വിവേകും പി.വി. ഷാജി കുമാറും ചേര്ന്നാണ് ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ തിരക്കഥ ഒരുക്കിയിരിക്കുന്നത്.
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I always approach films about sexual violence with a measure of caution. There is either a worry about filmmakers treating the subject exploitatively or depicting the crime in an extremely disturbing manner. I went into Vivek’s second feature, Teacher , not knowing what to expect and found, to my relief, that the film aligns with my philosophy of less is more. Of course, not all filmmakers —including women—would subscribe to this, but I believe that you don’t need to show all the triggering details to convey something. With Teacher , Vivek opts for minimalism, a strong feature of the Amala Paul-starrer, a rape-revenge drama with an immensely satisfying payoff. This minimalism is also a notable feature of Amala’s performance, especially when she gets suddenly hit with the shocking realisation of what really happened to her. It’s all about the bare essentials. Director: Vivek Cast: Amala Paul, Hakkim Shahjahan, Manju Pillai, Chemban Vinod Jose Interestingly, despite the upsetting nature of the central crime, the behaviour of Devika’s (Amala) husband, Sujith (Hakkim Shahjahan), and his colleagues in the incident’s aftermath proves more disturbing. Shahjahan’s casting is apt as one of the most annoying husbands in movie history. He gets all the misguided pearls of wisdom from a married colleague who represents the typical Malayali male sexist with his own twisted ideas about what being a “real man” means. Unsurprisingly, his bad ideas land Sujith and himself in trouble.
The film opens in medias res and takes a while before telling us it’s been a month after the incident. The couple has been awaiting the arrival of a third member in the family for a long time. Things go south upon the discovery that Devika is pregnant. The blows to Sujith's manhood don’t stop there, further compounding the deterioration of their bond.
Teacher is a contained story limiting its focus only to a few characters, doing things quietly instead of waking up the whole neighbourhood—except for, maybe, a shady motel’s inhabitants. There are clever storytelling choices that keep the police and media from getting involved. Devika ponders filing a police complaint at one point, but this is a film with other ideas. One of the standout actors is Manju Pillai as Patton Kalyani, a firebrand revolutionary with a dark past and Devika’s mother-in-law. She becomes her strong pillar of support during her most trying times.
The film gets an extra dose of energy when Chemban Vinod Jose shows up as another character with a dark past (and present). It’s a brief role crucial to how things pan out in the third act.
However, the film suffers from tonal inconsistency in several places. Manju Pillai makes some goosebump-inducing statements, but her inclusion doesn’t feel organic. Other fiery moments, such as the revelation of Devika possessing some abilities, feel too sudden. The novelty factor is missing, given the memory of a similar development in a recent Malayalam film.
Occasionally, the mechanical quality of the actors’ performances can be bothersome. I wished for a more layered approach. The former quality is particularly noticeable in a cameo from Nikhil Renji Panicker, but in this character’s case, it makes some sense owing to the air of mystery around his background.
The minimalistic approach I mentioned earlier also extends to Anu Moothedath’s photography, which doesn’t call attention to itself, and is largely mood-based. The ever-reliable Dawn Vincent’s dread-inducing background score also helps build the atmosphere.
Reflecting on the film’s totality, I remember the individual scenes making more impact than everything else. When one considers the better-written and staged, albeit more violent, examples of films in the same genre in international cinema, one is bound to find the writing in the Teacher slightly lacking.
A woman wakes up at home, feeling out of sorts. She knows something terrible has happened to her but isn’t sure what exactly. This is the premise of Vivek’s second directorial The Teacher. The Malayalam crime thriller is centered on Devika (Amala Paul), a Physical Education (PE) teacher, and her growing suspicion about the events of a particular day.
Though we don’t see the details of the crime till the midway mark, there are enough clues about what might have happened – Devika standing before the mirror and examining her body for bruises; her fear that videos of the crime may have made their way to the internet; and the secrecy surrounding the crime. Her husband Sujith (Hakkim Shah) is oblivious to what Devika is experiencing, and mistakes her sullen face for exhaustion. Her only confidante is a fellow teacher at school.
Devika’s unease builds and creeps into us as she tries to unravel the mystery. Amala carries the role with dignity, reflecting Devika’s confusions and suppressed fears on her expressive face. However, the characters around her are not developed sufficiently. Sujith, in particular. This is a couple that’s been married for four years and is desperately trying for a baby. But we don’t get a sense of the relationship that they share or what Sujith is actually like – his callousness, therefore, seems like an unconvincing plot point rather than something that should have affected the viewer. We know more about his equation with his slimy friend Kevin than we do about the dynamic between the husband and wife.
Manju Pillai as communist leader Kalyani is clearly inspired by KR Gowri Amma (she repeats her famous line about police lathis fathering children) – the actor gets a hero’s introduction but again, there’s very little that goes into her characterisation other than uniformly stern expressions and fiery dialogues. There are a few other character introductions too that get this old-fashioned treatment, but none of them leads anywhere. You’re left wondering why the screenplay elevated these moments because they fall so flat.
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The problem is with the writing that struggles to fit a sensitive subject like sexual violence into the template of a mainstream action thriller, replete with jarring background music. Several films have attempted to do this ever since the Nirbhaya case, but few have managed to get it right. The Teacher appears all the more dated because it doesn’t add anything new to the discourse.
The screenplay is tonally inconsistent, trying to balance Devika’s agency with ‘mass’ scenes that look out of place, Chemban Vinod Jose’s cameo being one of them. The climax takes on the colour of a parody – we saw a similar sequence in a recent blockbuster that worked brilliantly but it was of a different genre. The effect that The Teacher wants to achieve with this climax is also opposite to what the other film wanted to achieve (revealing the title will be a big spoiler).
There are also a few confusing scenes that appear like misplaced messaging. For instance, a young woman from an oppressed caste throws acid on her casteist boyfriend who dumped her. When referring to this incident, Devika says, “There’s no telling how women take revenge these days, isn’t it?” Considering the mission she is on, it’s unclear if she approves – and expects the audience to approve – of the acid attack, whatever the trigger for it.
The Teacher may have wanted to teach a strong lesson on sexual violence, but such a subject evidently demanded a lot more homework in writing, direction, and performances.
Disclaimer: This review was not paid for or commissioned by anyone associated with the film. Neither TNM nor any of its reviewers have any sort of business relationship with the film’s producers or any other members of its cast and crew.
Sowmya Rajendran writes on gender, culture, and cinema. She has written over 25 books, including a nonfiction book on gender for adolescents. She was awarded the Sahitya Akademi’s Bal Sahitya Puraskar for her novel Mayil Will Not Be Quiet in 2015.
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In this The Teacher film, Amala Paul , Chemban Vinod Jose played the primary leads.
The The Teacher was released in theaters on 02 Dec 2022.
The The Teacher was directed by Vivek
Movies like Paalum Pazhavum , Haal , Bharathanatyam and others in a similar vein had the same genre but quite different stories.
The soundtracks and background music were composed by Dawn Vincent for the movie The Teacher.
The cinematography for The Teacher was shot by Anu Moothedath .
The movie The Teacher belonged to the Drama, genre.
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The world of Devika (Amala Paul), a physical education teacher, turns upside down when a scandalous video of her drugged assault goes viral, becoming a social pariah. Devika decides to fight back, seek revenge, and punish all the culprits.
The Teacher Movie Cast, Release Date, Trailer, Songs and Ratings
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1. | Kayalum Kandalum | Sreenanda Sreekumar | 3:35 | |
2. | Mazhaidara Vaanundu | Jassie Gift | 3:07 | |
3. | Oruval | Sayanora Philip, Rithin Parker Joseph | 2:51 |
I always approach films about sexual violence with a measure of caution. There is either a worry about filmmakers treating the subject exploitatively or depicting the crime in an extremely disturbing manner. I went into Vivek’s second feature, Teacher, not knowing what to expect and found, to my relief, that the film aligns with my philosophy of less is more. Of course, not all filmmakers —including women—would subscribe to this, but I believe that you don’t need to show all the triggering details to convey something. With Teacher, Vivek opts for minimalism, a strong feature of the Amala Paul-starrer, a rape-revenge drama with an immensely satisfying payoff. This minimalism is also a notable feature of Amala’s performance, especially when she gets suddenly hit with the shocking realisation of what really happened to her. It’s all about the bare essentials.
Interestingly, despite the upsetting nature of the central crime, the behaviour of Devika’s (Amala) husband, Sujith (Hakkim Shahjahan), and his colleagues in the incident’s aftermath proves more disturbing. Shahjahan’s casting is apt as one of the most annoying husbands in movie history. He gets all the misguided pearls of wisdom from a married colleague who represents the typical Malayali male sexist with his own twisted ideas about what being a “real man” means.
Unsurprisingly, his bad ideas land Sujith and himself in trouble. The film opens in medias res and takes a while before telling us it’s been a month after the incident. The couple has been awaiting the arrival of a third member in the family for a long time. Things go south upon the discovery that Devika is pregnant. The blows to Sujith’s manhood don’t stop there, further compounding the deterioration of their bond.
Teacher is a contained story limiting its focus only to a few characters, doing things quietly instead of waking up the whole neighbourhood—except for, maybe, a shady motel’s inhabitants. There are clever storytelling choices that keep the police and media from getting involved. Devika ponders filing a police complaint at one point, but this is a film with other ideas.
One of the standout actors is Manju Pillai as Patton Kalyani, a firebrand revolutionary with a dark past and Devika’s mother-in-law. She becomes her strong pillar of support during her most trying times. The film gets an extra dose of energy when Chemban Vinod Jose shows up as another character with a dark past (and present). It’s a brief role crucial to how things pan out in the third act.
However, the film suffers from tonal inconsistency in several places. Manju Pillai makes some goosebump-inducing statements, but her inclusion doesn’t feel organic. Other fiery moments, such as the revelation of Devika possessing some abilities, feel too sudden. The novelty factor is missing given the memory of a similar development in a recent Malayalam film.
Occasionally, the mechanical quality of the actors’ performances can be bothersome. I wished for a more layered approach. The former quality is particularly noticeable in a cameo from Nikhil Renji Panicker, but in this character’s case, it makes some sense owing to the air of mystery around his background.
minimalistic approach I mentioned earlier also extends to Anu Moothedath’s photography, which doesn’t call attention to itself, and is largely mood-based. The ever-reliable Dawn Vincent’s dread-inducing background score also helps build the atmosphere.
Reflecting on the film’s totality, I remember the individual scenes making more impact than everything else. When one considers the better-written and staged, albeit more violent, examples of films in the same genre in international cinema, one is bound to find the writing in the Teacher slightly lacking.
Film: Teacher Director: Vivek Cast: Amala Paul, Hakkim Shahjahan, Manju Pillai, Chemban Vinod Jose
Rating: 3/5 stars
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The Teacher: Directed by Vivek. With Amala Paul, Hakkim Shah, Chemban Vinod Jose, Manju Pillai. Follows Amala, whose seemingly perfect life is turned upside down after a scandalous video involving her goes viral, becoming a social pariah, but she fights on her own to try to get out of the hole.
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6/10. Worth a watch for winning story against sexual assault! UmeshAditya 6 December 2023. Story revolves around a physical education teacher going through sexual assault by students of major age and taking revenge against them. Though screenplay n execution isn't that great yet there's a captivating storyline.
The Teacher is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language drama thriller film directed by Vivek who also wrote the story for the film. Produced by Nutmeg Productions and VTV Films, it stars Amala Paul in the titular role alongside Hakkim Shah, Chemban Vinod Jose and Manju Pillai.The film has music composed by Dawn Vincent. [2]This film marks the return of Amala Paul to Malayalam cinema after 5 years.
The Teacher Movie Review: Critics Rating: 2.5 stars, click to give your rating/review,Being a woman of substance is much more than having a wide chest posture, blurting out mass dialogue
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Teacher is a contained story limiting its focus only to a few characters, doing things quietly instead of waking up the whole neighbourhood—except for, maybe, a shady motel's inhabitants.There are clever storytelling choices that keep the police and media from getting involved. Devika ponders filing a police complaint at one point, but this is a film with other ideas.
The Malayalam crime thriller is centered on Devika (Amala Paul), a Physical Education (PE) teacher, and her growing suspicion about the events of a particular day.
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The Teacher: Directed by Sarjono Sutrisno. With Sani Adhitama, Aek Bewava, Kevin Bzezovski, Babe Cabita. Agnes goes undercover as a teacher. Partnered with Meg, they must take down a drug kingpin who uses their school as their operation base and win the inter-class soccer competition.
The Teacher (2022), Action Drama released in Malayalam language in theatre near you in kochi. Know about Film reviews, lead cast & crew, photos & video gallery on BookMyShow.
When one considers the better-written and staged, albeit more violent, examples of films in the same genre in international cinema, one is bound to find the writing in the Teacher slightly lacking ...
Amala Paul in The Teacher. (File) The trailer of Amala Paul's upcoming movie The Teacher was released on Monday. Judging from the trailer, it seems that the film revolves around a woman, who falls prey to an online scandal. In the movie, Amala plays a drill instructor employed at a school. And she also seems to have a happy personal life ...
The Teacher: Created by Mike Benson, Barunka O'Shaughnessy. With Sheridan Smith, Samuel Bottomley, Cecilia Noble, David Fleeshman. An emotionally troubled teacher's life begins to fall apart as she faces accusations of sleeping with a student.
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