Valatty Movie Review & Analysis

Gist of the Story

A sweet love tale about Tomy and Amalu, two dogs whose owners don’t approve due of their different religious beliefs. The dogs make the decision to elope and set out on an exciting voyage filled with difficulties.

Detailed Plot

Neighbor dogs Tomy and Amalu fell in love. Roy is Tomy’s owner, and Amalu is a female dog that lives with a Brahmin family. The dog owners do not approve of dog relationships. When they found out that Amalu was pregnant and that they were keeping the dogs confined, the real problem arose. Both dogs ran away, just like in a typical dramatic movie. Like people who elope, these dogs face problems. Along the way, they encounter Bruno, who is a bad dog, but a street dog named Oldie comes to their rescue. When local breed Karidas gets involved, things become more interesting. Karidas lives with Sumathi, who owns a food stall. The scenes with Tomy, Amalu, and Karidas in the theater are quite funny. Soubin Shahir gave a voice to Karidas, and I must say he was a perfect choice. Meanwhile, Bhasi kidnaps Amalu for a suspicious pharmaceutical company that keeps dogs captive. The company injects its medicines into the dogs it controls. How does Tomy rescue Amalu?

Artistes’ Performances

Perfect casting was used for the many species, and the voice performers did a fantastic job. The supporting cast in this movie includes Vijay Babu, Rohini, Srikanth Murali, Mahima Nambiar, and Dev Mohan, with Akshay Radhakrishnan as the antagonist. Tomy’s facial expressions and mumblings are rendered on film as cute and humorous by Roshan Mathew. Raveena Ravi was able to portray Amalu with just her standard acting approach. Other actors who have provided voices for other animals include Sunny Wayne, Saiju Kurup, Indrans, Aju Varghese, Surabhi Lakshmi, Naslen, and Ranjini Haridas. The true heroes of Valatty are the dogs.

Direction / Technical Side

In less than two hours, Devan, who also wrote the story, has done his best to fit in a number of hardships faced by animals that are abandoned for reasons like old age and wind up on the streets. Even though it does it in a way that hurts its purpose by addressing issues like unlawful testing, it illuminates the problem of stray dogs. It might be challenging to get animals to tell a narrative with the appropriate facial expressions and body language. But the director was able to get a great result from the dogs. The movie doesn’t fully capitalize on the fact that dogs are the primary protagonists, despite the first half of the story being very engaging and humorous. With the exception of animal testing, it’s as if people have just been put in place of animals and the problems encountered are the same. The chance to address the problem was also lost since stray dog attacks were only mentioned briefly.

Amalu, a Tamil Brahmin girl, and Tommy, a Catholic lad, were the main characters in what appeared to be the producers’ first concept for a traditional and clichéd love story. Later, dogs were used as replacements for the human characters. Yet there was no sincere attempt to consider or comprehend the actual nature of dogs and successfully communicate it using a human language system. Considered in light of Kerala’s urgent stray dog problem, the movie’s premise showed promise. The picture is hampered, nevertheless, by a rather predictable plot and shoddy language.

Verdict;

Valatty aims to balance entertainment and raising awareness, but lacks impactful narrative. The formulaic structure and lack of depth in character development hinder its exploration of animal cruelty. More nuanced storytelling and character development could have made Valatty a more engaging and thought-provoking film. Overall; It’s a good watch for dog lovers & Kids!

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Rating: 2.5 out of 5.