Tribhanga Movie review

‘Tribhanga’ movie review: Of mothers, daughters and then some

Renuka Shahan’s intentions in the family drama on Netflix were correct but failed to meet expectations

How often do we see stories about women on the screen, especially stories told by women? This is rare. More rarely, when the story is told right. In "Tribanga-Teddy Medici Madness", the famous actor Renuka Shahane (Renuka Shahane) tries to make an emotional drama around three generations of women. However, although the plot seems to be perfect in pitch, the narrative did not meet expectations. Even the protagonist is groping while pushing the storyline forward.

Tribanga-Teddy Medie Madness is essentially a story about a family; three women, their struggles and desires. Tanvi Azmi is Nayantara, the famous writer and mother of Anuradha (promulgated by Kayol). Bollywood actor and dancer Anurada is as complicated and ferocious as her mother and single mother. Mithari Palkar, who plays Martha (the daughter of Anurada), is different from other women in the family. She is a housewife, willing to make up everything and lead a deprived "normal" life.

Or as the producer himself explained through the language of dance: Nayantara is Abanga, a somewhat crazy genius: Masza is Samabanga, perfectly balanced: and Anurada is skewed and weird, She is Tribenga. The stroke left Nayantala in a coma and then forced the broken family to reunite and deal with their differences.

Tribanga

Director: Renuka Shahane

Actors: Kayol, Tanvi Azmi, Missilla Palkar, Kunar Roy Kapoor

Duration: 95 minutes

Storyline: When her estranged mother falls into a coma, a self-made single mother struggles with regret and resentment while reflecting on their tense relationship.

However, the film contains multiple factors—sexual assault, domestic violence, and professional aspirations—to justify the sour dynamics between the core characters. The intensity of sensitive themes eventually weakened the original sincere storyline.

What’s different in Tribhanga Movie?

The brilliant Tanvi Azmi keeps your attention and Mithari happily appears in the limited screen time she has. However, it is a dull Kunarroy Kapoor and Kayol who often has no art who seem out of place.

In the early days of the film, Kunar Roy Kapoor played Milan (a writer who explained Nayantara's autobiography), and she described Anurada as "rude and stone-conscious". What he missed to add is that she was also a little annoyed. 15 minutes after the movie was released, I desperately waited for a subtle Cayol. All her emotions seemed to be high, and in most cases, she seemed to work too hard, incredible.

However, when we headtowards the end, the actor returned to her glowing self. Beware of the beautiful segment between Anuradha and her mother Nayantala, where the fragile feelings of frugality come from the heart. It would be great if there were more such scenes that could take root...

Tribenga-Teddy Medici Madness is now streaming on Netflix

After watching Tribenga, one thing is certain: you may be able to take Kayol out of Bollywood, but you can never take Bollywood away from her. Before guiding Anjali's transformation from Kuchkuhorta to the sea, Kayol made sure to give her 150% of every scene, even if it required a gentler rhythm. However, she couldn't be the only one who was at fault with Tribenga's weird seasoning. From the director to the dialogue writer, from each actor, it seems to operate at different frequencies throughout the movie, almost never singing the same notes.

Tribanga set out with noble intentions. The core is a lesson, that is to strive to be a better parent, you suffer, the huge cost of living, your own conditions, why, despite all this, it is still the right way of life. This story is told through three generations of women. At the top of the totem pole is Nayantara (Tanwi Azmi), the acclaimed novelist who has a particularly bad choice among men. She jumped from divorce to divorce, dragging her two children together. In her ignorant selfishness, she caused unforgivable harm to her daughter Anurada (played by Kayol).

Anurada began to believe that her mother's ignorance was actually a testament to her evil, cold heart. She promised to correct her mother's mistakes, decide not to marry, or let any strange man approach her daughter Martha (played by Missilla Palka), who was "born the opposite sex." However, for Martha, Anuradha is by no means a perfect mother. She was bullied in her childhood because of her modern relationship with her mother and many boyfriends. Instead, she promised to have a traditional family environment, kept to the point of toxic, so that her children would never have to suffer the same mockery as hers. The circle continues with each generation and proves nothing, but there is no perfect way to become a mother.

When Nayan suffered a stroke and fell into a coma while recording her autobiography, the family began a journey of catharsis and forgiveness. The Big Three came together and talked about the harm they caused and they must apologize.

Cayol and Missilla Parcal of Tibanga

In general, Renuka's story is not without value. However, this is where everything else fails to bear it. Cayol and Tanvi accounted for the largest share of the story, and Missilla only got a few scenes in a film that was supposed to be a triune woman. Kajol ate the screen and she was surprised at first, and then used colorful language uncommonly. She screamed and swears, took a breath, but shed lonely tears. She went from being injured to absolutely dizzy to ugly crying, the transition was never subtle. Tanway, still managed to pull her weight, despite being in a coma for half of the screen time. She is Cayol's less chaotic, more mature foil (and respite).

However, the most annoying is Kunar Roy Kapoor's "Milan", the author is responsible for writing Nayan's autobiography. He couldn't stand his holy personality and the excessive cartoonish use of pure Hindi, and the last time he heard it was in the summer of 2020, in the second wave of Ramayana fever in Menda Mountain. Kunar single-handedly ruined a semi-decent movie.

But it's not just him, the conversation is clunky for everyone, especially when they are not in Marathi (I have no way to prove it, but it does sound good to my ignorant ears). Intentions and hearts change within a few minutes, the moment of catharsis is revealed before your eyes, people are forgiven, tears flow down, none of them have any impact on you. The dialogue is so humid and lifeless, everything the actors do is no different.

Tribanga may perform better in different worlds, but many things must change to make positive and strong changes. However, as Nayan said in the film about her parenting options, she does want to go back and do things differently. But she can't all she can do is apologize

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Tribhanga Movie review