Kathputli film

(Editor’s note: The review contains some spoilers of the film) A prince of a land where people are revolting against monarchy gets trapped in a palace filled with secrets. This is the one-liner of the latest Nepali horror film, ‘Kathaputali: The Puppet’. The movie stars an ensemble cast of known actors like Karma Shakya, Mithila Sharma, Gauri Malla, Usha Rajak, and Shilpa Maskey. But sadly, as the film progresses, its narrative gets limited to just one-liners—making the film too long, predictable, and sometimes even tiresome. Akash (played by Shakya) is a prince of some land we aren’t told about. His father, Dhurba Koirala, is a power-hungry king for whom his throne matters more than his family members and subjects. As the country's citizens start rebelling against the monarchy, Akash is forced to leave his castle to find ways to calm down the public. But due to some circumstances, he gets injured and is forced to take refuge in a palace, where Budi Aama (played by Mithila Sharma) is the caretaker. From the moment he steps into the palace, strange things start happening, and it’s through Akash, we experience a tale of horror, revenge, and betrayal. Directed by Veemsen Lama, the film does have a few elements that we, as an audience, seek in a horror film. There’s an interesting premise built from the beginning, as we are taken into a world that dates back a few decades, a time when people lived in houses that were big enough to hide the secrets of its inhabitants. But as th...

Why the children of Kathputli Colony, do not want to carry on with their fore father’s profession? / / Directed by Sudheer Gupta / Producer and Commissioning Editor: Rajiv Mehrotra / / Festivals / New Delhi, India / / Sudheer Gupta specialised in Film Direction from FTII and pursued a Ph. D in commercial Hindi Cinema at the Centre of Historical Studies, JNU. He has made several independently researched, directed and produced documentary films. / / Rajiv Mehrotra is the Managing Trustee and Commissioning Editor of PSBT - his films have won more than 300 awards worldwide, including 32 in 31 years from the President of India. His nine books are available in 50 languages and editions. / / / / / PSBT is a not-for-profit that nurtures and supports the production of independent documentary films. Over two decades, it has produced some 700 documentary films. Each film averages two festival selections and every second film an award. / / Its Board of Trustees includes Adoor Gopalakrishnan, Fali Nariman, Kiran Karnik, Shyam Benegal, Sharmila Tagore and CEO, Prasar Bharati. / / Credits / Cinematographer: Sudheer Gupta / Editor: Amit Kumar / Sound: Sudheer, Von / Sound Processor & Mixer: K S Sivadas / / Produced by PSBT in partnership with Doordarshan India. / http://www.psbt.org/ ; http://www.ddindia.gov.in/ / / For Festival and screening queries, please write to us at [email protected]