Kairee
Kairee is a ten year old orphan living with her maternal aunt, Taanimausi. Together they learn to live love and ultimately part in a world that is cruel and unforgiving euqally as it is charming and ripe.
Based on a short story by famous Marathi writer, G A Kulkarni, Kairee is definitely Amol Palekar's labour of love that took his, it is believed, 18 years to materialize.
This movie reunites you to a reality that we all know but can not identify with. It is a faraway place -- well placed in our childhood memories. Easy to feel but hard to touch. It is the moist air blowing from the river of memories.
Mr. Palekar plays with familiar themes of poverty, illeteracy, social injustice and lost childhood and creates novel presentation for us to enjoy. Emotional to the point to being sappy and yet funny, Kairee is a major triumph for Mr. Palekar. He has the courage to cast a completely new cast that outperforms any of the established names. This also gives the movie an unpretentious air. Another major achievement is that the movie features no songs and runs for about a 100 minutes. Helps the director and us concentrate on the matter at hand rather than take water breaks.
Shilpa Navalkar is Tanimausi. Kairee's aunt but more importantly her mentor. She is a broken woman with a wasted life. However, she is determined to rewrite her probable story on Kairee's clean slate. Her raw mango. Her performance is strong and careful. Hopefully she gets to perform more roles like this.
Yogita Deshmukh is the young girl of ten. An extraordinary performance. She is every child you can think of. She is smart and naughty, proud, embarassed and confused.
Mohan Gokhke ( better rememberd as Mr. Yogi ) plays a small but important role. His last before succumbing to a heart attack.
Kairee won some awards and critical acclaim. Hopefully, this was enough for Mr. Palekar to inspire him to come up with some more little gems like this.
Based on a short story by famous Marathi writer, G A Kulkarni, Kairee is definitely Amol Palekar's labour of love that took his, it is believed, 18 years to materialize.
This movie reunites you to a reality that we all know but can not identify with. It is a faraway place -- well placed in our childhood memories. Easy to feel but hard to touch. It is the moist air blowing from the river of memories.
Mr. Palekar plays with familiar themes of poverty, illeteracy, social injustice and lost childhood and creates novel presentation for us to enjoy. Emotional to the point to being sappy and yet funny, Kairee is a major triumph for Mr. Palekar. He has the courage to cast a completely new cast that outperforms any of the established names. This also gives the movie an unpretentious air. Another major achievement is that the movie features no songs and runs for about a 100 minutes. Helps the director and us concentrate on the matter at hand rather than take water breaks.
Shilpa Navalkar is Tanimausi. Kairee's aunt but more importantly her mentor. She is a broken woman with a wasted life. However, she is determined to rewrite her probable story on Kairee's clean slate. Her raw mango. Her performance is strong and careful. Hopefully she gets to perform more roles like this.
Yogita Deshmukh is the young girl of ten. An extraordinary performance. She is every child you can think of. She is smart and naughty, proud, embarassed and confused.
Mohan Gokhke ( better rememberd as Mr. Yogi ) plays a small but important role. His last before succumbing to a heart attack.
Kairee won some awards and critical acclaim. Hopefully, this was enough for Mr. Palekar to inspire him to come up with some more little gems like this.