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Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi (2015)

U  |  135 min  |  Adventure, Thriller 

Director:

 Anil Radhakrishnan Menon

The idea was to inspire us to fight for the nature. The director may not have succeeded in creating that feel, but from the making perspective, Mr. Menon has really pushed the envelope to create something visually lush in a film that isn’t much publicized for any mega budget. 

Philipose John Varkey is our central protagonist; I don’t know the exact name of his job. He wanders like the “Man vs Wild” guy Bear Grylls to unexplored areas and records real nature sounds. Such a journey brought him to 7000 Kandi, a village inside the forest with people without any communication with the outer world. The basic plot of the movie is Varkey’s attempt to save the village and its ancient culture along with the forest from getting destroyed with the help of a few random people he selected from various backgrounds. Even though discrete moments of humor are there in the film, the aim was to make us familiar with the nature. If the script had that magic to really make us feel from the side of the tribal people they have shown in the film, the climax would have made Goosebumps. But sadly there is a lack of investment in the key area, which is making the viewer and characters connect with the forest. Within the budget they have managed to pull off some gorgeous visuals of the forest along with some quality visual effects. Cinematography is superb and Rex Vijayan and Sushin Shyam enrich the film with their musical contribution. The art direction was also commendable. Overall, Lord Livingstone 7000 Kandi hasn’t reached the kind of expectation I had from the director. Weak content supported by technical perfection.