Bharathan Effect

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Bharathan Effect
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Directed by Anil Das
Written by Madhu Muttam
Produced bySuresh Kozhenchery
Starring Biju Menon
Geethu Mohandas
Jayakrishnan
Cinematography Ramachandra Babu
Edited byK. Rajagopal
Music byScore:
Ouseppachan
Songs:
M. Jayachandran
Production
company
Nandhakishora Films
Release date
  • 29 June 2007 (2007-06-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Bharathan Effect is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction film written by Madhu Muttam, directed by Anil Das and starring Biju Menon in the title role. The film is about a genius inventor who makes a small gadget which can fly without fuel using the concept of antigravity.

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Plot

Bharathan is a post-graduate and unemployed. Somehow he manages to get the job of a Malayalam teacher at a tuition centre. His wife Geetha works in a consumer store. The couple stays in a rented house owned by Kariyachan. Bharathan is a genius inventor and has a rather inquisitive mind especially as far as scientific matters are concerned. He is always around inventions with little care on what happens around him. He never sticks to any particular job, which lands his family in deep financial troubles.

His wife Geetha is upset about all this, but there is little she can do to keep her husband from becoming the laughing stock of many who don't understand him. Some people like Kariachan cleverly usurp the patent rights of some of Bharathan's crude inventions. The few people who come with helping hands are Thankachan, one of his students in the tuition centre, and Peter, who goes around finding him new jobs. In the meantime, Bharathan invents a gadget that could be used to clean and sweep the courtyard and also to pluck coconuts and fruits from palms and trees.

One day, on the way to take classes, Bharathan notices a paper rocket-flown by some children-staying midair for an unusually long period of time. This and a few other experiences lead him to a very spectacular discovery relating to gravity. But people around him brand him a lunatic and that leads to many problems in his life. But Bharathan does discover the reason behind the phenomenon is antigravity and claims that he can make flying objects that can be used by man to reach any destination without any fuel, and he suddenly gets famous. But due to over concentration, Bharathan loses his memory about the project. The government brings a psychiatrist to cure him. He finds that with some seemingly fatal interventions, Bharathan could be cured and he could make antigravity workable.

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Reception

A critic from Indiaglitz.com said that the film "has not eyed anything exceptional other than the central plot, and would have worked better if it was promoted as a children's film!" [1] Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com concluded his review saying, "In all, Anil Das's Bharathan Effect would have worked wonders if it was made 20 years ago, and promoted as a children's film!" [2] The film received a few positive reviews as well. G. Jayakumar of The Hindu appreciated the film "for the treatment of an unusual theme." He also praised the technical aspects and the cast performances. [3]

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References

  1. "Bharathan - Bharathan has not much effect". Indiaglitz.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  2. Paresh C Palicha. (2 July 2007). "Bharathan Effect has a bad effect" Archived 13 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine . Rediff.com. Retrieved 12 January 2012.
  3. G. Jayakumar . (5 July 2007). "Peep into a creative mind Film Review". The Hindu . Retrieved 12 January 2012.