Here he has prioritised scale and spectacle above all else, creating an entire ensemble of human beings with broad brush strokes and focusing with some degree of depth on only a couple of them. Dharmajan, he swings in the opposite direction. With 2018, which he has co-written with Akhil P. Both were endearing, insightful films on believable protagonists written with attention to detail that was designed to draw us into their lives and minds.

Earlier he defied trends by making an elderly lady the protagonist of 2016’s Oru Muthassi Gada (A Grandma’s Mace). In Sara’s (2021), he batted for a woman’s right to choose what to do with her body, through the story of a working professional (Anna Ben) who wants an abortion – a subject that is largely taboo in Indian cinema. Jude has been far more adventurous in the past. And so, it begins with news of the background leading up to the deluge, introduces us to a bunch of charming people whose fates can be guessed with about 98 per cent accuracy not long into the running time, establishes a person with villainous intent and finds a handsome heroic figure in the midst of several good souls. Revise that: it is an all-out embrace of a well-worn Hollywood template for disaster flicks, abjuring New Age Malayalam cinema’s famed penchant for understated, slice-of-life storytelling and immersive characterisation. It does not last beyond half an hour though.Ģ018 is less Aashiq and more Hollywood in its approach to a real-life drama.

The feeling continues during the opening scenes of 2018 when each of its characters, played by known stars, are being introduced. When the cast of 2018 was first announced, it seemed as if director Jude Anthany Joseph was aiming at an Aashiq Abu style procedural like Virus, that brilliant, clinical account of the efficiency and community spirit with which Kerala stemmed a Nipah outbreak half a decade back. Former child actor Evan Ellingson passes away at 35, no cause of death reported yet Rajinikanth's 'Jailer' actor Vinayakan arrested for creating a ruckus at police station

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