Evening Shadows

Amazing Movie. A Queer movie which can makes the viewers get connected and emotional. Excellent acting and great writing. Struggles and homophobic reactions are clearly depicted. P.s- Finally the LGBT movie with no sex as a priority but reality.

What happens when a conservative woman who has dedicated her life to her family has to come to terms with her son's sexuality? Who will she choose? Sridhar Rangayan's Evening Shadows is a heartwarming tale of how Kartik comes out to his mother, Vasudha. Kartik is an acclaimed professional photographer who lives in Mumbai with his boyfriend, Aman. Kartik returns to his hometown after four years to attend a pooja. It is now that Kartik has to disclose the big secret to his mother. Evening Shadows is a revelation in the field of writing. Sridhar Rangayan and Saagar Gupta weave a story extremely real and personal. The duo manages to capture the plight of women in Indian families with impeccable accuracy. The characters are reasonably layered and adequately written. Excluding a handful of scenes which do not land, the writing is hands-down the best we've seen in Indian LGBTQ+ cinema. Sridhar's direction leaves us in awe of his potential. His understanding of Indian families is scarily real. With a specialisation in queer cinema, he binds a wreath of extremely real events. Cinematography by Subhransu is breathtaking. But the problem is the wobbly editing and hideous background score. Editing by Praveen Angre is disproportionate and unsatisfactory. The background score is extremely disruptive and cringe-worthy. What makes Evening Shadows, a worthy watch is not just the writing but the awe-inspiring performances. Mona Ambegoankar as the mother, Vasudha will leave you speechless. Her performance is extremely potent and believable. Devansh Doshi as Kartik is concise and sharp in his performance. He has deep empathy for his character. Ananth Narayan Mahadevan as the father, Damodar will surely strike fear in your hearts with an outstanding performance. But among the lot, Yamini Singh as Sarita will make your heart wrench and sympathise with her. The film features Surmae Shaam by Shubha Mudgal which will stir a plethora of emotions. In conclusion, Evening Shadows is an extremely well-made film but with its own flaws.

The first thought that left me baffled and spoilt the experience of watching this movie, which admittedly i did not bother watching till the end is why in the wide world were the characters speaking in hindi, if they are meant to be a family living in tamil nadu, firmly entrenched in the agragaram community living? With random tamil words thrown in, for what exactly? Perhaps for good measure It thoroughly annoyed me. Tamilians especially the tamil iyengars do not speak hindi in their day to day living If you want to make a hindi language movie, set it in north india, in delhi perhaps Maybe its just me, but then i always as a matter of principle do not watch movies with an obvious, glaring, jarring issue between language and the native setting of the movie itself Acting was completely one dimensional as well, with really weird, stilted conversations all around Just utter balderdash Could have been a great movie, especially with the idea of this movie Just a complete let down and its a shame

Finished watching this movie. Everything about this movie was beautiful, fantastic and moving. Mona just killed it with her performance. She is simply amazing. Also every character in this movie did justice to their roles. Thanks to Sridhar for making this movie. Love it love it.

First of all big congrats to the crew with special mention to screenplay,edit,cinematography and actors especially Mona ji. Its really huge leap from caricature portrayal of queer in Indian movies to sensible,subtle ,confident and goal oriented queer individuals .The apt sketch of a mother's emotional turmoil from disdaining mother to accepting person is mesmerizing. every possible movie geek must watch.

I've seen all of Sridhar Rangayan's films ! This one stands out! I think it's his best work !! He has really blossomed as a director ! His handling of a very delicate and sensitive subject of lack of acceptance of homosexuality in India through his lens is remarkable . The subtle childhood memories and a father's sticking to his traditional and archaic values and social barricades, the mother's unconditional love and standing up for her child, all captured cogently in a beautiful film. Riveting performances by Mona Ambegaonkar !( love love! Love! You ) Anantji and the rest of the team!!! All in all a very Avante Gaurde movie. A pioneering work that will serve as a beacon to all future gay film makers !! Kudos. Its just the beginning !!!

It's about how a mother stood by his son no matter what her or anyone's belief. No matter what happens all we need is one person to stand beside you and support you to move forward.

Excellent well done film. I've seen several times and still enjoy it. The acting is superb especially from the Mother.

Just saw this amazing film with an expertly written screenplay, a stellar cast, and beautiful cinematography. It touches on so many issues (patriarchy, homophobia, parent-child relationship, etc.) and has so much depth. It's also touching and moving. With India's top court's recent historical ruling to decriminalize homosexuality, this film is timely.

Just watched the movie.... Beautifully made, very touching and so many emotionally moving scenes resonated with me, and am sure they did resonate likewise with a lot many people who watched the movie..... a very big heart felt thank you to the makers for making this movie! Makes me feel hopeful that in the kind of scenario as depicted in the story, a happy-ending could be possible, after all!