Farhana review: Dispels the wrong perceptions about working women

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By Manigandan KR

12/05/2023

Director Nelson Venkatesan, known for films like Oru Naal Koothu (One Day’s Ado, 2016) and Monster (2022), comes up with a slow-moving crime drama titled Farhana.

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Nelson Venkatesan, who is known to advocate feminist thoughts in his films, does exactly that in Farhana, too.

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Facing a financial crisis Farhana (Aishwarya Rajesh), a traditional muslim home maker steps up and gets a job to support her family. She is pleased with this new financial independence.

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In a bid to earn more she pushes to join a more profitable division of the company.

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Only after joining the department that Farhana realises that the huge incentive her company is paying is not to sell anything but to have conversations, often of a sexual nature, with men.

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The director is spot on when it comes to addressing certain points like dispelling the myths and the wrong perceptions that some people have about working women.

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However the movie makes monsters out of men and tries to subconsciously drive home the point that all that men can think of is sex.

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The film moves at a snail’s pace for the most part. The conversations that Farhana has with Dhayalan are long and turn boring after a point.

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Coming to performances, Aishwarya Rajesh delivers a splendid performance as Farhana. 

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Equally good is Jithan Ramesh who plays her husband. He comes up with a performance that can be termed his career’s best.

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In all, Farhana is a film that works in parts.

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