Samadhana Pusthakam: A good effort to highlight sex education, but needed better execution

Movies By Arjun Ramachandran Jul 19, 2024 Read the article

Samadhana Pusthakam (A Book of Peace) is the new addition to the list of films that tried to raise awareness about sex education.

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The movie has a good intention but lags in execution. The makers must be appreciated though for presenting a relevant topic through a group of newcomers.

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A group of class X students manage to get hold of an erotic book, but end up in trouble in the school.

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What happens to those students? What do their parents do? How do these students get out of the ’embarrassing’ situation?

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Debut director Raveesh Nath needs to be appreciated for trying to discuss a taboo topic (sex education) on the big screen in a casual yet subtle way.

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Further, Leona Lishoy, the school principal in 2023, is shown as a representative of people who are into moral policing.

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The film also gives an account of teachers and parents who don’t understand the concept of friendship between girls and boys.

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Raveesh Nath fails to effectively translate the script, particularly the events in the 2000s, onto the screen.

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Samadhana Pusthakam is a well-meant film made on a relevant topic. However, it loses its track somewhere in the middle and gets back to it only in the climax.

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