Good Night Good Morning (2010)

This is first time i am writing a review for a movie and just for the sake of Sudish Kamath, whom i used to hate. Well let me about the Movie Good Night Good Morning simple story of a boy and a girl who engage in a phone conversation on new year's night. While speaking on phone they come across various stages of love. Performance wise everyone did their part well except one man Raja Sen,he was irritating with silly jokes. Technically one could expect nothing from these kinda movies but this movie was a surprise it was a good technically and perfectly edited. Now finally about the direction ,its really tough to direct a movie with only 5 cast members totally and Sudish has done a brilliant job, then conversation parts were well directed and the timing was perfect. Good thing about this movie is u wont fell like getting bored anywhere credits should be given to Sudish for making it an engaging movie. Rather than spending & watching some craps you can surely go for Good Night Good Morning with Zero expectation and i am sure that it wont disappoint you. Finally my apologies to Sudish Kamath I rated this movie 1 out 10 before watching it but now i have rated it what i should after watching it. so, we can expect a bigger and a better movies from Sudish Kamath in future. All The Best :)

It is your story. No! Its 'our' story! It is Touching, It is heart breaking and if it drives you down the memory lane - that is 'Good Night | Good Morning'Its a surprise package. Its a Lovely and a Lively conversation film. Its got Terrific writing, credits to Sudhish Kamath and Shilpa Rathnam and a Amazing Screenplay with Perfect Casting. I can easily say this is the 'Most Daring movie ever made'! Its a 'Must Watch'.I am going with 4/5!Here is the Synopsis of the film - 'Good Night Good Morning is a black and white, split-screen, conversation film about two strangers sharing an all-night phone call on New Year's night.Driving from New York to Philadelphia with buddies, calls the enigmatic girl staying alone in her hotel room, after a brief encounter at the bar earlier in the night.The boy has his baggage of an eight-year-old failed relationship and the girl has her own demons to fight. Scarred by unpleasant memories, she prefers to travel on New Year's Eve.An all-night phone call becomes a surreal, dream-like experience. Especially when the limited validity of the adventure gives you the freedom to be who you want to be. Anonymity could be comforting and such a situation could lead to an almost romance. Or something like it.'Manu Narayan (as Turiya Omprakash) and Seema Rahmani (as Moira) - Top Notch Acting, perfect chemistry between the leads. Oh Wait! What chemistry are you talking about when they don't see each other through out the film? Yes, Even though they don't see each other, there is this Excellent chemistry between them. After watching the movie, you will definitely agree with me.Raja Sen (as JC) was fantastic. Vasanth Santhosham (as Hussein) was good. People involved in Casting - You are one of the reason for Film's Success!Script is simple and straight and its got to be that way (as said in the film). It is well written. Dialogues are funny, touching, heartbreaking and to top it all, it is very natural and subtle. Screenplay is Brilliant and Well-etched and you become a character in the film. Credits to Writer Shilpa Rathnam and Sudhish Kamath. Direction - You got to congratulate Sudhish Kamath for choosing such a daring theme and Pulling it off in Style! Overall, Fabulous Job. When was the last time you watched a Black & White movie? Yes, Sudhish Kamath's Good Night | Good Morning is 80% Black and White and Cinematographer Nischalakrishna Vittalanathan's work stands out. Nice Lighting and Perfect Framing. He makes the movie look Rich with the Black & White tone. Editing by Vijay Venkataramanan, M. Venkatram and Murugesh Thevar works for me! It was Slick and Crisp. He is also another reason for movie's success. Music by Ray Guntrip Feat. Tina May | Manu Narayan & Darunam | Blues Conscience Feat. Sudeep is a Big Plus. Outstanding Background score takes the movie to another level. Costumes by Shilpa Rathnam are OK. Other crew members hard work is evident and they deserve a huge applause.I also see a lot of Pre-Production has gone into making this film a grand success. Job well done! Good Night | Good Morning is way(^as many) better than many mainstream Indian films! It is a Writing Masterpiece. Exceptional Writing. It is a Great moment for Indian Indie-Filmmaking Fraternity. I was So happy to see everyone glued to their seats for the Q&A. That was the impact the movie had on the New Yorkers!

I've always had a soft spot for Richard Linklater, one of the few Hollywood directors who makes talky films. You might assume I'm talking about Before Sunrise/ Before Sunset, which are the most overtly talkative of the bunch. But Linklater has always been fascinated by words and their possibilities, from the rambling monologues of his breakthrough feature Slacker to the stoned, proud declarations by the teens in Dazed and Confused. Time and time again, Linklater gives his characters enough time to ramble, realise they're rambling and steer the conversation back to safer ground (though some of them just go on talking).This freedom to not make sense all the time lends Good Night Good Morning, which recently showed at the Habitat Film Festival, a bracing authenticity that's perfectly in line with its subject matter. It's been directed by Sudhish Kamath, and stars Manu Narayan as Turiya (The Love Guru) and Seema Rahmani, whom some may remember rising above average material in The Loins of Punjab, as Moira. The movie name-drops Before Sunrise early on and it soon becomes clear why: the movie is an extended conversation (on phone) between two almost strangers. It beings with Turiya drunk-dialing Moira from a car; he'd met her briefly at a party in NYC a couple of hours ago. She hangs up on him, then realises she can't sleep and calls him back. You could argue that stuff like this don't happen in real life. Or you could recall the times similar things have happened and you've said "Man, this is just like in the movies…"Turiya and Moira proceed to talk the night away. They flirt, discuss their past loves, their mistakes and future plans. Since it's their first meeting, there's also an inevitable sizing up, followed by a subtle, ever-present struggle for the upper hand. The great triumph is in the way Kamath ensures that their lines never sound like a movie conversation. These two don't have the nonchalance to look act when they say something witty – instead, they do what normal people do, and look extremely pleased with themselves. It takes great skill to write something that sounds this off-the-cuff. Too clever, and the viewer beings to question the likelihood of two strangers spitting out one-liner after one-liner at three in the morning; go too far in the other direction, and it becomes commonplace, and not worth watching. Kamath told the Habitat audience that when the movie was being scripted, he's asked his friends to do what Turiya does – dial a stranger and speak to them. He said that what they spoke didn't turn out to be important as the way their conversations unfolded, jumping from one topic to another. The dialogue in Good Night Good Morning has this same quality of leaping without looking. It's that rare screenplay which sounds like it's unscripted.The movie's shot in black and white, though I'm not sure I can see a reason why (I can't see a reason why not, either). The leads had to be charming for it to work, and they are, Narayan with his timid overtures, Rahmani playfully knowing. The only off-note is Raja Sen as Turiya's crass buddy J.C., providing comic relief in a film that doesn't require it. The film is split- screen almost throughout, except for the flashback sequences (absent from the MAMI screening, but wisely inserted back). The actors in these sequences are always Narayan and Rahmani, no matters who the characters in question are. You could argue that the director uses this as a device to garner easy laughs. It's also possible that this is his way of indicating how potential loves always have to measure up to past ones in the beginning. In the same vein, I must return again to the reference made in the movie to Before Sunrise. Once that title was out there, it would always be a question – maybe in the back of people's minds, but there nonetheless – of whether Good Morning Good Night would measure up to it. I'm happy to say it does. - By A Fan Apart

GNGM is a film of its kind, if Woody Allen had wanted to make a conversational film based on 2 American's of Indian origin... It would look like Good Night|Good morning!(well almost)Gngm is a conversational film made in black and white and the entire movie is split screen, the film is about 2 strangers who talk to each other on the new year's eve and end up falling in love(almost again). Given the fact that the whole film has just 2 locales and is split screen dialogs are a very important thing, each word in the film is quite brilliantly written and yes they touch the chord quite easily. The screenplay(I happened to see the uncut version) is quite nice in fact it is phenomenal! If at all you are wondering what the plot of a film about 2 strangers talking to one another and that too on a phone , the answer is quite simple-the plot is in you. It is about the demons in you that curtail you from being decisive about life, romance and most importantly... relationships. Turiya Omprakash(played by Manu Narayan) and Moira(Seema Rahmani) are 2 strangers who meet up in a bar at NY and begin a telephonic conversation and end up entering into 2009 talking to each other, the plot is quite simple but the film is quite loaded! There are just 2 locations one the hotel room from which Moira speaks from and the car from which Turiya speaks from, Turiya is accompanied by 3 of his friends JC(Raja Sen), Hussein(Vasanth Santosham) and Moira is all lonely. There is just one thing in common between the 2 they are both heart broken and how this one thing brings out the monsters within them is what the film is all about.Applauds Shilpa Rathnam and Sudhish Kamath for writing such a brilliant screenplay, in the uncut version there is a mention about the past relationships performed beautifully well... I swear I laughed my ass out for the KKHH spoof. Coming to the performances Seema and Manu have done a brilliant job and special mention to Seema. Manu does a neat job as well, the only problem I find in the casting is that Raja Sen is a little wasted he could have been given more dialogs. Vasanth Santhosham does a great job too. The other problem lies with Seema's make up in the boy meets girl scene, where the hair style remotely suits her. Besides that she is perfect. Coming to the locations, there is a sequence about Moira's broken relationship, according to the film it is supposed to be taking place in the USA but the it looks obvious that they have been shot in Chennai. There is a scene where Moira attempts suicide and that too looks obvious that it has been shot in a beach near Chennai. Apart from these small issues the film is phenomenal, amazing and a standing ovation to the entire team. It is the best thing that could happen to Indian Indie cinema after Little Zizou(2008)!! Sudhish Kamath has come a long way from TFLW, he makes a perfect Woody Allenish film that stands out !!! I am just hoping that someone picks it up for theatrical release.My rating for GNGM: 9.3/10!!!!!!!!!! - Sai Prasad Narendran