As is common knowledge, festivals are one of the very few periods of time, throughout the entire year, that ignite a feeling of cultural togetherness. Which is probably why a lot of the big titles being created and produced during the year are released during festivals like Diwali, Holi, Onam, Pongal, amongst others.
What this means for a country as culturally diverse as ours is this: despite an overall lack of titles to release well across the calendar, highly anticipated ones often end up clashing with each other. This is brought more into context considering that this weekend will be the last of the festival of Onam, a widely celebrated harvest festival in the state of Kerala.
Not only is the festival celebrated within the state it is celebrated across many Southern states. What this entails for viewers is a clash between Kareena Kapoor’s highly awaited crime drama film “The Buckingham Murders”, and a genre-spanning slate of Southern titles.
Which is to say will titles like “Kalinga”, “Kondal”, “Bad Boyz”, “Mathu Vadalara 2”, “Kaalapatthar”, “Kaljiga”, “Gangs of Sukumarakurup”, and more releasing the same day as “The Buckingham Murders” stand a chance against Kareena Kapoor’s pan India tag.
Or will the spirit of festivities prevail? Stay tuned to find out!