Following a slew of movies closely related to the great land of India in my blog posts, I continue with a short preview on a promising movie called 'The Namesake'. The movie is about an American-born Indian named Gogol, on his life in the States. It is a story about the search for his identity, torn in between his Indian heritage and American ways.
Here are some facts for you. This movie is directed by award winning Indian director Mira Nair, which gave us critically acclaimed movies like 'Monsoon Wedding' and 'Vanity Fair'. Look closely and you'll see the paddy stalks/leaves on the movie poster (which represents different awards and nominations for the movie itself) and you'll know what to expect from this kind of movie. You see, movies like these are meant to get nominated and win awards, so they are quite serious movies at times. But I was thrilled to know that Kal Penn (Van Wilder, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Epic Movie) is acting as the main character of this show. Well, this movie should be a more serious one so it would be a slightly different Kal Penn on screen, and I'm just curious to see how he performs.
Anyway, I feel this should be worthwhile to watch. If I choose not to see 'Water', I might go for this one instead. According to Cinema Online, the show is scheduled in Malaysia for a 10th May release, which might not be accurate. So, keep your eyes open and let me know if the date changes.
'The Namesake' scores a 75% freshness on Rotten Tomatoes. (Up to date: March 16 2007)
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