Pariah Volume 1: Every Street Dog Has a Name

A rowdy on prowl for his missing puppy and in the process, exposing the dark secrets of the prevalent dog trade market. Undoubtedly a unique concept for Bengali Cinema ( obviously with manifold Indian movies especially #Lakadbaggha ) and a perfect answer to Bollywood's movie #Animal on the count of gross, gore and graphic violence shown.

As per the performances are concerned, #VikramChatterjee has given his career's best performance and so is the antagonist #SoumyaMukherjee. They both are the rediscovery of Tollywood. #AnganaRoy looked beautiful, although she has got nothing to do, apart from looking nice, barring one interrogation scene with the antagonist, where she has delivered fairly a good job. #SreelekhaMitra acted really well in her part and she has her moments. #AmbarishBhattacharya in his part is very good. His last scene in the movie will give u chills. After the movie #Shibpur, again came across such jumpscaring scenes. #TapatiMunsi is as usual too good. She is a true thespian. #DebashishRoy, #LoknathDey, #DebaprasadHalder, #BimalGiri & #SahirRaj are also convincing in their parts.

Director #TathagataMukherjee has superbly narrated the story with a fantastic style with a great screenplay by Antara Banerjee & himself. Producer #PrateekChakravorty and #AvinabaGhosh under their production house #PramodFilms & #DreamsOnSale have made an excellent project and truly deserve accolades. Music by #RanajoyBhattacharjee, Lyrics by #RitamSen and Tathagata Mukherjee is good. Cinematographey by #UttaranDe is superb and editing by #AmirMondal is crisp. Sound Design by #AdeepSinghManki, Sound Mixing by #TanmoySaha, Colorist #ProsenjitBanerjee, Graphics by #ForthDimension, Art Direction by #BabluSingha and Costume & Styling by #PoulamiGupta have done a fabulous job. They are the unsung heroes to make this film one of the must-watch Bengali films of 2024.

If u r a animal lover, go and watch the movie. And if u r not, u have to watch to know why I am recommending u to watch it. Dont Miss It. For the sake of Good Cinema.

When it comes to a real mass entertainer with a gripping storyline that hooks audience till the end , Bengali movies somehow fall short. Back to back copy paste of South Indian movies with more or less same cliche plot almost destroyed the main stream cinema. As an alternative, detective franchise, treasure hunt and family/ relationship drama came in, and was able to pull a certain section of the audience to theater. But again, repeatation couldn't be avoided and those movies too , started loosing audience slowly. In such a scenario Pariah is a much needed movie that had to be done here.

It's a story of a man with a mysterious past who works in a factory and lives a quiet life somewhere in Kolkata. Very soon he will go to any length to destroy inhumane brutality on street dogs after a violent incident happened one night.

The treatment is completely new in Bengali cinema, given the movies we have been watching decades after decades. It's dark , scary and violent. The degree of violence is extremely high. For a faint hearted audience it might be difficult to watch some of the scene but for most of the fans of John Wick franchise, Kill Bill ( vol 1&2) , The Raid and it's sequel and other South Korean raw action films , this movie is a treat to watch. This movie is something we have been waiting for a long time, a long long time and finally we got it in 2024. What a vission from director Tathagata Mukherjee !!

Storyline draws empathy for the voiceless and a real dog lover can relate with every single moment more precisely. Screenplay is almost perfect, gripping and hold your attention till the end. Some scenes could have been much better but that's not a big issue, nothing is absolutely perfect in this world.

Vikram Chatterjee has delivered his career best performance so does Soumya Mukherjee the lead antagonist. The tussle between the two will leave you speechless. Vikram shines brilliantly while portraying his grudge , loneliness and breathes fire in action sequences and we must say that our next real action hero has arrived. And Soumya, what a performance!! I don't remember the last time I got really scared watching a villain in a Bengali film. Sreelekha Mitra , Angana Roy and especially Ambarish Bhattacharya have also done a fine job.

Action sequences are terrific. It's raw and brutal. You see blood all over. It's a blood bath and yes it's not something copied from a South film. Action sequences will haunt you for ever. It's not taking place in a foreign location with many stylish cars, guns and gadgets but rather in a grim and scary meat butchering shop with chopper and electric saw. Could you remember ,you have ever seen anything like this in a Bengali movie ?

Background score, cinematography and other technical aspects also heightened the tension of thie film. The bgm that comes at every scene where Vikram thrashes the bad guys will give you real high.

Pariah is a movie you should not miss if you are a fan of brutal action movies. Hope this will be a trend setter for how mass movie should be made here. Highly recommended!!

N. B. This movie has given homage to John Wick perfectly. It's not a copy paste of neither John Wick nor Lakadbagdha. Simply ignore those who are spreading this sort of negativity and watch it in theater. It's worth every penny .

A disturbing movie about animals and humans who are overlooked. It has demonstrated how ignorance and egotism may plunge humanity and the natural world into peril.

We've been led to feel that obtaining something can be done and is acceptable, even if it means endangering other people's lives, by a combination of historical misconceptions and a great deal of irresponsibility.

Therefore, the government ought to prioritise developing the vegetarianism and vegetable industries rather than exterminating and consuming mammals (breastfeeding animals).

Animals that are stray need to have somewhere to stay, rest and live.

AN EXCELLENT MOVIE!

Brutal, honest and emotional- this film is a brilliant attempt at something new. I would have loved to see a stronger bond between the little black puppy and the protagonist but I think that's being saved for the later instalments. The grisly tone of the film perfectly depicts the plight that stray dogs go through. I myself feed them each night and I know the ordeals. I could see myself in the chainsaw-wielding, blood-soaked Lubdhak. It'd be amazing if the director can bring in Kaal Bhairav, Dharma and other elements from our shastras / pauranik kathas to this heady mix and make it all the more epic. Bibek Debroy's book Sarama would be a good repository to draw from. I loved how the director brought in the murky realism of Nabarun Bhattacharya (ode to his Bangla novel Lubdhak) and blended it with the gory aesthetic of Doga (the dog-faced vigilante from Raj Comics). Wonderful, wonderful attempt.

Bhairava is an avatar of Shiva. His blessings will be with the director. No matter what detractors may say.

The intention and the action displayed are appreciable, however, the execution fell short, leaving me quite shocked to be honest, as the overwhelmingly positive reception led me to bear much higher expectations.

The script is devoid of depth, especially in terms of character buildups and the emotions they carry. It's a technical misfire as well.

The editing is subpar, with noticeable 'frame' repetitions. The visual effects are not up to par, as evident in the looped footage of caged dogs in the climax. The background score, while suitable for the setting, ultimately became monotonous, deprived of variations!

Thankfully the performances hit the notes well, especially that of Soumya's. He had the most amounts of dialogue to throw and he did not disappoint in his deliveries! Vikram was competent in doing action but needed to better in dramatic portions.