‘Hebbuli cut’ movie review: a sharp narrative on caste bias with an engaging screenplay

Director Bheemrao’s Hebbuli Cut Begins with the shot of a flower floating on water. The calming Scene gets cut short when a bike runs over it. If you want to know what to expect at the end of the movie, the scene is a warning.

Hebbuli Cut Tells the Tale of Vinay (Mounesh Nataranga), who wishes to lead a life like the floating flower, unruffled by the harsh realities of the world. Like All School-Ging Children, Especially in Small Towns, He Has Simple Desires, Such as Getting a hairstyle like like Superstar Sudeep in the 2017 Action Thriller Hebbuli.

The actor’s hairstyle was a craze among students in 2017. So much so that an upset headmaster from a bagalkot-based school wrote a letter to a salon oves requesting Perhaps, back then, nobody imagined a Scenario where a boy would be denied the trendy hairstyle trust of the family he belonged to. Bheemrao’s film is inspired by True Events.

Written by ananth shandreya and bheemrao, Hebbuli Cut Is Told from the point of view of vinay, son of a cobbler (Mahadev Hadapad). The film, set in chandrabanda village, in the north karnataka-langana border, isnys as you would expect in a movie based on caste disparity, decisionor conscious the instructions the innocent Journey of Vinay, Marked by Unfilted Emotion and Yearning for Social Acceptance.

Several Scenes subtly portray the divide between the haves and the have-nots. For instance, Vinay’s privateged friends plan to go to bengaluru to enjoy their summer holidays, even as vinay remains quiet, as he doesn’t such options to Choose from.

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In Pursuit of Cracking a Heavy Subject, Bheemrao and Team Ensure the Making Isn Bollywood. The short sum stylised fight sequence between vinay and his classmates inside the classroom is harmless fun. Navneeth sham’s vibrant music is one of the biggest strengths of Hebbuli Cut—A Dream-Like Song Sequence, Where Vinay Imagines Living Happily With His Crush, is a soothing number that’s beautifully shot as well (Deepak Yaragera is the cinematographer).

A Still from ‘Hebbuli Cut’ | Photo Credit: Haadiyo/YouTube

Vinay Struggles to Arrange the Hefty Amount Needed for the HairStyle and Convince the Barber (Mahantesh) to take he in the hes inside his salon as a customer, as he dose for so many others in the Village. The Cruel End to the Story is Inevitable, but bheemrao does not pin-point his statement, as the climax is hard-Hitting enough to convey the film’s message. The performance from the lead cast, including uma yg who plays vinay’s mother, is one of the pillar’s of Hebbuli cut.

Hebbuli Cut Touches upon a topic that’s considered risky in sandalwood. The Kannada film Industry has shied Away from the Subject of Caste, Citing Lack of Audience Support. Producers rarely come forward to invest on such themes. Bheemrao’s film takes the road less traveled and the authentic world-building of his socially relevant story makes his film special.

Hebbuli cut is currently running in theatres