The storyline is simple yet carries a strong message rightly staged in the backdrop of present urban Nepali society that sees no easier option to earn money than going abroad.
Writer-director Aaryem Nakami’s experience with dozens of comedy outings in his early career is best utilised here in telling an otherwise hardcore melodrama with generous dose of humour that comes as a saviour. While we have seen Nakami repeating his little jokes in many of his past movies, Tuyumati is more fresh and a comparatively an unexplored territory, at least thematically. Nakami’s shifting interest to ethnic story-telling in more recent years is what lends Tuyumati its artistic touch. This, together with the film’s technical finesse, which can be rated above any average Nepali movie, makes the two hours fifteen minutes extremely watchable.
Besides trying hard to be a cultural extravaganza revolving around heritage sites and traditional settlements with an ethno-musical complement, Tuyumati shines partly due to flawless acting by who can be very well considered seasoned actors by now.
Even after coming back to films after decades, Manish chooses a female title — Tuyumati which means lady with clean thoughts — which proves that it was never meant to be a one-man show, which gets materialised by the female leads sharing equal amount of screen space with that of Manish’s.
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