MELBOURNE: Set against the backdrop of the untamed sandy badlands of Punjab between 1885 and 1893, Maurh unveils a tale of resilience, honor, and defiance against the oppressive British colonizers and native kings. Jeona Maurh and his brother Kishna Maurh emerge as a hope, challenging the unjust feudal system, fighting for their rights.
The rather simple story-line step by step takes the viewer into what you might have viewed in many Indian movies. The fight is against evil. Here it is not a police inspector or an estranged sibling rising against day to day oppression. It is, in fact, brothers in action. The language is Punjabi and the backdrop semi-feudal. The rural ambience reflects the society people live in and as expected the oppressors and the oppressed. The alliance of the colonial masters and the local ruler is exposed.
The array of Robinhood type episodes are spread out in the narrative. The cinematography is good. The first half is slow but takes pace as the movie moves ahead. Stellar acting by Ammy Virk (Jeona Maurh) and Dev Kharoud (Kishna Maurh) steals the show. The screenplay could have been better but manages to cruise through. Director-Writer Jatinder Mauhar has given a different movie, worth seeing.
In the end the movie tells us the conflicting stories about what happened to Maurh. The period drama, no doubt, is different but steps a new trend in Punjabi cinema.
The movie is streaming at ZEE5 Global.
I give the movie 3 out of 5 stars.
