Brahmin Bulls is an independent feature film, releasing on 11th September 2015. The film was directed by Mahesh Pailoor and stars the likes of Roshan Seth, Sendhil Ramamurthy and the Academy Award winner Mary Steenburgen, among many other actors.
Roshan Seth is well known as Chatter Lal, in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, and has also been part of films such as Gandhi, A Passage to India and My Beautiful Laundrette.
Sendhil Ramamurthy currently plays Gabriel Lowen in the series, Beauty and the Beast, as well as in films such as It's a Wonderful Afterlife and Shor in the City.
The film is about a thirty-something disillusioned architect, Sid Sharma (played by Sendhil Ramamurthy), whose life has not quite worked out how he had originally planned for it to be. He is struggling to save his failing marriage and stumbled through his days on a self-destructive path. His father, Ashok (Roshan Seth) from Bolton, makes a surprise visit to LA to visit his son. The two begin a journey to mend their estranged relationship until Sid discovers the actual reason for his father's visit to LA; he had come in search of an old lover.
Brahmin Bulls tells a tale of two different generations. The film provokes you to think about the equation that you have with your parents.
The cast members are all good in their parts, especially Roshan Seth, who gives a heartwarming performance. Sendhil Ramamurthy portrays Sid's vulnerability on screen with excellence.
The confrontation scene between father and son was probably one of the most memorable scene, amongst others.
Brahmin Bulls has been shown at several film festivals, such as the Chicago South Asian Film Festival, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles and Dallas South Asian Film Festival. The film won the Audience Award at San Diego Film Festival, as well as Best Feature at Sonoma Film Festival.
If you are looking to watch a sensible, non-gimmicky film about human relationships, then this film is for you.
