Gulmohar - Movie Reviews (2024)

A polished piece of family drama driven by identifiable characters and well-crafted performances, Gulmohar is akin to that kind of tree trimmed more regularly than watered by the gardener.

Full Review | Aug 17, 2024

Chittella’s debut feature seems to stand at the crossroads of consequences, like it is one scene shy from stealing the scene, a moment away from seizing the moment.

Full Review | Jul 20, 2023

Although Gulmohar begs for another pass through the writers’ room, it’s still a solid family-ties drama carried by the power of its performances.

Full Review | Mar 9, 2023

...conversations give way to incessant philosophising and characters start dispensing wisdom to each other in a manner that is less like regular humans conversing than actors doing their utmost with dialogues written for them.

Full Review | Mar 8, 2023

Watch the film for the inspired acting displayed by the entire cast and its true-to-life portrayal of a dysfunctional family.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 3, 2023

Perhaps the complexities put forth are too easily resolved. Perhaps they were never so severe in the first place. It's a widely-held belief that home is where the heart is. Gulmohar agrees and bares its own in doing so.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 3, 2023

Gulmohar could have easily turned into a mother-son saga, where a star of Manoj’s stature would have had the lens focused on him more than others, but his presence doesn’t take away from the emotion this film wants to bathe you in…

Full Review | Mar 3, 2023

An engaging, genteel family drama that flips open crypts of the mind and the heart and probes the discomfiting secrets and fears that lie buried down there.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Mar 3, 2023

The film is a bittersweet tale of a family, its values, and the fact that everyone is living their lives somewhere between fate and the choices they make.

Full Review | Mar 3, 2023

Gulmohar's narrative loses pace in a few places, but it will still keep you interested throughout. Watch the movie to revel in the stories and characters, and you will find many heartbreaking yet heartwarming moments.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/5 | Mar 3, 2023

Some of the ideas and character arcs seem stitched on rather than baked into the narrative. But despite these bumps, Gulmohar doesn’t lose its emotional heft or ache.

Full Review | Mar 3, 2023