The Man Who Feels No Pain

2019 2h 16m HI

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6.8

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★6.8TMDB · 82

ActionComedy

Synopsis

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Leveraging his ability to withstand pain, a young man trains to follow in the footsteps of his martial arts hero.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Abhimanyu Dasani
Surya
Radhikka Madan
Supri
Gulshan Devaiah
Karate Mani, Jimmy
Mahesh Manjrekar
Surya's Grandpa / Ajoba
Jimit Trivedi
Jatin
Sartaaj Kakkar
Young Surya
Riva Arora
Young Supri
Elena Kazan
Nandini

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Vasan Bala
Writers: Kamlesh Pandey, Kamlesh Pandey, Tigmanshu Dhulia
Languages: Hindi, English, Marathi, Malayalam
Countries: India

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1 / 8

ERA

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Released 7 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hindi, English, Marathi, Malayalam.

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3 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Vasan Bala, shot by Jay I. Patel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Karan Kulkarni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Prerna Saigal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Abhimanyu Dasani and Radhikka Madan and Gulshan Devaiah carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt8055888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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8 / 8

WILD

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Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Vasan Bala directs. Jay I. Patel behind the camera. Karan Kulkarni scores. Prerna Saigal cuts. Produced in India. Dialogue in Hindi, English, Marathi, Malayalam.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 7 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 4 languages: Hindi, English, Marathi, Malayalam.
3Directed by Vasan Bala, shot by Jay I. Patel. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
4Original score by Karan Kulkarni. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
5Editor Prerna Saigal shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Abhimanyu Dasani and Radhikka Madan and Gulshan Devaiah carry the top of the cast.
7IMDB entry: tt8055888 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
8Only 82 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Jay I. Patel
Original score: Karan Kulkarni
Editing: Prerna Saigal
Production design: Ratheesh Balakrishnan Poduval
Costume design: Abhilasha Sharma
Makeup / hair: Vidya Shankar Singh
Sound: Debajit Changmai
Runtime: 136 min · 2h 16m
Status: Released
Original language: HI
IMDB: The Man Who Feels No Pain (2019)

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What people are saying

tmdb368295092018-10-29
★ 7/10
If Gulshan Devaiah came to me and told me that he wants my house I would willingly give it to him. Such is his magical charisma in the film (and in almost all) that I can't resist but start this review of Vasan Bala's second feature, Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota (The Man Who Feels No Pain) by singing his praises despite it being a masterful work of superb cast performances (including the lead Abhimannyu Dassani and Radhika Madan). He comes second in the silly yet full-of-life plot that narrates the story of Surya (Dassani), a young man born with a life-threatning rare disease which prevents him from feeling any pain, who yearns to push evil off the face of at least his small world. Helping him in his venture are the characters that I am in love with. In addition to Devaiah, Mahesh Manjrekar is the man who helps in making the film more memorable as you end the film humming that one number from the indie, upbeat soundtrack that has stayed with you and reminded you of a time when fun was simply watching a video of your favourite kung-fu hero in a VHS tape at your wealthy friend's house. Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota is brilliantly crafted by Bala with some of the best action choreography and music mixing I have seen all year this year. The humour is local, original, and bang-on ROFL material. If you are okay with shedding all threads of realism and watching a film for what it is (ultimate silliness) you will love this action comedy film more than I did. It is made for the generation of cinema consumers who would get it more if I use a certain term, so I will: it's on fleek. TN. (Watched and reviewed at the 20th MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.)

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