Brahman Naman

Name: Brahman Naman
Genre: Comedy
Released: July 7, 2016
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 58

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Netflix | Release Date (Streaming): July 7, 2016 | Not Rated

Summary: It’s the 1980s and Naman (Shashank Arora) is a know-it-all nerd driven by the whims of his raging hormones. Heading up Bangalore University’s team of bespectacled misfits, Naman and his best friends Ajay and Ramu spend the majority of their time on the quizzing circuit, using their winnings to buy nudie magazines, whiskey, and beer, whileIt’s the 1980s and Naman (Shashank Arora) is a know-it-all nerd driven by the whims of his raging hormones. Heading up Bangalore University’s team of bespectacled misfits, Naman and his best friends Ajay and Ramu spend the majority of their time on the quizzing circuit, using their winnings to buy nudie magazines, whiskey, and beer, while fantasizing about the neighborhood beauty. When the boys qualify for the National Quiz Championships, they make a booze-fueled train trip across the country determined to defeat their rivals in Calcutta and desperate to lose their virginities along the way. As Naman and his friends run amok against the colorful backdrop of the Indian landscape, his quest for sex and glory is complicated when he finds his intellectual superior in a stunning female quizzer.… Expand

Director: Qaushiq Mukherjee

Genre(s): Comedy

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 95 min

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RogerEbert.com Nick Allen

Jul 7, 2016

Owing some of its charms to other sex comedies from that decade, this Sundance 2016 title (now playing on Netflix) proves to be more layered than its promises of shenanigans may expect, especially as this is the rare sex comedy that doesn’t glorify the male gaze. Read full review

Justin Lowe

Jun 9, 2016

The cast’s performances adhere to appropriately exaggerated comedic expectations, but could have benefitted from more specific character differentiation. Read full review

Dennis Harvey

Jun 9, 2016

Overall, the mix of medium-grade raunchy humor and middleweight drama works fairly well, albeit with few real highlights. Read full review

The Guardian Lanre Bakare

Jun 9, 2016

Q’s morality tale isn’t without laughs. The quizzers are adept at alluding to and meshing together the greats of English literature with crude dick jokes. Read full review

Nico Lang

Jul 13, 2016

Brahman Naman is like a crispy Samosa with nothing at the center. The Netflix release, directed by Qaushiq Mukherjee, pays homage to American sex comedies from Porky’s and Revenge of the Nerds to There’s Something About Mary, but lacks the heart to go along with the excess of raunch. Read full review

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underin

Jul 16, 2016

I had high hopes of the movie. But alas, the movie left a lot to be desired. The script is largely dysfunctional. It neither fulfills its promise of a raunchy sex movie nor does it do enough to capture the interest of a more nuanced audience. For those who want to watch a masterpiece in thisI had high hopes of the movie. But alas, the movie left a lot to be desired. The script is largely dysfunctional. It neither fulfills its promise of a raunchy sex movie nor does it do enough to capture the interest of a more nuanced audience. For those who want to watch a masterpiece in this genre, I would strongly recommend to watch Chashme Buddoor (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0082162/). As far as this movie goes, it was a wasted hour of my life.… Expand

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