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added: Mon, Jan 25th '16
In what is being described as India's version of "American Pie" and "Porky's," check out this newly-released teaser trailer for the Sundance-selected coming-of-age, sex comedy "Brahman Naman," about a nerdy Indian college student determined to lose his virginity as he travels across the country with his two buddies for a national quiz competition.
Set in Bangalore, India in the early 1980s, the English-language film stars India-born actor Shashank Arora (Titli) as the sex-crazed Naman, while fellow newcomers Tanmay Dhanania (Sugar Baby) and Chaitanya Varad play Naman's two best friends.
Written by Naman Ramachandran, "Brahman Naman" is the latest effort by controversial director Qaushiq Mukherjee (simply known as "Q"), whose previous film was 2010's anti-Bollywood, punk-rap musical "Gandu," which ended up being banned in India.
"Brahman Naman" is premiering at Sundance this week.
synopsis:
It's the 1980s and Naman (Shashank Arora, star of Cannes hit TITLI) is a know-it-all nerd driven by the whims of his raging hormones. Heading up Bangalore University's team of bespectacled misfits (best friends Ajay and Ramu), the trio of lusty intellectuals spend the majority of their time on the quizzing circuit, using their winnings to buy nudie magazines, whiskey, and beer, fantasizing about the buxom neighborhood beauty all the while. When the boys qualify for the National Quiz Championships, they make a booze-fuelled train trip across the country determined to defeat their rivals in Calcutta and desperate to lose their virginities along the way.
Unfolding to the tune of the iconic anthem, "Whiskey Bar," 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. Directed by Indian filmmaker Q. (known for his controversial cult hit GANDU) BRAHMAN NAMAN is a smart, raucous sex comedy that’s raunchy and endearing in equal measure -- replete with innovative masturbation methods that put even Philip Roth’s Alexander Portnoy to shame.
directed by "Q" (aka Qaushiq Mukherjee)
starring Shashank Arora, Tanmay Dhanania, Chaitanya Varad
release date Sundance, 2016
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