Brahmin Bulls Explained

Brahmin Bulls
Director:Mahesh Pailoor
Producer:Yoshinobu Tsuji
Starring:Sendhil Ramamurthy
Roshan Seth
Mary Steenburgen
Justin Bartha
Michael Lerner
Music:Gingger Shankar
Cinematography:Ben Kutchins
Editing:Cary Lin
Studio:Philote Factory
Runtime:96 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English

Brahmin Bulls is a 2014 American drama film directed by Mahesh Pailoor and starring Sendhil Ramamurthy, Roshan Seth, Mary Steenburgen, Justin Bartha and Michael Lerner. It is Pailoor's feature directorial debut.

Cast

Release

The film was released in New York City on November 14, 2014.

Reception

The film has a 60 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on 10 reviews.[1]

Mike McCahill of The Guardian awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "Mahesh Pailoor’s film is appreciably relaxed around matters of age and race, yet – as a missing-cat subplot suggests – it’s somewhat underpowered."[2]

Justin Lowe of The Hollywood Reporter gave the film a mixed review, calling it "an accomplished first feature that doesn’t quite achieve its initial promise."[3]

Sheri Linden of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "...the drama that unfolds from that gambit is too tepid to make the perpetrator’s redemption, let alone the fulfillment of his artistic vision, anything to root for."[4]

Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a positive reviews and wrote, "Gaining in astringency as it goes along, Brahmin Bulls avoids the formulaic version of this story, in which the stubborn son learns from the more experienced father."[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brahmin Bulls. Rotten Tomatoes. January 2, 2022.
  2. News: McCahill. Mike. Brahmin Bulls review – father and son in an underpowered reunion. September 10, 2015. The Guardian. January 2, 2022.
  3. Lowe. Justin. ‘Brahmin Bulls’: LAAPFF Review. June 11, 2014. The Hollywood Reporter. January 2, 2022.
  4. News: Linden. Sheri. Review: Family ties are threatened in the tepid ‘Brahmin Bulls’. November 20, 2014. Los Angeles Times. January 2, 2022.
  5. News: Kenigsberg. Ben. Like Father, Unlike Son. November 13, 2014. The New York Times. January 2, 2022. Opens on Friday.