That Cuckoo Definitely Flew Over | Part 2 | Under Lens

Based on a novel by the same name, One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest was made by Miloš Forman starring Jack Nicholson and Louise Fletcher in lead roles. Rated as one of the finest films ever made, this film bagged all five major Oscars – Actress, Actor, Screenplay, Director and Film. In an illustrious history of Academy, this feat has been achieved only thrice – It Happened One Night and The Silence Of The Lambs are two other films with the distinction.

OFOTCN was story of a maniacal character Randle McMurphy alias Mac who is in asylum for evaluation. Asylum is his way to soft sentence. In asylum nurse Ratched is the cause of fear induced mental trauma for most of the patients. Her means are mean and barely helps the patients to recover from their respective issues. Mac shows his rebellious streak and fights for the rights of patients who are in need to care and compassion. The end reflects the social paranoia existing in systematic world against the outliers and rebels.

There are few parallel lines between Deep Jwoley Jaye and One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest prompting some filmmakers to blend the elements.

Made in 1986, Malayalam film by Priyadarshan Thalavattam starring Mohanlal and Karthika in lead roles successfully blends the element of both the films. A compassionate doctor played by Karthika fall in love with mentally traumatized patient played by Mohanlal. When he recovers, they decide to be together. This, however, is not agreeable to doctor’s father who is head of the institution. He lobotomizes the patient. In the end he realizes his mistake when his daughter becomes mentally sick after she learns about her father’s misdeed. Thalavattam was remade in Hindi by Priyadarshan with Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor in lead roles.