3BHK (2025) Movie Review

It’s been a while since I wrote a movie review. This one just happened. The movie was playing at home. Not sure if it was my brother or mom who put it on because I was reading “The mediations”.

Spoiler alert: Watch before you read.

The film tries to cover almost 30 to 40 years of life in 2.5 hours. That’s a big stretch. The core message was there, but not kind of said straight. In India, “owning a house” is like a stamp of adulthood. Especially after 25, families expect it or they push towards it.

Before proceeding any further, lets understand the two sides of coin here

The family struggling to buy a home in the city. Every time they save, an emergency hits. That’s real. Renting means less freedom, annoying owners, noisy neighbors, and that constant instability.

On the flip, owning isn’t perfect either. You can’t expand easily, old houses eat up money in repairs, you pay taxes, and if you rent it out, you deal with tenants. The grass is always greener.

The debate on rent vs. buy is subjective. YT financial gurus might say rent and the family will say buy. Real estate developers will say buy now. In the end, it’s about one’s income, expenses, and peace of mind. Its always subjective.

One thing the movie made clear. If you hate your job and you have an long term loan, life feels like a trap. Paycheck to paycheck. I just hope viewers don’t get stuck on details on like his IT degree or her marriage story for getting a housing loan. At the end, the last stretch felt like an ad for Casagrand. Marketing always knows where to poke you emotionally.

The role of house head, elder son, middle class dynamics, unnoticed contribution of women to the savings, forced choices, uncertain situations, non physical violence were beautifully portrayed. Yet, I am furious on role of devayani. More dialogue could’ve been. I have grown up watching her in kadhal kottai, suriyavasam, kolangal. Idk!

In the end, the choice is yours to rent or buy, don’t get influenced. The movie is available at Amazon Prime

Cheers

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