Fiddle

Fiddle is another name for the bowed string musical instrument more often called a violin. It is also a colloquial term for the instrument used by players in all genres, including classical music. Fiddle playing, or fiddling, which could refer to various styles of music.

There are few real distinctions between violins and fiddles, though more primitively constructed and smaller violins are more likely to be considered fiddles. Due to the style of the music played, fiddles may optionally be set up with a bridge with a flatter arch to allow multiple strings to be played simultaneously with more ease, such as the droning in Bluegrass.

Fiddle is also a common term among musicians who play folk music on the violin. The fiddle is part of many traditional (folk) styles of music which are aural traditions, taught 'by ear' rather than via written music. Another difference in musical styles is fiddling tends to produce rhythms focused on dancing, with associated quick note changes, whereas classical music tends to contain more vibrato and sustained notes. It is less common for a classically trained violinist to play folk music, but today, many fiddlers have classical training.

Fiddle (film)

Fiddle is a 2010 Malayalam film directed by Prabhakaran Muthana starring Idea Star Singer fame Varun J. Thilak. It also has Jagathy Sreekumar, Ayilya and Salim Kumar in pivotal roles.

Story

Fiddle is about a group of youngsters who are also students of the Music College, form an organization called Satkala Sangham under the leadership of Sandeep (Varun J, Thilak). They move from village to village doing programmes and help the needy and the poor with the money that they earn. On one such journey they happen to camp at a hill station called Ponmudi, where Sandeep and his friends get caught up in the mysteries surrounding the life of a girl named Gayatri (Ayilya G. Nair).

Cast

'Fiddle' marks the acting debut of ISS fame Varun J. Thilak, and he has done a fair job in a low weight role that doesn't demand too much from his side. Ananya does the same as well, and never has to perform much either. Jagathy, Bindu Panicker and Jagadeesh also chip in their little bits, but to no avail. The same however couldn't be said of the performances of a couple of other new faces who have done significant roles in the film.