Director: R. Sukumaran; Writer: R. Sukumaran; Producer: Augustin Elanjipilli; Cinematographer: Saloo George; Cast: Mohanlal, Nedumudi Venu, Seema, Urvashi, Sitara, Master Sreekumar
Duration: 02:17:16; Aspect Ratio: 1.481:1; Hue: 19.139; Saturation: 0.210; Lightness: 0.160; Volume: 0.293; Cuts per Minute: 7.307
Summary: Existential fable designed to show off
Mohanlal’s acting skills. He plays both a parttime
theyyam dancer and travelling salesman
as well as his guilt-ridden son. The son
eventually ‘ascends’ into insanity. The film
works with numerous allusions to both biblical
and folk sources as it investigates the meaning
of fatherhood, the youth’s main problem.
Noted for George’s camerawork and for
Mohanlal’s repeated efforts to extend his
performative abilities to dance (cf. also
Kamalathalam, 1992).
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