Mahi, a seasoned convict who is well-known for attacking his enemies stealthily, decides to murder someone in order to raise money for his friend.
Acting
Mammootty's effortless cool carries every ridiculous scene
Direction
Shafi knows exactly how silly this is and leans in hard
Stunts
Pre-CGI fight scenes hit different — wince and admire
Director
Shafi
Mammootty
Mahi aka Mayavi
Gopika
Indu
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Parumala Giri
Vijayaraghavan
Thottappally Surendran
Salim Kumar
Kannan Srank
KPAC Lalitha
Aaranimuttom Devaki
Manoj K Jayan
Balan
Saikumar
Sivasankaran Pillai
Mamukkoya
Koya
Manikuttan
Satheesh
Santhosh Jogi
Thottappally Sugunan
Spadikam George
Sub Inspector of Police
Mohan Raj
Yatheedran
P Sreekumar
Advocate Hari
Cochin Haneefa
Jailor
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Mammootty's first collaboration with director Shafi after their 1990s comedy hits, and they reportedly rewrote scenes on set daily based on his energy levels.
Mayavi exemplifies the 'masala entertainer' wave that kept Malayalam cinema commercially viable against the rise of 'new generation' realism — it's deliberately, defiantly old-school.
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