Kunhikuttan, a famous Kathakali dancer, meets Subhadra, a woman from an upper caste family, who falls in love with his character rather than himself.
Acting
Mohanlal's eyes do what dialogue cannot.
Cinematography
Painted faces glowing like living temple art.
Direction
Shaji Karun lets silence scream.
Director
Shaji N. Karun
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mohanlal trained in Kathakali for months; his guru in the film is real master Kalamandalam Gopi.
The title refers to Hindu life's third stage — forest-dwelling renunciation — poignantly misapplied to a man cast out early.
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