A lorry driver gives a lift to a stranger, unaware of the consequences of this action. Yakobi, a lorry driver works at a dairy farm. He marries Saritha without anyone's knowledge and they have a baby. One day, a stranger named Muthu asks Yakobi for a lift and says that he needs a job. Yakobi helps him get a job at the dairy. However, Muthu turns his life upside down.
Acting
Kalabhavan Mani's haunted, physical performance as Yakobi.
Direction
Biju Varkey builds dread from ordinary rural rhythms.
Cinematography
Misty dairy farms that feel increasingly claustrophobic.
Director
Biju Varkey
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kalabhavan Mani, usually cast as comic relief, subverts his own persona here—his bulk made him a clown to audiences, so watching it become tragic weight is devastating.
The film belongs to a 2000s Malayalam wave exploring Dalit and working-class lives beyond poverty porn, though it remains criminally underseen outside Kerala.
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