Acting
Dileep's surprisingly restrained turn as reluctant guardian.
Direction
Lal Jose balancing commercial beats with genuine pathos.
Writing
Script that makes you care about its flawed ensemble.
Director
Lal Jose
Dileep
Karakkattu Mulla
Meera Nandan
Lachi
Biju Menon
Ambi
Salim Kumar
'Thotti' Sasi
Saiju Kurup
CI Bharathan
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Bijumon
Shruthy Menon
Malli
Bhavana
Lunatic woman
Chali Pala
Papachan
Rizabawa
Venu
Sukumari
Akka
Shivaji Guruvayoor
Bhadran
Vanitha Krishnachandran
Lachi's mother
Ajay Kumar
Chandran
Sudheer Karamana
Kaai Saleem
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Dileep reportedly took a pay cut to work with Lal Jose, prioritizing the director's vision over his usual comic persona.
The film subverts the 'Mulla' archetype—Kerala's legendary folk outlaw—by making him a reluctant nurturer rather than romantic rebel.
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