Parmeshwaran aka Ustaad leaves behind a life of crime and goes to his hometown with his sister Padmaja. But the demons of his past life come back to haunt him after Padmaja falls in love with a boy.
Acting
Mohanlal's eyes do what dialogue cannot.
Direction
Sibi Malayil milks every drop of sibling tension.
Score
Songs that slap despite 165-minute runtime.
Director
Sibi Malayil
Mohanlal
Parameswaran (Ustaad)
Rajeev
Yousuf Shah
Divyaa Unni
Padmaja
Indraja
Kshama Menon
Vineeth Radhakrishnan
Koliyodan Nandan
Narendra Prasad
Koliyodan Shekharan
Janardhanan
Swamy
Saikumar
Koliyodan Giri
N F Varghese
Mohan Thampy
Chithra
Ambika
Innocent
Kunji Palu
Srividya
Dr. Malathi Menon
Vani Viswanath
Commissioner Varsha Varma
Augustine
Aali Abu
Kunchan
Appootty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mohanlal performed his own motorcycle stunts despite production's protests, because of course he did.
The 'white kurta' motif was deliberate — costume designer Sabu Cyril wanted visual purity against Ustaad's bloodied hands, a choice that pays off devastatingly in the climax.
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