Premachandran, a carpenter, rescues Kanmani, an ill-treated maid, and takes her into his care. However, to escape from her former abusers, Kanmani dresses up as a boy and joins the team of carpenters.
Acting
Mohanlal and Meera Jasmine's chemistry carries the emotional weight.
Writing
Sathyan Anthikad's signature slice-of-life dialogue hits different.
Director
Sathyan Anthikad
Mohanlal
Premachndran
Gopi
Balan Master
Meera Jasmine
Kanmani
KPAC Lalitha
Seethamma
Innocent
Manikandan Aashari
Mamukkoya
Kunjoonju
Oduvil Unnikrishnan
Ganeshan Chettiyar
Jagathy Sreekumar
Vettivel Sundara Pandyan
Bindu Panicker
Sobhana
Siddique
Ramachandran
P Sreekumar
Roychan
Mukesh
Sivan
Suraj Venjaramoodu
Suresh
Anoop Chandran
Kunjambu
Muthumani Somasundaran
Kumari
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Sathyan Anthikad's 50th directorial venture, cementing his reputation as the king of middle-class Malayalam family dramas.
The film gently critiques Kerala's domestic worker exploitation while still delivering the director's trademark feel-good resolution.
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