A village outcast, his best friend, and a bride caught between them — epilepsy was never this heartbreaking.
Kuttan, who has epilepsy and is feared by everyone in his village, is best friends with Haridas. To cure him of his ailment, Kuttan's marriage is fixed with Thankamani, who is in love with Haridas.
Acting
Manoj K Jayan's epileptic seizures — physically devastating performance.
Score
Raveendran's Carnatic-infused soundtrack still haunts Malayalam radio.
Direction
Hariharan builds village claustrophobia until you can't breathe.
Director
T Hariharan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Vineeth was 22 playing a mature classical musician; his dance background made the mridangam performance scenes authentic.
The film sparked rare mainstream discourse on epilepsy in Kerala, where possession superstitions still surrounded the condition in rural 1990s.
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