Susheelan aka Sushee, is a 29-year-old man, who suffers from low self-esteem. Radhenathan aka Rad, Susheelan's cousin, colleague and mentor is an antitheses to him and has multiple affairs and one night stands. On Rad's advice, a depressed Susheelan gets in touch with Smita aka Dr. Smita, a high-class escort. He soon develops a special bond with her, resulting in a positive streak in his life. But one day, Susheelan travels to another city to meet Dr. Smita, not knowing that the ensuing events are going to change his and Rad's life for ever.
Acting
Vinay Forrt's physical comedy of a man literally shrinking from life.
Writing
The Rad-Sushee dynamic: toxic mentor energy dialed to eleven.
Direction
Jinu G. Daniel builds cringe like a suspense thriller.
Director
Jinu G. Daniel
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Rasputin belongs to the 2010s wave of 'new gen' Malayalam films that satirized small-town masculinity through awkward comedy rather than heroic posturing.
Vinay Forrt and Sreenath Bhasi reunited multiple times after this, their chemistry as toxic codependents becoming a weird signature of the era.
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