Bhasi (Kalabhavan Mani) following his father's footsteps moulds himself to be the leader of a powerful gang of goons. The entry of Zaheer Musthafa invites trouble into his life as he soon realizes that not all those who stand by him have the best intentions.
Acting
Mani's physicality—menace and vulnerability in one frame.
Direction
Haridas Kesavan's unglamorous underworld realism.
Director
Haridas Kesavan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
2007 marked peak Kalabhavan Mani before his tragic 2016 death—his 'thug with a heart' template influenced a generation of Malayalam crime films.
Director Haridas Kesavan later admitted the film was rushed to capitalize on Mani's villain-hero popularity after 'Karakkaran' and 'Ben Johnson'.
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