Story of Kadakkal Chandran, the Chief Minister of Kerala whose uncompromising attitude towards corruption and his dictatorial actions has gained him a lot of enemies. The events gets more intense when he faces an allegation.
Acting
Mammootty's simmering restraint vs. Murali Gopy's serpentine smugness
Direction
Santhosh Viswanath treats politics like a pressure cooker thriller
Writing
Dialogues that sting like legislative debate highlights
Director
Santhosh Viswanath
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mammootty reportedly took no salary for this film, treating it as a 'gift' to Malayalam cinema for his milestone.
The film sparked real political debate in Kerala about whether Chandran models more closely resemble Pinarayi Vijayan's administrative style or V.S. Achuthanandan's populist antagonism toward his own party.