A 90-minute love letter to Kerala's communist soul — revolutionary cinema or political hagiography? You decide.
The film is a befitting tribute to EMS, the legendary leader of a momentous era who made monumental contributions to the transformation of Kerala from an obnoxious past.
Acting
Murali's weathered dignity carries the whole tribute.
Direction
Priyanandanan's restraint keeps propaganda from drowning the human story.
Director
Priyanandanan
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
EMS Namboodiripad was Kerala's first communist Chief Minister in 1957, making this the first elected communist government in the world — the film assumes you already know this.
Murali was himself a communist sympathiser who turned down commercial roles to make political cinema; casting him as EMS's devotee wasn't accidental, it was autobiography.
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