Thursday,
November
15,
2007
Years
after
our
country
gained
independence,
when
India
is
moving
towards
becoming
a
fully-developed
country,
can
we
imagine
that
there
were
still
several
people
suffering
the
plight
of
partition?
Filmmaker
Kunju
Mohammed
brings
to
light
the
story
of
an
Indian
who
returns
to
India
from
Karachi
but
is
still
a
Paradesi!
The
movie
tells
the
story
of
a
Muslim
Indian,
Valiyakathu
Moosa,
who
moved
to
Karachi
before
partition
with
the
hope
of
earning
a
good
living
but
never
thought
that
this
very
decision
could
make
him
an
alien
in
his
own
country.
The
film
uncovers
the
trials
and
tribulations
which
Moosa
had
to
undergo
during
his
life
from
the
age
of
35
to
85.
Mohanlal
plays
Valiyakathu
Moosa,
who
moves
to
Karachi
leaving
behind
his
family
in
search
of
a
good
job;
he
was
not
alone
while
moving
to
Karachi,
several
people
from
Kerala
villages
went
to
Karachi
and
Mumbai
during
the
British
rule
in
search
of
jobs.
But
after
independence,
partition
brought
in
disastrous
changes
in
the
lives
of
these
young
men.
Some
people
died,
while
others
managed
to
return
to
their
country
they
loved,
only
to
be
treated
as
foreigners.
Valiyakathu
Moosa,
now
back
in
his
own
country
(he
thinks
India
to
be
his
country
but
Indians
do
not
treat
him
as
Indian)
has
to
hide
himself
from
the
cruel
cops
who
are
in
search
of
such
people.
The
local
police
(Cochin
Hannefa,
Bava)
are
in
search
of
Moosa
as
they
come
to
know
that
he
is
staying
in
India
even
after
his
extended
passport
has
expired
and
suspect
him
to
be
a
spy.
The
only
support
he
gets
is
from
his
wife
Ameena
(Shwetha
Menon).
He
is
often
caught
by
the
police
and
is
left
at
the
border.
He
repeatedly
returns
to
his
family
by
obtaining
a
government
permit
or
by
bribing
corrupt
cops.
A
journalist
named
Usha
(Padmapriya),
who
is
making
a
report
on
such
people,
happens
to
meet
Moosa.
On
meeting
Moosa
and
his
wife,
she
comes
to
know
that
Moosa
is
not
the
only
man
who
is
leading
a
miserable
life
in
his
own
village.
Even
his
old
friends,
Abdul
Rahman
(Jagathy),
Usman
(T.G.
Ravi),
Mustafa
(Siddique)
and
his
first
love
Khadeeja
(Lakshmi
Gopalasamy)
are
facing
similar
situations.
The
movie
showcases
Moosa's
different
stages
of
life,
his
35's,
60's
and
80's.
Mohanlal
has
given
an
outstanding
performance.
He
considers
the
role
to
be
his
best
ever
role.
His
lively
performance
makes
the
audiences
realize
the
feelings
of
such
people
who
are
being
treated
as
foreigners
in
their
own
country.
He
plays
the
different
stages
of
life
of
the
protagonist
in
the
most
splendid
way.
Shwetha
Menon
has
given
a
remarkable
performance
as
Ameena.
Jagathy
Sreekumar
excels
in
his
role
of
Abdul
Rahman.
Padmapriya
has
also
done
a
wonderful
job.
T.G.
Ravi,
Siddique
and
Lakshmi
Gopalasamy
have
done
their
roles
with
perfection.
Music
by
Ramesh
Narayanan
and
Shahbaz
Aman
is
good.
The
songs
'Thattam
Pidichchu' and
'Ya
dhuni
dhuni'
are
good.
The
movie
however
moves
at
a
very
slow
pace
and
the
makeup
at
times
is
very
heavy.
It
is
a
must-see
movie,
but
its
prospects
at
the
box
office
are
quite
low.
Cast:
Mohanlal,
Shwetha
Menon,
Lakshmi
Gopalaswami,
Jagathy
Sreekumar,
Siddique,
Cochin
Hannefa,
Padmapriya
Banner:
Aashirvad
Films
Producer:
Antony
Preumbavoor
Director:
P.T.
Kunju
Mohammed
Music:
Ramesh
Narayanan,
Shahbaz
Aman
Cinematography:
K.G.
Jayan
Art:
Gireesh
Menon
Editor:
Don
Maxx
Lyrics:
Rafeeq
Ahmed
Screenplay:
P.T.
Kunhu
Mohammed