• Cast - Kalabhavan Mani, Rehman, Abhinaya, Adityan and others
  
  
• Director - Sharad Chandran Wayanaad
  
  
• The Producer - Sadhikumar Nattakam
  
  
  
  

Getting this film released was an adventure for director Sharad Chandran Wayanaad. There were financial problems and then there were court cases. Finally, the film managed to make its way to the theatres.

After a long time, we get to see Kalabhavan Mani in a performance oriented role and he has made the most of the opportunity.

Kalabhavan Mani is Muthu Chettiar. He does a job that nobody else would want to- pick up decaying dead bodies from inaccessible places like mountains, river-swirls and give them a decent cremation or burial. To him, this is more than a job. He considers it a service to mankind. The villagers treat him like an untouchable. Nakulan, played by Rehman, is his son. He doesn't want his son to get into the same occupation, so, he gives his son a good education.

When Nakulan starts to look for a job, he finds it very difficult to get one. Ironically, he doesn't get the job because the employer wasn't happy with the kind of job that his father was involved in. Dejected and with no interest whatsoever in following his father's profession, he becomes the henchman of a local moneylender.

There is a love angle to this- Nakulan is in love with a nurse who also happens to be the daughter of the local teacher.

Initially, Muthu Chettiar is not aware of the kind of job that his son was involved in. but when he finds out and realizes who the real boss is, he is shocked.

Nakulan's boss Paramashivam is Muthu's long-time rival. They have a score to settle with each other. He also finds out that Paramashivam had trapped his son into working for him.

Now begins the interesting knots and suspense that have to be unraveled.

The role is like cakewalk for the extremely talented Kalabhavan Mani. He easily is able to get the body language and mannerisms right. His performance is perfectly supported by the other members of the cast.

Rehman has done his role as the disgruntled son reasonably well enough, but sometimes you feel like he hasn't come up with enough variations of the disgruntled look. He had earlier worked with Kalabhavan Mani in 'Abraham & Lincoln'.

The film has a special message- No job is demeaning job.

The Good

* Kalabhavan Mani's performance as Muthu Chettiar

* Good cinematography

* Excellent selection of artistes to play the various roles

The Bad

* A very slow and sometimes aimless first half

* Rehman and his solo expression

The Ugly

* Nothing