Two grumpy old men facing mortality and still finding time to roast each other mercilessly.
Pa.Va or Pappanekkurichum Varkeyekkurichum focuses on existential aspects of life in two close octogenarian friends Pappen and Varkey. The movie narrates the love and friendship shared between two close friends - Pappen and Varkey, in the backdrop of Christian families in Central Travancore.
Acting
Murali Gopy and Anoop Menon's lived-in chemistry feels like 50 years of history.
Writing
Dialogue that weaponizes Malayalee Christian guilt like fine art.
Cinematography
Central Travancore's liminal spaces—churches, cemeteries, empty houses.
Director
Sooraj Tom
Murali Gopy
Devassy Pappan
Anoop Menon
Varkey
Prayaga Martin
Marykutty
Jose
Jose Achayan
Renji Panicker
Thampuran Johny
Idavela Babu
Brother Paul
Ashokan
Babychan
P Balachandran
Kallayi Achan / Father Micheal
Shammi Thilakan
Father ittiparamban
Sunil Sukhada
Brother Paili
Jomon
Edwin
KPAC Lalitha
Annamma
Ranjini
Lillykutty
Muthumani Somasundaran
Kunjumol
Vanitha Krishnachandran
Elamma
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film's title abbreviation 'Pa.Va' mirrors how Malayalee Christian communities shorten patriarchal names, signaling generational status.
Director Sooraj Tom specifically cast against type: Murali Gopy typically plays villains, making his fragile Pappen more destabilizing. The funeral scene required 200+ extras from actual local church communities.
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