When his partner in crime goes missing, a small-time crook’s life is transformed as he dedicates himself to raising the daughter his friend left behind.
Acting
Vinayakan's face does more acting than most scripts.
Cinematography
The Kerala coast looks beautiful and brutal simultaneously.
Director
Shanavas K Bavakkutty
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The film subverts the 'noble criminal' trope by showing Ithakk's violence and tenderness as inseparable — he doesn't become a better man, just a more complicated one.
Vinayakan, primarily known for comic and villain roles, underwent a physical transformation and learned coastal dialect for this career-defining performance that won him the Kerala State Film Award.
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