Saturday, December 30, 2023

Falimy


A family of self-centered individuals sets out on a journey to fulfill their grandfather's pilgrimage wish to Kashi/Varanasi/Benaras, partly to prevent his frequent escapes and partly to find a distraction from their personal problems.

Anoop is a dubbing artist who lives in Trivandrum with his father Chandran, mother Rema, younger brother Abhijith and grandfather Janardhanan. Chandran, who is an unemployed person, earlier owned a printing press and Rema works in a digital press. Abhijith intends to migrate to the United Kingdom for his higher studies, while Janardhanan wishes to visit Varanasi and is caught by his family members whenever he attempts to go alone.

Anoop's family arranges a marriage proposal for him with Anagha, a teacher. On their engagement day, the marriage proposal is called off when Robin, a guy who used to stalk Anagha, disrupts the ceremony. Abhijith beats Robin and Chandran makes a complaint at the police station. After the incident, Anoop takes a two-week leave and decides to take Janardhanan to Varanasi. As Robin's friends are after him, Abhijith decides to accompany Anoop. Chandran, who is having issues with Anoop and initially showed no interest, later decides to join the journey.

On the way to Varanasi, Chandran is tricked by a tea-selling boy at a railway station and Rema, Anoop and Abhijith get off the train. The station master helps them get off Janardhanan and the luggage at Tikaria Railway Station. The next day, they reach the railway station in Tikaria and take Janardhanan with them. They catch a bus heading for Varanasi and get off in a remote place when Rema begins vomiting.

Pappu Panday, an animal trafficker, offers them a ride and on the way at a checkpoint, a police officer asks him for the vehicle's documents. Pappu Panday escapes by breaking the checkpoint and leaves Chandran and his family in a desolate place. They manage to reach Varanasi at night and take a room in a lodge.

The next morning, they learn from the receptionist that Janardhanan left with a group of monks at midnight. While searching for Janardhanan, Chandran, Rema, Anoop and Abhijith are taken to the police station by the police officer who was at the checkpoint. Rema shows their family photo when SI Sakshi Yadav asks them for ID proof.

A public announcement is made by Anoop about Janardhanan's missing case in Malayalam. Pramod, a Malayali settled in Varanasi who is familiar with Anoop's voice, meets them and assures to help find Janardhanan. Anoop learns from two people that Janardhanan is dead and that his body was cremated on the banks of the Ganges. Chandran performs Janardhanan's death rituals and Chacko, a friend of Chandran, calls Anoop to inform that Janardhanan is back home.

When Chandran and his family return home, they learn from their neighbour that Janardhanan has departed for the railway station with his friend's cremains. They meet Janardhanan on the train and joins him on the journey to Varanasi. The ticket checker kicks Chandran, Rema, Anoop and Abhijith off the train as they are travelling without tickets and Janardhanan continues his journey alone.

Basil Joseph as Anoop ; Jagadish as Chandran ; Manju Pillai as Rema ; Abhiram Radhakrishnan as Pramod ; Boloram Das as Pappu Panday did keep us hooked with comedy, suspense, plot , twists and message. 


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