Ajayante Randam Moshanam

Ajayante Randam Moshanam

The movie begins with a grandmother reciting a bed time story to her granddaughter about the lore of Chyothivilaku. Chyothivilaku is a sacred lamp which was made from a melted mixture of an asteroid which once crashed in the land of Haripuram during ancient times. The lamp was commanded to be made from the asteroid by the Edakkal King at the time, who takes it to his palace owing to its supernatural powers. During the invasion of the thugs in the land, the scared King calls upon a warrior from Haripuram called Kelu Nayanar - known popularly as Kunjikelu - to help save his citizens and his nephew Mana Varma, the heir apparent. Kunjikelu waged a one-man war against thugs at the seashore and achieved victory. After his victory over the thugs, Kunjikelu requests the Chyothivilaku as a gift. The king agrees and Kunjikelu brings it to Haripuram. Kunjikelu is romantically interested in Chothi, a woman from a lower caste. He promises Chothi on building a temple and so that the lamp is accessible to everyone without discrimination. Meanwhile smallpox spreads across Haripuram. An affected Chothi on the brink of death is saved by Kunjikelu. Chothi survives while Kunjikelu gets affected. During his bed rest, he receives a secret letter from Mana Varma which breaks his heart. Kunjikelu learns that even though he wanted the temple to have no discrimination, no one from the lower caste is allowed into the temple. Seeing all the distress, Kunjikelu dies.

Director

Jithin Laal

Release

12 Sep 2024

Run time

142 min

Language

Malayalam