Appan

Appan

Njoonju, a rubber tapper, lives with his father, mother, wife, and son in a small village. Ittychan, his father, is bedridden, but has always been and continues to be narcissistic, cruel, and a womaniser despite his condition. He harasses, abuses, and tortures his wife, Kuttyamma, and Njoonju. All his family members wait longingly for his death. Many villagers who had bitter experiences with his behavior in the past even make plans to kill him. Ittychan manipulates his family members to bring their next-door neighbour and prostitute, Sheela, to live with him and take care of him. Though initially the family and Sheela were at loggerheads, both parties warm up to each other as the family sees Sheela as a good-natured woman who ended up in this situation due to her circumstances (later, they understand Ittychan had killed Sheela's father to own her and then dragged her to their hometown resulting in her having to fend for herself through prostitution), and Sheela sees that unlike Ittychan his family are good people. Noonju makes a plan to leave the village but can't force himself to let go of his duties as a son. Meanwhile, Ittychan's friend dies committing suicide after listening to the news that a man named Kuriakose has been released from Jail. On a Christmas evening, Kuriakose, whose wife was raped and killed by Ittychan, comes to their house to kill him. Njoonju tries to protect his father.

Director

Maju

Release

28 Oct 2022

Run time

129 min

Language

Malayalam