Kondraal Paavam

Kondraal Paavam

The story is set in the 80s. In a small village located deep in Tamil Nadu, a poor family consisting of aged parents Karuppusamy (Charle) and Valliyammal (Easwari Rao) and their spinster daughter Mallika (Varalaxmi) receives a visit from a fortune teller. The fortune teller predicts that their luck will change dramatically overnight, and it is up to them to make the best or worst of it. On the same day, a stranger, Arjunan (Santhosh Pratap), arrives at their house and asks if he can stay there for the night. While initially reluctant, they take him in, and increasingly become comfortable with him. Arjunan gets to know about the financial issues that the family is having. The family has been struggling due to severe drought in the village and Mallika could not get married as they are unable to give the dowry demanded. Arjunan shows them a box full of money and jewels and says that his luck changed by working hard, assuring them that so could theirs. Mallika, enchanted by the riches and Arjunan's good looks, tries to seduce him, however, he scolds her for her behaviour. Mallika plans to kill Arjunan and steal the money and jewels to solve their problems. Even though her parents are hesitant, they agree to the plan as they are in need of money. After a couple of hiccups, including a plan to poison Arjunan which goes awry, Mallika kills Arjunan by slitting his throat while he is sleeping.

Director

Dayal Padmanabhan

Release

10 Mar 2023

Language

Tamil