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Pavan is a boy who reached Kerala after he lost everything in the Gujarat earthquake on Republic Day. Operator Madhavan happens to meet the boy among the beggars. Initially he dislikes the boy but soon the young chap becomes a part of Madhavan's family - until the government decides to send him back to Gujarat. Can the family bear that?

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    • Author: Terr
    The movie reminds us of the amount of love human hearts are capable of giving. The heroes of the movie are simple people, a simple family, who gets attached to a child, an earth quake refugee, from a distant state, with whom they communicate through the language of love. The shock caused by the tremors, the loss of family and the cruelty of society in the heart of the child are beautifully conveyed and would touch the hardest hearts. In the back drop you see the heavenly beauty of the village where our heroes live, untouched by the modernization, prosperous and cheerful in their simple ways. The movie goes on to show the struggle between the forces of love and the hard rules set by a bureaucratic society. One of the strong moments of the movie would be the transformation of a broken down kid to a willful individual, and what brings about the transformation is the simple support provided by a bunch of loving people. I wont spoil more of the movie for you. If you get a chance watch it.
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    • Author: Llanonte
    Easily the best Malayalam movie of 2004. Good music and visuals just add to the charm. Still haven't figured out how the movie lost out to stupid Hindi movies for the national awards.

    Though dealing with a tragic situation, the movie has lot of light moments. I really liked some of the incidents, like, the one where the kid makes a total mess of the film roles. The second one was the "classic movie" presentation situation where the students are smoking and listening to the lecture. A small political satire was included with the local panchayat member elections. The part were the head of the village asks students in school assembly to remind their parents of elections was good. Such understated comic situations are a rarity these days in Indian cinema.

    I have given only 9 as the movie tends to be a bit depressing in opening half an hour. The mood picks up later on. Count me as one who likes happy endings. So, again didn't really like the depressing manner in which the movie ends. But hey, this is Malayalam cinema, not Hindi.
  • Credited cast:
    Mammootty Mammootty - Madhavan
    Master Yash Master Yash - Pavan (as Yash)
    Padmapriya Padmapriya - Lakshmi
    Sanusha Sanusha - Ambily
    Manoj K. Jayan Manoj K. Jayan - Joy
    Innocent Innocent - Fr. Kuriakose
    Augustine Augustine - Suresh
    Venu Nagavalli Venu Nagavalli - Magistrate
    T.S. Raju T.S. Raju - Police Officer
    Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
    Joy Badlani Joy Badlani - Sambhaban
    Nedumbram Gopi Nedumbram Gopi - Grandfather
    Sreehari Sreehari - Panchayat President
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