Tovino Thomas began this 12 months with an unlucky theatrical flop, Identity. Despite not being a nasty film, it struggled with each critical and audience reception. Nonetheless, it was an enjoyable watch and deserved more success than it received.
Fans of Tovino Thomas now have something to stay up for. His long-awaited film Palli Chattambi, announced six years ago but stalled for various reasons, is finally back on the right track. This big-budget enterprise officially resumed production with a pooja ceremony on February 19, 2025.
The film is directed by Dijo Jose Antony, known for making socially relevant movies like Jana Gana Mana. Although his last movie, Malayalee from India, didn’t perform well on the box office, he has proven his talent with previous projects.
The screenplay is penned by S. Suresh Babu, whose notable works include Thandavam, Dada Sahib, Shikkar. The music consists by Jakes Bejoy, who recently worked on movies like Officer on Duty, Saripodhaa Sanivaaram, Hello Mummy. Cinematography is handled by Divakar Mani.
The film is a period drama set within the mid to late Nineteen Fifties, during a historic moment in Kerala’s political landscape. For the primary time in world history, a communist government was democratically elected, unlike in other countries where communist regimes rose to power through revolutions or coups. Nonetheless, the party’s ideology clashed with the Church, resulting in tensions between the state and non secular institutions, a typical scenario wherever communism took hold.
This conflict culminated within the Vimochana Samaram (Liberation Struggle), a movement that sought to guard the interests of varied groups, including the Church. Within the film, Tovino Thomas portrays a hired goon dropped at Malabar by the Church to safeguard its interests against the federal government.
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