Alorukkam
Alorukkam
Genre
Drama, Thriller
Trailer
Release Date
06-April-2018 - Malayalam
Story
75-year-old Pappu Pisharodi sets out on a journey to find his son, who
had left home 16 years back. After a long search, the does find his son,
but not the person he expects.
Review: There is a scene in Alorukkam where an aged Pappu
Pisharodi (Indrans), who finds himself in a hospital after a fall, looks
out of the window into the heavy rain and darkness outside, and then up
at the ceiling fan for a few moments before getting back to bed with a
sigh. There is no dialogue but the actor poignantly conveys the
loneliness and quiet desperation of an aging father, who has lost both
his adult children. Such moments are the highlight of VC Abhilash’s
Alorukkam, and probably what won its lead actor a State award for Best
Actor.
There are few films which delve deep into the relationship between a father and a son or a father and his son-in-law, and the film is one of them. A retired Thullal artist, Pappu Pisharodi, on finding himself infirm and alone, sets out on a journey to find his son Sajeevan who left home for reasons unknown. The slow paced first half drags a bit with somewhat artificial dialogues between Pappu and hospital staff, who take it upon themselves to locate the missing son. Eventually Pappu finds Sajeevan, but he is no longer the person the father imagines. From then on, the story picks up pace. The film tells the story of a different set of lives, but without drama, and without being overly sentimental, in a rather nonchalant, matter-of-fact manner.
The viewer feels sympathy and disdain alternately for the protagonist, who goes through a deep internal conflict. Pappu is shown as fairly liberal as the fact that the young nurse who chats with him every day has a boyfriend doesn’t bother him at all. But when his own son chooses a different path, he finds himself unable to come to terms with it, and withdraws into a sad, stony silence. Indrans does more with his silence than with his lines, in the film.
The rest of the cast are mostly fresh faces. The actors who play the characters of Priyanka, her husband, the doctor and the journalist have all done their parts well.
Alorukkam is by no means a perfect film but it talks about a much talked about subject from a new perspective, about the loneliness of old age, as well as the perverted attitude of society in passing.
There are few films which delve deep into the relationship between a father and a son or a father and his son-in-law, and the film is one of them. A retired Thullal artist, Pappu Pisharodi, on finding himself infirm and alone, sets out on a journey to find his son Sajeevan who left home for reasons unknown. The slow paced first half drags a bit with somewhat artificial dialogues between Pappu and hospital staff, who take it upon themselves to locate the missing son. Eventually Pappu finds Sajeevan, but he is no longer the person the father imagines. From then on, the story picks up pace. The film tells the story of a different set of lives, but without drama, and without being overly sentimental, in a rather nonchalant, matter-of-fact manner.
The viewer feels sympathy and disdain alternately for the protagonist, who goes through a deep internal conflict. Pappu is shown as fairly liberal as the fact that the young nurse who chats with him every day has a boyfriend doesn’t bother him at all. But when his own son chooses a different path, he finds himself unable to come to terms with it, and withdraws into a sad, stony silence. Indrans does more with his silence than with his lines, in the film.
The rest of the cast are mostly fresh faces. The actors who play the characters of Priyanka, her husband, the doctor and the journalist have all done their parts well.
Alorukkam is by no means a perfect film but it talks about a much talked about subject from a new perspective, about the loneliness of old age, as well as the perverted attitude of society in passing.
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