Alorukkam Malayalam Movie
Due to the relevance of the issue this film handles, it's not easy to suppress your thought process post watching it. Perhaps, "Aalorukkam" is the first film in Malayalam that seriously discusses or forces us to introspect about this topic, which we quite often look with aversion. First-time director V.C. Abhilash has taken a commendable creative endeavour to highlight the subject by giving a touch of dignity to it.
The filmmaker presents the reality in such a manner that the change of mindset is required from the society. The dilemma of 'Ottanthullal' artiste Pappu Pisharody becomes ours too in this case. Call it generation gap or orthodox attitude, Pisharody is unable to come in terms with the reality. Viewers experience this feel in the more powerfully narrated second half of the movie.
Watching Indrans as Pappu Pisharody in this film evokes the feel that loneliness has a brutal face. The old man is desperately in search of his son Sajeevan (Srikanth Menon), who left home 16 years ago. In the city, we find Pisharody admitted to a hospital after sustaining a fracture in his leg. The doctor (Sameera) realises the pain of this septuagenarian and seeks help from her friend Priyan (Vishnu Agasthya), a journalist. Priyan along with police officer Kabir (Aliyar) starts searching for Sajeevan in the city.
What they find at the end of their enquiries is something astounding and shocking for Pisharody. It's heartening to watch Indrans, who is at the pinnacle of one of his performances in his career which acquired him the Kerala State Best actor award. The portrayal of the old man's angst and disappointment amidst the rubble of his shattered hopes is amazingly safe in the hands of Indrans.
Cinematographer Samlal. P. Thomas excels in creating apt visuals while Ronnie Raphael composes music. This is surely a mind-blowing film that puts forward a relevant issue along with loneliness of old age. Equally haunting as well as evoking thoughts, it testifies the acting brilliance of Indrans.