Katha Parayumbol
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76% Critic Match

Katha Parayumbol

7.6 / 10 2007 2h 10mNR Malayalam
ComedyDrama

Storyline

the film is about how a barber's life is turned upside down when a film unit comes to the village for a shoot, and the news spreads that superstar Ashok Raj (Mammootty) is the barber's childhood friend. The script also by Srinivasan is so layered that every frame has a comment to make about the world and every line of the dialogue, on the mores of the society. The craze for celebrities and the problems of leading a principled life are discussed without being preachy.

Cast & Crew

Sreenivasan

Sreenivasan

E.P. Balan

Lead
Meena

Meena

Sridevi

Mammootty

Mammootty

'Superstar' Ashok Raj

Mukesh

Mukesh

Venu

Innocent

Innocent

Eappachan Muthalali

Jagadish

Jagadish

Sarasan

Salim Kumar

Salim Kumar

Das Vadakkemuri

JK

Jasveer Kaur

Cameo

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. M. Mohanan's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. Katha Parayumbol is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker