Kallu Kondoru Pennu : Shyamaprasad proves his mettle

Rating: *** Timepass
Starring: Suresh Gopi, Vijay Shanti, Murali, and Dileep
Music: Illayaraaja

Producer: G.Jayakumar

Director: Shyamaprasad

Dileep and Vijay Shanti

After much delay, Kallu Kondoru Pennu , the debut venture of director Shyamaprasad on the big screen, has been released. His second film Agnisaakshi has been released earlier and had got rave reviews and awards.

Based on a play by noted dramatist S L Puram, the film tells us the story of a nurse Sita, who toils hard in the Gulf for the sake of her family consisting of two brothers and a sister. It is her family which is above everything for her and for this she even tries to forget the love that she has for Dr. Suresh, who works with her in the same hospital and who too loves her sincerely. At home in Kerala, her elder brother Haridasan and his wife Ambika along with their children, her sister Raji and her younger brother Venu all are leading a comfortable life, all with the money that she sends home. It is Sita herself who is consulted by all in all matters including the marriage of her sister, which is to take place with Mohanachandran, whose main demand as part of the dowry is a visa which could help him go to the Gulf and earn money though he has a good government job here. It is when Sita starts for home in connection with her sister's marriage that war breaks out in the Gulf and for some days the whereabouts of Sita are unknown. A few days later, a photograph of Sita holding a child in her hands appears in the newspapers with the caption " A mother and child in a refugee camp". This sets tongues wagging and finally when Sita arrives, that too with a child in her hand, she finds that life has changed a lot for her.

Vijay Shanti plays the role of Sita with ease and it is indeed a change to see her doing such a meaningful role. Suresh Gopi as Dr. Suresh, Dileep as Venu and Murali as Haridasan -all have done full justice to their respective roles. Manian Pillai Raju is also cast well as Mohanachandran and Harisri Ashokan makes a good work of the role of Aantappan, the driver-cum-friend of Venu. The screenplay is by the producer G.Jayakumar while the dialogues are written by T.A.Razack and Shashidharan Aaraattuvaazhi, based on the story by S.L.Puram. The songs by O.N.V. Kurup set to tune by Illayaraaja are in keeping with the tempo of the film.