An age-old ancestral home, a silver-haired granny and oodles of greenery - images that could bring back a thousand bitter-sweet memories. Built on this nostalgic terrain is Olappeeppi, Krish Kymal’s debut film starring Biju Menon in the lead.
“It’s a feel-good family drama woven around a muthassi and her grandson. You can easily relate to the theme, especially people in their 40s will find it very poignant,” says the director.
Olappeeppi, which swings between past and present, is basically it’s hero’s trip down memory lane. “Set in post Land Reforms Act Kerala, it shows how a family is affected by the sudden change in the feudal system,” he says. The film starts when Unni, now an acclaimed artist, returns to his village with his foreigner-wife and kid.
“It’s his flashbacks that form a major part of the film. Abandoned by his father Unni grows up in his grandma’s protection. She struggles a lot to raise him and the bond they share is too strong. “But he flees the village two days after her death and nobody knows the reason. The film also explores what happened to his family, his mother and sister, in his absence. Olapeeppi is all about how he mends broken minds and relations after 30 long years,” he adds.
Krish says Olappeeppi has parts straight out of his childhood montages, making it all the more realistic and close-to-heart. In the trailer that tugs at your heartstrings we see the main characters played by Kanchana and Master Devaprayag.
“Punnassery Kanchana was a busy artist during the 70s. With Olappeeppi she is making a comeback after 47 years,” he says. While Paris Laxmi plays Biju Menon’s wife Helena, Sreejith Ravi, Sethulekshmi and Anjali Aneesh step into other key roles.
Olapeeppi, produced by Sunil Ibrahim under the banner of Vibezon Movies, will hit the screens this weekend.