Think boys' hostel and a thousand quirky and madcap images pop up in your mind. Add to it unbridled fun and a dash of suspense - that's what 'Adi Kapyare Kootamani' promises.
Set in a boys' hostel brimming with mirth, the film zooms into the life of its inmates and their adventures. “Adi Kapyare Kootamani is basically a comic-thriller, the entire story unfolds in four days inside a boys hostel,” says director John Varghese. The film is woven around a foursome, students and buddies who are totally into the thoughtless abandon of hostel life. “One fine day a girl enters their hostel and what follows forms the crux of the storyline. The film shows how they deal with the intruder,” he
adds. While Dhyan Sreenivasan steps into the role of Bhanuprasad, the hero, Aju Varghese, Neeraj Madhav and Vineeth Mohan complete the gang. Mukesh appears as Father Alfred Kattuvilayi, the warden of the hostel. “Though the film is a total fun ride, it deals with a very serious subject. We have tried to treat it in a humourous and capricious style,” adds John.
Namitha Pramod plays Adhishta Lekshmi, the female lead with Tamil origins settled in Kerala. “She is somebody who totally fits into the phrase 'bold and beautiful'. Nothing more about her character can be revealed right now,” he adds.
Dhyan's Bhanuprasad is the boy-next-door your are familiar with - both naïve and naughty, tasting freedom for the first time. “I have
used incidents from my own hostel days in the film blending it with the fictional part,” says John who co-wrote the script with Abhilash S Nair.
Repeated church bells indicate emergency and John says his title hints at the situation inside the hostel. “They ring the bells to warn the parishioners. And in the film it's total chaos during the all four days.” He adds that his cast and screenplay are the highlight of the film. “It's a script-oriented film and I was lucky to have the most suitable actors on board,” he says.
The film, produced by Sandra Thomas and Vijay Babu, will hit the screens next week.