Mammootty and Lijo Jose Pellissery's "Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam" is continuing to run in theatres with great response. Mammootty's pictures from the location of the film are coming out now. Pictures of Mammootty lying on the ground are going viral on social media.
The theme of the movie is that the members of a drama troupe returning from pilgrimage all fall asleep after lunch and then drive the troupe's vehicle to a village on James Way and live in the spirit of a villager named Sundaram.
There is a scene at the beginning of the film where James, who is transformed into Sundaram, visits a temple. After this scene, Mammootty laid down to take some rest. When the wind blew in Palani, Mammootty was sleeping on the floor with fallen leaves.
Meanwhile, the film hit theatres on January 19 after screening at IFFK. Asokan, Ramya Pandian, Kainakari Thangaraj, T. Suresh Babu, and Rajesh Sharma are the other actors in the film.
The overseas release is being done by Truth Films. The film has broken the preconceived notion that there will be no one in the theatre to watch a film that gets applause at the festival screening on the very first day. Although there was pre-release hype about Lijo and Mammooty teaming up for the first time, the film is getting a huge response. Beyond the first shows, the evening shows are also receiving huge advance bookings.
Lijo has taken a detour from his previous films in terms of treatment. If Lijo's earlier films had a place for conflict scenes, violence, then Mayakkam is a meditative experience. Mammootty plays the roles of James, a theatre troupe owner, and Sundaram, a resident of Palani, in the film. Mammootty's performance is also appreciated by the audience members who have seen the film. Nanpakal Nerath Mayakkam is also the first film produced by Mammootty under the name of Mammootty Kampany. The film has been released by Dulquer Salmaan's Wayfarer Films. The cinematography of the film is by Theni Eshwar. Editing is by Deepu S. Joseph. The screenplay and dialogues are by S. Harish for the story by Lijo Jose Pellissery.
