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The film, starring Mammootty and M. R. Gopakumar, explores the master-slave relationship in a South Karnataka setting. Vidheyan won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Best Actor Award for Mammootty.
Vidheyan follows the tale of Thommi a slave who is struggling between his sense of morality and the loyalty he has for his master, the Tyrannical Patelar. From the very start of the film, what caught my attention was the menacing presence of Mammookka every time he was on screen.
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- Drama
- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
- 1994-01-27
Dec 12, 2023 · The first meeting of Bhaskara Pattelar (Mammootty), the landowner in the South Karnataka village, and Thommi (Gopakumar) sets the tone for their relationship as master and servant. Pattelar mocks Thommi abuses him and makes it clear that he will be seeking his pleasure with Thommi’s wife, Omana (Sabita Anand).
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Mammootty is invigorating as tyrannical master Bhaskara Patelar, flawlessly rendering a Dakshina Karnataka twang to his Malayalam. When his eyes turn dark with lecherous gaze for women and derision for those who serve him, it’s difficult not to look down on in disdain.
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- Adoor Gopalakrishnan
Apr 20, 2016 · The film explores the master-slave dialectic in a South Karnataka setting. Mammootty plays the lead role in the film, who received several accolades for his work. Thommy, a Christian migrant labourer from Kerala is an obedient slave of his aggressive, tyrannical landlord Bhaskara Pattelar.
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Bhaskar Pattelar (Mammootty) is the aggressive, tyrannical, hard-drinking village landlord whose will is law, while Thomma (Gopakumar), a Christian migrant labourer from Kerala, is his timid and fearful but always loyal slave.
