When a couple elopes, more often than not, it sets off a chain reaction of emotional drama which involves a whole lot of family members and tense days or even months or years for the couple. The drama and tension would go up exponentially if the couple happens to be from a different religion or caste. It could even have violent repercussions. But in Achyuth Vinayak’s debut movie Thrishanku, in which two elopements from the same family happen parallelly, it sets off a rather fun ride, which involves two uncles as well.
ALAPPUZHA: The song ‘Trisanku Sorgathel’ from the movie “Themmadi Velappan” will always be remembered as one daring attempt by lyricist Mankombu Gopalakrishnan. The release of Themmadi Velappan, written by S.L. Puram Sadanandan, produced by G.P. Balan and directed by Hariharan, happened during emergency in India.
The movie which starred Prem Nazir and Jayabharathi demanded a song to be used to scoff at the character of the female lead, the daughter of a rich businessman. Mankombu wrote the song ‘Trisanku Sorgathe Thamburatty’ (matriarch of the delusional world) ironically to mock Indira Gandhi, the then Prime Minister.
The triad of an interfaith couple’s plan to elope and marry, an unhappy coincidence and two overbearing uncles on a road trip with their nephew make for a fantastic laugh riot in the Malayalam film Trishanku, starring Anna Ben and Arjun Ashokan, and trending on Netflix India.
Debutant director Achyuth Vinayak, who has previously worked with filmmaker Priyadarshan as assistant director, blends situational comedy with romance and a dash of social realism to set up this quirky world. Here’s what we loved about the film co-starring Nandhu, Suresh Krishna, Zarin Shihab and Shiva Hariharan.
