ILLAM

When Bhadran, a military man, returns to his village, he finds a world transformed. Haunting memories resurface, and the revolutionary blood in his veins calls out for action. But is he prepared for the firestorm ahead, or will the cost of rebellion consume him?

Set in the aftermath of Kerala's land reforms and the fall of feudalism, Onakkoor's Illam picks up where Thakazhi's Randidangazhi leaves off-examining the realities that unfolded when "the farm labourer gained ownership of farm lands," as the arbiters of revolution once envisioned. In this riveting tale of love, loss, and resistance, the personal and the political are on a collision course.