Newly-weds Sreeja and Prasad struggle to cope with the new life and decide to sell Sreeja's gold chain. However, a thief steals the chain during a bus journey, adding to their woes.
Movie : Thondimuthalum Dhriksakshiyum (The Mainour and the Witness)
Year : 2017
Banner : Urvasi Theatres
Cast : Suraj Venjaramoodu, Fahadh Faasil, Nimisha Sajayan, Alencier Ley Lopez, Sibi Thomas, Vettukili Prakash, Mini K
Music : Bijibal
Lyrics : Rafeeq Ahamed
Story-Screenplay : ā€ˇSajeev Pazhoor
Dialogues : Syam Pushkaran
Direction : Dileesh Pothan
Producer : Sandip Senan, Anish M.Thomas
Genre : Crime, Drama
Runtime : 135 min
Release Date : 30 June 2017
Awards
- 65th National Film Awards : Best Original Screenplay
- 65th National Film Awards : Best Feature Film in Malayalam
- 65th National Film Awards : Best Supporting Actor (Fahadh)
- 48th Kerala State Film Awards : Best Screenplay
- 48th Kerala State Film Awards : Best Character Actor (Alencier)
Blu-ray Features
- Format : Blu-ray
- Language : Malayalam
- Video Encoding : A B C Regions
- Audio Encoding: 5.1 Dolby Digital
- Subtitles : English
- Interactive Menus of Songs & Scenes for Easy Access
- Anamorphic Widescreen Enhanced (16:9)
Plot
The story follows the newly married inter-caste couple, Sreeja (Nimisha) and Prasad (Suraj Venjaramoodu), from Cherthala who move up north to Kasaragod. On a bus journey, Sreeja's gold chain is stolen by a thief also called Prasad (Fahadh Faasil). He swallows the chain but not before Sreeja notices it. He gets caught by the passengers who take him to the nearby police station. On police inquiry, the thief denies the act. Eventually, after a medical examination, the chain is found stuck inside his stomach. How to extract the chain, then becomes the question.