Booty and the Witness / Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum

Director : Dileesh Pothan/India/136/Malayalam/2017
Synopsis A young lower-middle-class couple’s life is disrupted one day by a petty thief when he steals their only precious belonging. The film is set in Kasargode, in a police station where the action plays out, mirroring the corruption, pathos, humour and ridiculousness in what we routinely decry as the ‘system’. The goings-on at that station and how it affects the lives of everyone involved are what Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is about.
Directed by Dileesh Pothan
Written by Sajeev Pazhoor
Produced by Sandip Senan, Anish M Thomas
Director of Photography Rajeev Ravi
Editor Kiran Das
Sound Designer Tapas Nayak
Music Bijipal
Cast :Fahad Fazil, Suraj Venjaramood, Nimisha Sajayan , Alencier Lopez
DIRECTORS STATEMENT
This is my 2nd feature film after Maheshinte Prathikaram. Maheshinte Prathikaram won the National Award for the best Regional film in Malayalam Language. A young lower-middle-class couple’s life is disrupted one day by a petty thief when he steals their only precious belonging. The film is set in Kasargode, in a police station where the action plays out, mirroring the corruption, pathos, humour and ridiculousness in what we routinely decry as the ‘system’ .
The goings-on at that station and how it affects the lives of everyone involved are what Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is about.