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.