Katha Parayumpol

Katha Parayumpol Malayalam English As the Story is Told is a 2007 Malayalam film directed by M. Mohanan, coproduced and written by Sreenivasan, and starring Sreenivasan and Meena in lead roles, while Mammootty appears in an extended cameo role.

The story revolves around the life of a barber named Balan Sreenivasan in a small village called Melukavu in Kerala. The barber is financially constrained and has to raise a family with three children. His wife Sridevi Meena is beautiful and belongs to a high caste who had eloped with him. He is not able to cope with the competition from a new airconditioned beauty salonparlor opened by Sarasan Jagadeesh, opposite his shop. He does not get a license or a loan for the salon. He is in debt and is ridiculed by everyone in the village. Life is tough for him he does not have money for a full square meal, leave alone for his childrens school feesOne day the village wakes up to the news that a Malayalam movie is going to be shot there, with superstar Ashok Raj Mammotty as the hero. News spread that Ashok Raj is coming to the village for the tenday shoot. The whole village is excited preparing for the superstars arrival. Slowly, a word spread around that Balan and Ashok Raj are childhood friends. Balan, who was a laughing stock, suddenly becomes the center of attention. Everyone goes out of their way to help and please Balan, so that they can get a chance to meet and get various favors from his superstar friend. Balan gets under immense pressure because of this attitude of the villagers. Even his family starts asking him to meet and renew the friendship with Ashok Raj. Balan tries his best to approach the superstar, but his honesty and status of barber does not allow him to pass through the heavy security. When the villagers know that Balan is not able to help them, they start thinking that he was lying about his friendship with Ashok Raj and took back their support, abusing and making even more fun of him. Balan, depressed and sad, goes back to his old self. ........

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