Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi Explained

Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi
Director:Sooraj Tom
Producer:Noble Jose
Starring:Vishnu Unnikrishnan
Saniya Iyappan
Vijilesh Karayad
Music:Anand Madhusoodanan
Cinematography:Jithu Damodar
Editing:Kiran Das
Studio:Peppercorn Studios
IIFAR Media
Distributor:Zee5
Country:India
Language:Malayalam

Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi[1] [2] is a 2021 Indian mystery psychological horror film directed by Sooraj Tom[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] who had earlier directed ‘Pa.Va’ and ‘Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal’. It was released on 11 April 2021 simultaneously through Zee Keralam television channel and Zee5 app.[8]

Plot

Unnikannan is a male home nurse. He arrives at an isolated bungalow in the middle of the forest to take care of an elderly man. When he arrives there, only a girl is in the bungalow, Beatrice. Beatrice tries her best to send Unnikannan back because her father and mother are not at home, but he is not ready to leave. He finds his patient, Beatrice's paralyzed grandfather, who is restless since the arrival of Unnikannan but is threatened by the latter to not cause any trouble.

Unnikannan narrates the story of Krishnankutty, a spirit terrorizing his village, and slyly tells Beatrice that no one would find out if something happened to her in the midst of such a huge estate. She retorts to his indecent advances by frightening him. The duo apparently seem to get along when mysterious incidents begin to take place. Unnikannan finds a severed head outside the bungalow and informs Beatrice about it, who in turn reveals to him how her grandmother was murdered by her grandfather and that her spirit is out for vengeance. A terrified Unnikannan urges Beatrice to flee with him but in a horrific twist of events, it is revealed that there is no ghost and it was actually Beatrice who committed the murder, with the help of another man Linto.

Unnikannan finds a diary in the room that he was locked in which reveals her past. Beatrice was a young Sri Lankan girl adopted by a Keralite family. The patriarch of the family, Luca, controlled everyone and was a pedophile who sexually abused Beatrice. The son of her adoptive parents also abused her while they turned a blind eye to her suffering. After years of torture and abuse, Beatrice attacks Luca and leaves him paralyzed. She yearns for revenge on the whole family. She meets Linto, whose perverted advances she rejects initially but then seduces him to carry out her plan. After reading the diary, Unnikannan manages to escape the room about the same time Beatrice and Linto finish disposing off the corpses. She then tries to kill Linto but he tackles her and hits her back. She pushes him down and tries to kill him but when she spots Unnikannan escaping, she runs behind him. He is saved from her when she is tackled by Linto and both of them fall into a pit.

In the next scene, we are shown a bandaged Unnikannan narrating the experience to his friends who refuse to believe him and accuse him of being too lazy to find a job. An irritated Unnikannan walks home alone but is stopped by someone (apparently Krishnankutty's spirit). Fed up, he furiously turns to confront whoever has called him. In the final scene, we see the bloody hand of Beatrice climbing out of the pit.

Cast

Notes and References

  1. News: The film is directed by Sooraj Tom, who has earlier directed 'Pa.Va' and 'Ente Mezhuthiri Athazhangal'. . .
  2. News: Movie News . .
  3. Web site: About Sooraj Tom . .
  4. News: Sooraj Tom's Viral Short Movie . The Hindu . 23 June 2020 . Anand . Shilpa Nair .
  5. Web site: Movie Review .
  6. Web site: 2021-04-12. Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi Movie Review: A Gripping Mystery Thriller!. 2021-04-13. ZEE5 News. en.
  7. Web site: 2021-04-13. Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi review ഇരുളിൽ ഭയം വിതയ്ക്കുന്ന ജീവനുള്ള 'യക്ഷിയും' ഉണ്ണികൃഷ്ണനും. 2021-04-13. News18 Malayalam.
  8. Web site: 'കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി പണി തുടങ്ങി' റിലീസിന് ഒരുങ്ങുന്നു, ഏപ്രിൽ 11ന് ചിത്രം പ്രേക്ഷകരിലേക്ക്!. 2021-04-13. malayalam.samayam.com. ml.
  9. News: Producer Santhosh Damodaran opens about full-fledged acting debut in Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi . New Indian Express. 12 May 2021. 2 September 2021.
  10. Web site: Krishnankutty Pani Thudangi-ചായം കൊണ്ട് മൂടിയ ആ മുഖത്തിന് പിന്നിലാര്‌? 'കൃഷ്ണൻകുട്ടി പണിതുടങ്ങി'യിലെ രഹസ്യം പുറത്തുവിട്ട് സംവിധായകൻ. News18 Kerala. 22 April 2021. 2 September 2021.