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По одноимённому роману керальского писателя-реалиста Башира Мухаммада Вайкома The man is imprisoned on charges of sedition. He is unlike the other prisoners, very inquisitive and armed with sardonic wit. Everyone takes a liking to him and even turns to him in times of distress. He strikes up a friendship with the Warden and an enthusiastic jailor. Due to his unique charisma and popularity as an author, he is afforded privileges the other prisoners don’t have. His written works are greatly appreciated by the policemen, who supply him papers to finish his work. One day, the hero is informed that he will be released soon as all political prisoners are pardoned. But unexpectedly, his name was missing from the list. His enthusiasm and happiness takes a hit and he becomes filled with uneasiness and worry. Due to the eerie solitude of the prison complex,he starts to get depressed, but the other inmates try to encourage him to accompany them in making a vegetable garden in front of the neighbouring women’s prison compound. He falls in love with a woman in the neighbouring prison. They are separated by a high wall, thus they never see each other and have to devise ingenious ways for communicating. They exchange gifts with each other by throwing the packages up high so that it crosses the wall. Narayani, his love is presented as a female voice and never appears in person in the film. Their exchanges are raw, unhinged, and unfiltered. Narayani then comes up with a plan for a meeting and they decide to meet at the hospital a few days later. But before that, the hero is released, unexpectedly. For once, he does not want the freedom he had craved for. He is released and isn’t able to convey it to Narayani. He helplessly looks at the walls and leaves the jail in tears.
