Naan Petta Makan Malayalam HD Released

While some biopics are history lessons, some are lessons of humanity. Biopics like 'Naan Petta Makan' are for the empathetic.

Directed by Saji S Palamel, 'Naan Petta Makan' hero Abhimanyu is simpleton from a village named Vattavada, with simple means. He's a do-gooder who knows no caste or discrimination. His lives by the values of perseverance and knows that education is the way ahead. 'Naan Petta Makan' is the coming-of-age story of this boy whose dreams get squashed at the hands of fascism.


'Naan Petta Makan' is a mirror at the face of fascism and the politics that brews around it. Saji S Palamel is a good storyteller. In what could only be the signs of a good filmmaker, Saji succeeds in making us feel for the protagonist than see him. Yes, casting Minon as Abhimanyu was nothing short of brilliance. As was casting Joy Mathew as Nelson Christo, the living communist martyr. They are the heart and soul of the cinema. Sreenivasan plays Abhimanyu's father. His portrayal fits the narrative without adding the least bit of drama. But Saji's true brilliance lies in weaving the narrative of Abhimanyu's journey from a hard-working simpleton from humble backgrounds to the firebrand idealist with a heart of gold. Kunjunni S Kumar, who cranks the camera for the film, does a good job reigning us in. So is the music by Bijibal Maniyil. His songs are just as soothing as one can hope for.


The film brazenly points finger, yes, but from a safe distance. It doesn't fail to glorify the communist party. 'Naan Petta Makan' pays respects to living martyrs through Joy Mathew's character Nelson Christo, yes, and yet it keeps a safe distance from any criticism to the party. It even goes as far as excuse and glorify the party in the upkeep of the living martyr. Also, the screenplay fails us in telling us about the events that lead to the fatal stabbing that took Abhimanyu away. It shies from telling us what exactly transpired.


But that doesn't take away from what 'Naan Petta Makan' strives to convey. That a politically aware and conscious young generation is the need of the hour. That political ideologies and their practical implementation are two sides of the same political fabric that we live in. 'Naan Petta Makan' is effortlessly a tear-jerker. But these are the well-meaning tears we, as a society, owe to Abhimanyu so that his story doesn't repeat itself.