A family from Ayodhya visits Rameshwaram on Deepavali night for a 2 day pilgrimage trip. The ignorant father forces the cab driver to go faster and the quarrel that ensues results in an accident which fatally injures the mother. The cab driver's friends agree to help the family to go back to their home while completing all the necessary legal formalities. The challenges they face to get the 7 documents and arrange the money required for the air travel forms rest of the story.
The film begins in Ayodhya where the family is introduced. The father played by Yashpal Sharma is a patriarch and an hard-core Hindu, who is inconsiderate towards his wife and children. The first act establishes the family's dynamics and their financial status. Even the introduction of the hero in an usual fight sequence isn't too glorified, instead is treated as a random occurrence. It is the second act that builds up the story as they face the challenges to get the 7 documents.
The director should be lauded in handling this screenplay that second act lays a firm foundation for the extremely emotional third act. Another highlight is how they show people willing to help along with the ignorant ones and none of those scenes seem deliberate. Merging the grief along with the due process of all technicalities actually worked. Even the final reveal about the hero's identity is as subtle as one could expect it to be.
With the credible performances by Sasikumar, Yashpal Sharma, Preethi Asrani, Anju Asrani and the little boy, Ayothi is indeed a must watch.
The film begins in Ayodhya where the family is introduced. The father played by Yashpal Sharma is a patriarch and an hard-core Hindu, who is inconsiderate towards his wife and children. The first act establishes the family's dynamics and their financial status. Even the introduction of the hero in an usual fight sequence isn't too glorified, instead is treated as a random occurrence. It is the second act that builds up the story as they face the challenges to get the 7 documents.
The director should be lauded in handling this screenplay that second act lays a firm foundation for the extremely emotional third act. Another highlight is how they show people willing to help along with the ignorant ones and none of those scenes seem deliberate. Merging the grief along with the due process of all technicalities actually worked. Even the final reveal about the hero's identity is as subtle as one could expect it to be.
With the credible performances by Sasikumar, Yashpal Sharma, Preethi Asrani, Anju Asrani and the little boy, Ayothi is indeed a must watch.