That Sathyan Anthikkad is an ace story-teller is well-known to viewers of Malayalam cinema. Filled with humour, with nuggets of information from everyday life and grounded in reality, Sathyan’s films have a special place in the heart of every Mollywood viewer. Many of his movies have become cult classics.
In an early morning phone call, Sathyan chats about his his latest film, Makal, starring Jayaram and Meera Jasmine in lead roles. He says it is a “family film” about a mother caught between a dearly-loved daughter and father who find it difficult to converse on the same wavelength. “Iqbal Kuttipuram and I had been discussing ideas for a film, when he suggested this story. As soon as I heard it, I knew I had found my next film,” says the veteran.
Sathyan has two sons but he says many of his friends have daughters and he has seen the scenes in Makal play out in many of their homes. “Trivial disagreements and different perspectives of father and daughter create problems between them. The film is about the daughter discovering the deep love of her father,” elaborates Sathyan.
