Dhruvam

The exploration of pre-2000 Malayalam movies brought me to another gem today. Dhruvam is a solid story brought to life by some good acting by an ensemble cast that included Mammootty, Jayaram, Suresh Gopi and Vikram. A combination that is unlikely to ever come together again. I remember watching the initial portions of this movie when I was a kid tuning into the 1 PM show on Surya TV (probably). I never finished the movie, maybe I was not matured enough to appreciate the plot back then. But today, I sat and watched the movie in a single stretch without pausing or forwarding. Teleported into the small world of Kamakshipuram, swearing my fealty to the Manjadiar family and humming along to ‘Karukavayal Kuruvi’. I didn’t watch this movie, I lived it. They don’t make movies like this anymore, do they?