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Kaaryasthan (2010)

Kaaryasthan poster
Original title
കാര്യസ്ഥൻ
Directed by
Thomson K Thomas
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 49m
Rated
U
Rating
5.7 of 10 from 14 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A man tries to end a long-running feud between two families. He falls in love with a woman from one of the families while working to bring them together.

lightheartedcomedicenergeticfeel-goodromanticfamily-orientedfast-paced

What happens

Kaaryasthan (transl. The Caretaker) is a 2010 Malayalam-language action comedy film written by the duo Udaykrishna–Sibi K. Thomas and directed by debutant Thomson K. Thomas. It stars Dileep, Akhila Sasidharan,Siddique, Madhu, Suraj Venjaramoodu and Salim Kumar. It was Dileep's 100th feature film. Akhila, a noted television anchor and dancer, debuted as an actress through this film. The film was released on November 5 coinciding with Diwali.The film received highly positive reviews from critics became a blockbuster at box office and it was also one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of 2010. The film is inspired from 2000 Telugu film Kalisundam Raa with minor changes in the plot. In the film, Krishnanunni tries to settle the dispute between two feuding families. In the process of doing so, he ends up falling in love with Sreebala, who belongs to one of the families. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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