Vakkeel Vasudev


Vakkeel Vasudev is a 1993 Indian Malayalam film, directed by P. G. Vishwambharan, starring Jayaram and Sunitha in the lead roles.

Plot

The movie deals with the consequences of alcoholism in the lives of two individuals belonging to two different poles of the society. The movie starts with the typical story of a common man. His name is Thankappan a lineman employed with the Electricity Board. His family consists of his wife and two daughters, Jayasree & Sreedevi. He is very fond of having booze sessions after his work time which is encouraged by his wife. Then the story shifts to the office of an acclaimed lawyer named Vasudev. He mainly deals with litigations related to motor accident insurances, he takes up latter cases and obtains a lion's share of the insurance claim as his fee.
Next character is a rich bachelor named, Vishnu, he comes from U.S.A to his home in Kerala. Thomas Kutty, an aid of Vishnu at Kerala is his main accomplice. Vishnu, accompanied by Thomas are frequent visitors to numerous bars and drinks excessively each day. On an ill-fated night, an inebriated Vishnu rams his car on a drunk Thankappan, which kills the latter. They hide the car and Vishnu being guilty conscious of his reckless act decides to financially assist Thankappan's family. The rest of the story revolves around twists revealing the truth behind the accident. Both Vishnu and Vasudev have a romantic interest on Thankappan's elder daughter Jayasree. While Jayasree reciprocates Vishnu's feelings.
After some humourous instances Sub Inspector Jabbar arrests Vishnu and Thomas. Finally Vasudev understands the innocence of Vishnu, as it is revealed that, another car rammed on Thankappan after Vishnu's hit. The ownership of the car is in Vasudev's name which startles Vishnu. Later it is known that, the car was sold to Stephen by Vasudev, which proves Stephen is the main culprit.

Cast

The film was a commercial success.