Mudi (2021)

Pandarathuruth is a village on a scenic river delta, fairly secluded from the mainland. The only store that facilitates goods for the modest residents of the village is that of Sura's. However, Barber Mani's long held refusal to purchase from Sura's store has a story behind it which the Pandarathuruth residents are all aware of. It is from Varghesettan across the river that Mani meets his household's needs. However, when the pandemic enforces a lockdown in the state and the delta village is announced a containment zone, Mani is pushed into a crisis so grave. His deep-rooted persistence not to buy from Sura faces the stiffest test of his life. He is tangled between his resolute ego towards a friend turned foe and the severely accumulating needs for his wife and only daughter. Mani's struggle to make peace with his augmented self-esteem to survive the testing times makes this story a profound case of human conflicts during the pandemic.