Winning the National Film Award for Best Supporting Actor, Fahadh delivers a masterclass in acting using primarily his eyes and micro-expressions.
The film's strength lies in its powerful performances:
The narrative kicks off with a newly married inter-caste couple, Prasad (Suraj Venjaramoodu) and Sreeja (Nimisha Sajayan), who are traveling on a KSRTC bus to sell Sreeja's gold chain to kickstart their new life. During the journey, a mysterious thief (Fahadh Faasil) swallows the chain right as Sreeja catches him red-handed. Winning the National Film Award for Best Supporting
Global audiences and viewers in India can stream the movie directly via JioHotstar or VI Movies and TV . It is occasionally hosted on regional platforms like Watcho .
The second half is a masterclass in legal satire, set almost entirely inside a courtroom, questioning morality, justice, and the very nature of "truth." Global audiences and viewers in India can stream
: The film is also listed as available on the Watcho app . Key Details for Viewers
The story is deceptively simple: A thief (played brilliantly by Suraj Venjaramoodu) steals a gold chain from a couple on a bus. He is caught, but in a desperate move, he swallows the chain. What follows is not a violent interrogation, but a tedious, bureaucratic, and darkly funny journey through the Indian legal and police system. Key Details for Viewers The story is deceptively
In the vast ocean of Indian cinema, where larger-than-life heroes and gravity-defying stunts often dominate the box office, there exists a rare gem that prides itself on stark realism, subtle humor, and breathtaking authenticity. That gem is Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum (The Firewood and the Witness).