Sreekrishnaparunth(or Kite - the bird) was a serialized novel, if I am right, which used to come in Manorajyam, one of the leading Malayalam weeklies at the time. It was quite an enthralling read because it had scandal, voodoo, sex, gore and all the other masala wrapped up in a seemingly historical plot.
Mohanlal, plays the main role of the magician/healer in the film along with other actors.
The story takes place in a Kerala Namboothiri tharavad (Brahmin household), the patriarchs of the family are magicians / healers / shamans. Mohanlal, plays the lead role of Kumaran, the next head of the family but at present a local Casanova of sorts.
Sreekrishnaparunth a.k.a the Kite is the family deity which protects the family and the master shaman from evil powers, thus the title of the movie.
The movie starts off with a disjointed narrative without much character development, stories and people cropping up as it unfolds. It seems like it has been lifted straight off the novel and made in to a film sans a coherent script. For me it felt like reading a comic book with human characters come to life.
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