The institution of the family seems to be important to writer-director Geetu Mohandas as relations within it form the crux of her two film stories. Take Liar’s Dice for instance. Kamala who didn’t hear from her husband for 5 months after he had left for a job at a construction site in the city, decides to go looking for him. From the moment we spot her on screen, we see her punching his number into her cell phone continuously even after it gives back a switched off message. Therefore, she decides to walk with her 3-4 year old daughter, on her instance her pet goat, one day to the nearest town.
Mulla in Moothon has a similar urgency to meet the big brother rumoured to have left their island years ago for Mumbai. The bullying at school and the streets gives this desire more momentum. One night, he takes his uncle’s fishing boat and sets sail for the mainland with a phone number in hand. Both Kamala and Munna are following a wild hope in their heart when they set out on a journey to a destination they have only heard about from others.
Their lives during this journey, the people they meet form the crux of the stories!
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