Danny finds his life turned upside down because of some compelling situations.
He married two women at two different stages of his life. The first one
was Clara (Raji Menon) and the second Maggi (Vani Viswanath). And up to
this time he had one and only best friend in his life - Mr. Freddy (Siddique).
He shares his innermost feelings with Freddy. And one day he comes to
get acquainted with an old woman, a retired college professor Bhargaviyamma
(Mallika Sarabhai) - a mother who also had everything in her life once;
and now, in the twilight years of her life there is nobody to look after
her. Her life was entirely different from that of Danny. She didn't face
any turbulent situation like that faced by him, neither she had any of
such experiences too. She had everything in her life, once - good education,
money, children etc. But if we consider the case 'love', both are in the
same condition now. And thus, something that they don't know makes them
close to each other day-by-day. The deep friendship is created between
them and their flashbacks are the real content of this film. An unusual
bond is established between them as a result of their ostracism from the
mainstream society.
A substantial portion of the film is shot on picturesque locations. Some
of the characterizations are too facile to make an impact. The second
half of the film slips away completely as Mallika Sarabhai enters the
scene and the movie progresses on expected lines with predictable scenes.
To be honest, almost every performance has something good in it, from
Mammootty's portrayal of the protagonist to Siddique's Freddy. With a
better script and better direction some thing truly exceptional could
have come out, perhaps even a classic. Instead a halfheartedly made film
serves up as great only in comparison to some commendable ventures in
the mainstream during the second half of eighties.
