| Director | Sudheesh Gopinath |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
Two men who share the same first name sparks off the drama in Madanolsavam. In Balal, Kasaragod Madanan Mallakkara (Suraj Venjaramoodu) paints chickens and sells them for a living. During an election, the state's dominant party puts him up as a dummy candidate against the wealthy Madanan Manjakkaran (Babu Antony) to confuse voters. He is then kidnapped by the Namboothiri goons (Rajesh Madhavan and Ranji Kankol) and is tossed like a ping-pong ball between the two parties. Also tossed around with him are his aunt, the widow Alice and her child. Madanan dwells in a state of inertia in the early part of the film. Just when he is getting his act together, his life is snatched from him. He is naïve and uninterested in the goings-on beyond his own little world until then. Madanolsavam examines the question of whether he does and can stay that way when powerful forces threaten to rip his existence to shreds.