The hero, Joseph, is a champion of the working classes. An honest man with strong humanitarian considerations, he is killed by the police who overlook their crucial responsibility as the actual guardians of life and property. 'Thalappavu, portrays the drama of a life, often heard of and narrated by many.
'Thalappavu" is story of the dark and depressive depths of the human mind, which cannot be seen or heard, the story of a mind, which suffers in silence. Those who die in fake encounters do not live to tell their tale. One such a fake encounter occurred in Kerala in the 1970s and it was only 35 years later that the truth behind it was revealed.
Prithivi rocks!
