Jayaram in a still from ‘Parimala and Co’
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An innocent family ends up killing an unwelcome guest and has to escape the wrath of law enforcement. Ever since George Kutty walked out of that under-construction police station, a slew of films capitalising on the Drishyamwave have made their way to our screens. Titles like Bharathanatyam 2: Mohiniyattam, Revolver Rita and last week’s release, Blast, ruminate on the basic throughline of a family that has inadvertently or has been forced to commit murder. Director Pandiraaj’s latest flick, Parimala and Co., starring Jayaram and Urvashi, also follows suit. Except, here, the one murdered isn’t just the unwanted visitor, but also screenwriting, the anticipation of watching comedy films, and your patience.The story follows the murder of Varghese (Sandy Master), a crooked goon who has been eve-teasing a young woman named Madhumitha (Ananthika Sanilkumar), and has been a cause of trouble to her sister, Parasakthi a.k.a Sakthi (Sanjana Krishnamoorthy), mother Sudhandhiram (the ever-impressive Urvashi), and father Parimala (an underserved Jayaram). The twist here is that nobody really knows who killed Varghese. While the members of the Parimala family are busy pointing fingers at each other, Inspector Empurumaan (Mysskin gives his all, as always) begins to investigate the case.
