Panchayath Jetty

The story takes place in the backwaters imaginary village of “Kudungassery”, where problems include insufficient public transport and inadequate cremation services to which people started protesting against panchayath authorities. As local elections draw near, opposition chief Vallabhan (Manikandan Pattambi) capitalises on these matters to challenge ruling party head OK Chandradas (Salim Hassan). The story tracks Chandradas as he works to address these challenges and maintain his political position.The film explores themes of rural development and infrastructure challenges, humour in everyday life, political satire, personal vs public interests, and more.Filming for Panchayath Jetty started in December 2023, following a launch event in Kochi. Cherai has served as the backdrop for filming.The film’s music is composed by Ranjin Raj and the lyrics written by Santosh Verma and BK Harinarayanan.The film was theatrically released on 26 July 2024.