Varavelpu

<p>Murali returns to his hometown after spending 7 long years hard working in the gulf to settle down peacefully in his hometown. Much against the greedy wishes of his family members, he decides to buy a second-hand that comes along with a route permit. This is when he faces a lot of hardships. Starting from an accident because of the inefficient , a cheating conductor, to a cunning union leader, Murali’s life is taken for a toss with ever-growing challenges one after the other. He eventually gets an offer from a labour officer, which he turns down. He says that he has already lost this game, and he prefers to move for a better job. At last, it is shown that he leaves for in order to go back to gulf. The film was based on a real-life incident in ‘s father’s life. got the story idea while listening to Sreenivasan when he recalled how his family ended in financial debt as his father was labeled a after he bought a bus. All lyrics are written by ; all music is composed by . In 2003, the then Indian mentioned the film and Mohanlal in his inaugural speech at the Global Investor Meet held in . He said: “I am told that there is a Malayalam movie called in which your famous actor Mohanlal acts as a -returned . He invests his savings in a small business venture with high hopes. But in the end, he is forced to close it down after going through many unpleasant experiences. Therefore, this conference should serve as an occasion for introspection”.</p>