''Ayal Sassi'' is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by

Sajin Baabu Sajin Baabu (born 1 June 1986) is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and producer, who works in Malayalam cinema. He made his directional debut with Unto the Dusk (Malayalam: അസ്തമയം വരെ or ''Asthamayam Vare )'' in 201 ...

, produced by Sudhish Pillai and P. Sukumar, and starring

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ' ...

in the lead role, along with Divya,

Kochu Preman K. S. Premkumar (1 June 1955 – 3 December 2022), better known by his stage name Kochu Preman, was an Indian actor who worked in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam film industry. He acted in more than 300 films, mainly in supporting comedy roles, an ...

S. P. Sreekumar S. P. Sreekumar is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam cinema and TV series. He was a former contestant of Mammoty the reality show streamed in Asianet. His first TV show was ''Chirikidathom'' on Amrita TV and later his performance as Lo ...

, and Anil Nedumangad. The film's music is composed by Basil C. J., while the screenplay is based on a story written by Sajin Baabu. ''Ayal Sassi'' was nominated for the

Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have been bestowed by Kerala State Cha ...

in 2016.

Plot

The film revolves around the life of a sexagenarian named Sassi Namboothiri. He is a carefree person with no family baggage and a gang of friends for whom he conducts parties at his home every weekend. He is known to the people as an artist and makes his living by purchasing drawings from fine arts college students and selling them at a higher price, with his name attached. One day, Sassi finds out that he is suffering from fourth-stage liver cancer due to his drinking habit and has only six months to live. Sassi orders a "smart" coffin to be cremated in, and converts to Christianity. In the end, he is told that the coffin he has chosen is much bigger than regular ones and thus cannot be allowed to be cremated. Sassi, feeling despondent, casts the coffin adrift and walks away.

Cast

as Sassi Namboothiri * Divya Gopinath as Sreelatha *

Anil Nedumangad Anil Nedumangad (also known as P. Anil; 30 May 1972 – 25 December 2020) was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films. Acting career He made his debut in '' Thaskaraveeran'' with an uncredited appearance. His breakthrough was in the ...

as Mansoor *

as Sathyaneshan

Soundtrack

* "Sasippattu" –

Vineeth Sreenivasan Vineeth Sreenivasan (born 1 October 1984) is an Indian playback singer, actor, film director, screenwriter, producer, lyricist, creative director and dubbing artist. He predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor an ...

* "Akkana Thikkana" –

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 6231840 2017 films 2010s Malayalam-language films