Narendran Makan Jayakanthan Vaka (transl. Property of Narendran's son Jayakanthan) is a 2001 Indian Malayalam-language satirical film directed by Sathyan Anthikkad and written by Sreenivasan. The film stars Kunchacko Boban, Samyuktha Varma and Asin.[1] The story follows Jayakanthan (Kunchacko Boban), who comes from Kumbakonam, to his late father's village in Paruthippara, Kannur district, to claim his father's property. The film marks the acting debut of Asin, aged fifteen;[2] however this remained her first and only Malayalam film to date. The film released on 24 August 2001 coinciding with the festival of Onam.[3] The film was remade in Telugu as Idemi Oorura Babu (2002).[4]
Plot
The story is about Jayakanthan, who comes to claim his father Narendran's property in their native village. There he meets Vinodini, who is the panchayat president and a strict follower of the rules. Swathi is Jayakanthan's cousin and her father Balakrishnan Nambiar is worried that Jayakanthan, his nephew, has come to marry her and inherit their property. Bhargavan has usurped Narendran's land, but Jayakanthan is unaware of this and becomes his good friend. The remainder of the plot is about how things fall into place.
