A breezy letter from a mom

It is an innocent letter, straightforward words from a mother to a son. But then there can be no better promo for the new film Kaattu, releasing this Friday. Based on a story by legendary filmmaker, the late Padmarajan, his son Anantha Padmanabhan has written a script and his mate since childhood, Murali Gopy acts in it. Radha Lakshmi, Padmarajan’s wife, says she is very happy that he is writing again after a long time, because while his dad had discouraged him from becoming a director, he too had been proud of his son’s writing. Her words recorded in the background of the much-loved theme music of Padmarajan’s movie Thoovanathumbikal has been made into a video, with old photos of the family, newspaper clippings and pictures and posters of Kaattu.

Padmarajan and family, an old photo.

Actor Asif Ali, playing male lead in Kaattu, shared the emotional four-minute video on his Facebook page. He writes: “Excited, Proud & Humbled to be a part of #Kaattu, a film which will also see the name of the legend P. Padmarajan in the opening credits along with all of us. Happy to know his wife & mother of our writer Ananthapadmanabhan is equally excited to see Padmarajan's work again in theatres. Watch this heart-touching video to know more (sic).”