''Father's Day'' is a 2012 Malayalam film directed by Kalavoor Ravikumar, starring Shehin, Indu Thampy,

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in the lead roles. this is the second film from director Kalavoor Ravikumar, who earlier directed ''

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Plot

The story revolves around Seetha, a tutor in a Government College. A person continuously goes behind her, spying her and later when they both meet up, he tells that he is a Criminology student, who specializes in rapes. Seetha Lives in her niece's house. She has a caring brother, who is afraid that Seetha is not married yet. This student turns out to be her own son. He wanted to research on her history, so he collects all the relevant evidences, and starts his work. The story goes on and on, until it ends up in a DNA test. The story later revolves on how he takes revenge on the 4 rapists.

Cast

* Shehin as Joseph K. Joseph * Indu Thampy *

as Prof. Seethalakshmi *

as Seethalakshmi's suitor *

as Ram Menon *

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as Abeed Ali * Suresh Krishna *

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as Nobble Mathew * Maya Viswanath as Betty Nobble Mathew *

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as Geetha Menon *

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as Gopan *

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as Dr. Elizabeth Thomas *

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' said that "''Father's Day'' is not flawless but we can appreciate the effort it takes to make a meaningful film that tackles a difficult subject with some degree of success". A critic from ''Indiaglitz'' wrote that "''Father's Day'', in not a regular plot, is meant for those who like a little difference in a regular pattern of a tearjerker".https://www.indiaglitz.com/fathers-day-review-malayalam-movie-14387

References

External links

* 2010s Malayalam-language films Father's Day Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Thalassery Films scored by Ouseppachan {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub