Arun Vaiga’s United Kingdom of Kerala (UKOK) follows the story of Tony, a young man from Kattappana whose father Royichan hopes to send him abroad for a better future. Royichan has pinned all his hopes on this plan, believing it will offer the security he never had. But as Tony grows up, he feels pulled in a different direction, choosing to remain close to his people, his land and his aspirations. The film opens with an intriguing present-day prologue that places the state’s political leaders together in an unlikely alliance before jumping back to rain-soaked Kattappana of the late 1990s. There, we witness Royichan’s youthful romance with Annakutty, a romance disrupted by a troubling misunderstanding, one whose consequences would shape the rest of their lives.
Director: Arun Vaiga
Cast: Ranjith Sajeev, Sarangi Shyam, Johny Antony, Indrans, Manju Pillai, Rony David Raj, Manoj K Jayan, Sangeetha, Meera Vasudevan