The movie was directed by the Father of Malayalam Cinema, J.C Daniel, in 1927. It was the first full length motion picture. This movie is considered as a milestone that marked the beginning of Malayalam Cinema. A 40 minute long movie, talks about the life of "Chandrakumar", son of a rich man in Trivandrum is kidnapped by the villain Bhoothanathan to Ceylon. The efforts of his parents to find him do not succeed and Chandrakumar is brought up as a labourer in an estate. The estate owner, who is British, takes a liking to him and in time, Chandrakumar rises to the post of Superintendent. At this time Jayachandran, a distant relative of Chandrakumar happens to come to Ceylon. Incidentally, he is robbed of all his belongings by Bhoothanathan. Stranded, he gets acquainted with Chandrakumar and they become close friends. They come to Thiruvananthapuram where Jayachandran's sister falls in love with him. Meanwhile Bhoothanathan attempts to kidnap her and the duo's timely intervention saves her. A scar on the back reveals Chandrakumar's identity which eventually leads to the happy reunion of the family. . J.C Daniel got inspired to make this movie after watching "The Kid".
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