Aparan (film)

Plot

K. Vishwanatha Pillai is an innocent young man in, Alappuzha, who lives with his parents and his younger sister. When he takes a recess before a job interview, he gets mistaken by many for Uthaman, a hardcore criminal and is arrested by the police. Luckily, George Kutty, the police inspector, happens to be the classmate of Vishwanathan and gets him released. George Kutty explains to Vishwanathan about the crimes done by the doppelganger criminal, whose name is also only speculated and background is a mystery even for the police. With several criminal cases pending against Uthaman while still on the run, Vishwanathan is warned to be cautious.

However, things become sour when the mistaken identity costs a marriage proposal for his sister and causes a rift between a lethargic Vishwanathan and his father.

Eventually, Vishwanathan gets a job in Kochi, the nearest city and falls in love with his co-worker Ambili. Soon enough, she accidentally runs into Uthaman who plans to assault her, which makes her hate Vishwanathan. Vishwanathan manages to convince her about the existence of his doppelganger, thus breaking the ice.

Mohandas, his boss in the company has a visitor in his office, who also mistakes Vishwanathan for the criminal, resulting in him losing his job. With a better marriage proposal now lined up for his sister and the subsequent pressure from his mother, Vishwanathan is now desperate for a face to face confrontation with Uthaman, while still in the dark about the criminal's whereabouts.

Trying to attract some leads, Vishwanathan poses as Uthaman and inadvertently receives a payment originally intended for him, thereby inviting the ire of the latter. Vishwanthan, who takes the money with him for his sister's marriage, is chased by Uthaman and his goons. In a bitter fight, Uthaman is accidentally stabbed to death by one of his goons. However, his body is mistaken to be that of Vishwanathan's, as the latter's bag containing his certificates and bank passbook was found near the body.

On reaching home, Vishwanathan witnesses his family performing his last rites on Uthaman's corpse. That night, Vishwanathan appears in front of his father, hands over the bag of money and explains the facts to him. His father consoles Vishwanathan and tries to bring him back. Vishwanathan refuses to go with him and decides to live as Uthaman for the rest of his life, as revealing that he is alive may cause further issues for himself and his family.

As Vishwanathan proceeds to leave back to the city, he stops by and glances at the burning pyre with a crooked smile on his face, leaving the viewers wondering whether the one who died was indeed Uthaman or Vishwanathan.

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