English

Good Work Treatment As Suits The Theme

‘English’ tells the story of malayalees in the UK. In fact UK is just a backdrop that serves to highlight the element of alienation that’s so integral to the plot. The film begins with a voice-over- that of Shankaran (Jayasurya), who writes a letter to his sweetheart Ammu, who is in Kerala. Shankaran, who is an illegal immigrant and who works as a waiter in the UK, lives with memories of Ammu and Kathakali; he is a Kathakali artist and…