Veteran director Kamal delves into the life of a professional theatre actor who believes that the theatre will bounce back to regain its former glory one day, in his new film Nadan – The Actor. Jayaram plays the protagonist.
Theatre once upon a time was the harbinger of social change in Kerala and people working in it were stars. The advent of cinema and then television spelled doom for the theatre. Stages outside temples and churches where dramas were performed were now used for mimicry shows.
Sargavedi Devdas (Jayaram) is the inheritor of this rich tradition and he remains loyal to it by running his drama troupe with a few old timers, resisting attempts to migrate to the more lucrative fields of film or television. He is the soul of the group--writing, directing and performing.
But theatre is a dying art and a financial crisis looms. Devadas has not produced anything new for many years.
The troupe has an office in a dilapidated building in the centre of the town where the members
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