Thobama

Thobama

Year: 2018

Runtime: 158 mins

Language: Malayalam

Director: Mohsin Kassim

Comedy

A coming-of-age story set in Kochi, India, this 2018 Malayalam-language film is directed and co-written by Mohsin Kassim. The film follows the experiences of three friends as they navigate life’s challenges. It stars Sharaf U Dheen, Krishna Shankar, and Siju Wilson, and features music composed by Rajesh Murugesan. Produced by Alphonse Puthren and Sukumaran Thekkeppat, the film explores themes of friendship and self-discovery.

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1

Friends seek easy money

Thommi, Balu, and Mammu are thick friends with a strong hunger for quick, easy wealth. They dream of shortcuts to big money and see risk as a price worth paying. This mindset sets them on a fateful path together.

2

Uncle Aashan pulls them into illegal sand work

Under the guidance of Mani and Vijay, they begin supervising illegal sand extraction from a river at night. The operation proves lucrative but illegal, steadily filling their pockets. They tie their fortunes to Thommi's uncle Xavier, known as Aashan.

night river
3

Vijay is arrested; Balu warned

Vijay is caught by the police, triggering a crackdown. Balu is summoned to the station and given a stern warning. The incident exposes the precarious line between crime and consequences.

police station
4

Marcose foresees bumper prize and Aashan's betrayal

Marcose, a shady lottery broker, marks winning tickets before the results are announced. Mani learns the next bumper prize will be for the ticket kept with Aashan. To avoid losing the tickets, Aashan secretly sells the five tickets to five people, triggering a plan to retrieve them.

5

Aashan hires the trio for a high-stakes job

To regain the sold tickets, Aashan hires Thommi, Balu, and Mammu and promises a prize of three lakhs. They agree despite the danger and start tracking the tickets. The arrangement pulls them deeper into a web of deceit.

Aashan's place
6

Balu meets a new neighbor and begins a romance

Balu moves into a new neighborhood and befriends the circle inspector of police who becomes a neighbor. His daughter Neethu, a colleague of Balu, grows into a potential love interest. This personal subplot raises the stakes for their criminal scheme.

neighborhood
7

Mammu pursues acting and demands money

Mammu longs to become a film hero and is offered a role by a film unit but demands two lakhs upfront. Hesitation from Balu delays their decision. Eventually they join Aashan to secure the money they need.

film unit
8

Two tickets are recovered from sellers

Balu and Mammu recover two of the sold tickets by tricking an LIC agent and a prostitute. The score tightens the conspiracy around the tickets but leaves the remaining ones unresolved. The trio presses on to find the fourth and fifth tickets.

9

Fourth ticket located at the hotel labor

Aashan recalls that the fourth ticket had been sold to a hotel labor. Vijay returns to the fray, while Mani and Marcose remain wary about rejoining him. The search for the fourth ticket intensifies.

hotel
10

Hotel worker confrontation and discovery

Thommi and Mani beat the hotel labor in the quest for the ticket but find nothing. The next day they search the laborer's room, recover the ticket, and narrowly escape an attack from locals.

hotel/laborer's room
11

Mammu's mentor Ustad arrested; doubt grows

Mammu learns that his mentor Ustad has been arrested as a culprit in various cases. The setback saps Mammu's confidence and makes him withdraw from the mission. The group begins to fracture under pressure.

12

Fifth ticket chase ends with hospital ordeal

Thommi keeps hunting for the fifth ticket and finds the holder at a hospital after an accident. He searches the man's belongings, finds nothing, and later wanders to the house, growing scared and unconscious. Mammu and Balu rescue him and admit him to a hospital.

hospital
13

Betrayal exposed: Thommi attacked; Vijay reveals all

From Vijay, Mammu and Balu learn that Thommi was attacked by Mani and Aashan. Vijay confronts the duo and hands them over to Marcose, exposing their betrayal. The internal fractures of the scheme come to light.

Marcose's network
14

Bumper prize winner revealed

The bumper prize is announced, and the winning ticket is found with the father of the auto driver who was in an accident—the man whose ticket Thommi had replaced on the last night of the search. The twist exposes the racket and shifts the balance of power.

15

Trio reconsiders life and contemplates a new path

With the conspiracies unraveling, the trio rethinks their future and reassembles to search for a new life of success. The immediate danger has passed, but their ambitions remain intact. The story closes on a note of renewed determination.

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