Mammootty plays a ruthless money lender in Parunthu

In Padma Kumar's Parunthu, Mammootty plays a ruthless money lender. He is brutal in his dealings also. He has his own justification for his actions but is a realistic and practical man. He is nicknamed as Gillette Purushothaman. Later, he realises that there is more to life than money.

The story takes place in and around Kozhikode, where there are several local money lenders who charge high rates of interest. For instance, like certain private banks, these moneylenders too whisk away vehicles, when the owners fail to pay back the loans on time.

Dismissing rumours that there is a resemblance between the Mohanlal-starrer Madambi and Parunthu, Padma Kumar said the two characters bear no resemblance whatsoever.

Lakshmi Rai plays the female lead in the film. Her character, Rakhi, is the daughter of a Gujarati businessman (Jagathy Sreekumar). The cast includes Jayasurya, Cochin Haneefa and Jayan.

Alex Paul is the music director while Sankeev Shankar wields the camera. T A Razak is the scenarist of Parunthu.

Parunthu is being produced by Howly Pottur under the banner of Dream Team Productions.