sister is in a premarital relationship, or if his sister's son steals from him or might be sleeping with a prostitute. He does not stand up for himself or for the family, and not ready to face the taunts or the threats of his extended family and the villagers. The middle sister Rajamma is destroyed by the silence of her brother, who does not support her when marriage proposals are brought to him, turning down an offer when he feels it was beneath his family's standards - and remains silent & unable to act while she is ailing, and she eventually dies. The younger sister is unconcerned and elopes without informing anyone. The eldest sister comes in for her share of property but leaves without none, and sends summons through courts. Unni is left alone in the mansion and ends up without support and lives isolated in the dark corners of his room. He does not respond to anyone. In the end some people enter in his house, and he runs out in fear, hits his head and becomes unconscious. They carry him to the pond where Sridevi used to drown rats and throws him in, and he is seen walking out of the pond scared and cold. The people could either be robbers or his brother in law who came to forcefully takeover his property. Themes and analysis Gopalakrishnan says in his interview that the movie was inspired by the feudal characteristics of his own family. Silence is a huge trope in the movie, with large swathes of silence in dialogue. The chief theme of the film, according to Gopalakrishnan, is Unni's obliviousness to external realities and how conflict of his worldview creates dysfunctional life for him. The character's mental health is closely compared to of the character in Anton Chekov's Ward No. 6. Gopalakrishnan makes use of colors, palettes, and shades in the film to convey themes. Rajamma the middle sister wears blue. Gopalakrishnan said he gave her blue to show her gentleness, submissiveness, and being doomed. She is incapable of imagining how to chart her life outside the patriarchy. She is shown to be submissive, constantly working for others and faithfully looking after her older brother Unni. The eldest sister wears green according to Gopalakrishnan to show earthiness, practicality and intelligence - she has survived within the patriarchy by marriage and bearing children. She worries about wealth