Angel John
Maradona is the only son of Joseph, a bank employee. Though he was reared with maximum care, facilities and fortunes, Maradona turned out to become a kind of spoilt brat who was never able to fulfill his parents ambitions. He couldn't even pass his B Com exam even after many sessions. He had a friend in sofiya, but somehow he was falling into newer problems whenever he was attempting for something different.
It was at this confusing juncture that Maradona decides to end his life. He plans to commit suicide by jumping into a dangerous sea. But the fate has something different destined for him. From the very instant he appeared on the shore, he was being watched by someone who found something different in the young man's manoeuvres and behavior. And when Maradonna tried to push himself to the sea from a nearby lighthouse, this stranger came up and extended his hand to sinking Maradona, thus saving his life. Who is this stranger? What was his intentions? What was it that made him to rescue Maradona and revive his attitudes and made him a winner? `Angel John' the new Mohanlal starer is all about this guardian angel and his different relationship with the young Maradana. An interesting hilarious plot written by Manaf is put to screen language by the young director Jayasuriya who debuted with the hit `The Speed Track'.
According to the director, the movie is a mix of fantasy and reality, more about the effects some total strangers make in our lives. While Mohanlal appears as the title character, Tamil actor Santhanu, son of Poornima and Bhagiyaraj is debuting into Mollywood playing Maradona. It is interesting to note that Mohanlal and Poonima debuted into films together in the eighties with the movie `Manjil Virinja Pookal' where Lal's character was Villainish, trying to seize Poornima's character from her lover. But here in this movie, Lal comes up as a protector to her son Santhanu.
Also in the cast of `Angel John' are Nithya, Mamtha, Lalu Alex, Vijayaraghavan, Innocent, Suraj Venjaaramoodu, Jagathy, Jayasoma, Bineeshkodiyery, Bheeman Reghu, Ambika, Baiju and Geetha. Produced by K K Narayana Das in the banner of Creative team, the movie is cinematographed by Ajayan Vincent. The year's national award winner Ouseppachan will tune the four songs of the movie written by Subhash and Saseendra Varma. The movie will be brought to theatres by Max lab entertainments.