Pulli
Serving his second sentence in a central jail, Stephen finds himself in a dangerous situation when old enemies from his first term return to settle scores.
Summary
Pulli (2023) is a Malayalam crime drama centered on Stephen, a hardened prisoner serving his second sentence in a central jail. Although incarceration has become familiar territory, his new term is far from routine: men connected to his first imprisonment return with old grudges, turning the prison into a volatile battleground where past conflicts threaten to erupt again. Stephen is caught between the demands of survival, the pressure of his enemies, and the possibility of breaking free from the identity that has followed him for years. The people around him—including fellow inmates, prison authorities, and those connected to his life outside the jail—reflect the different forces shaping his choices. Some view him as irredeemable, while others suggest that even a man marked by violence may still have the chance to change. Rather than treating prison solely as a physical setting, the film presents it as a continuing state of mind, one in which resentment, fear, and guilt keep Stephen confined even beyond the walls. Its tense, character-driven narrative explores the cycle of revenge, the lasting consequences of past actions, and the difficult meaning of redemption. With a serious tone and an emphasis on moral conflict, Pulli portrays a man struggling to determine whether his future must remain governed by the violence of his past.
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