The recurring arc that we must explore here is the dichotomy that many new generation Malayalis face-the constant conundrum between modernity, and following your passions and staying closely rooted to your cultural heritage. What follows is a magical tale about familial relationships, love and spirituality-all these themes are pearls, strung together by the indisputable thread that is Malabari cuisine. Faizi then runs away from home to join his estranged grandfather Karimikka (played by the late Thilakan) to help him run his decades’ old biriyani shop on Calicut beach. What follows this revelation is the breakdown of an arranged marriage alliance, and the squabble between Abdul Razak and Faizi reaches such a height that Abdul seizes his passport, preventing him from moving back to London as he had planned. His father, Abdul Razak (played by Siddique) runs a successful hotel business abroad and intends to open one up in their hometown of Calicut, a business which Faizi must eventually take over.īut instead of going abroad to study the hotel management course as intended, he secretly goes to culinary school to become a chef. Playing the role of Faizi, Salmaan is the son of a Dubai-based businessman, raised by 4 older sisters (due to their mother’s early demise). It was in his second film, however, the Anwar Rasheed-directed, Anjali Menon-written movie Ustad Hotel, that shot him to superstardom.

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