Ottaal (The Trap) is an adaptation of one of Anton Chekhov’s timeless works, Vanka. A story of the 18th century, but one that has traveled the time and space to be retold in the present day at a small village in the South of India.
Karunam revolves around Chackochan ( Vavachan )and Chechamma (Eliyamma) who are an elderly couple living on a plantation in southern India, are awaiting a visit from their son and his family, who now live in America.