Movie review of malayalam movie Apothecary. The movie directed by Mr. Madav Ramadasan. Its a medical thriller discussing the duties and virtues of a doctor.
3. “A physician shall be dedicated to
providing competent medical care, with
compassion and respect for human dignity
and rights.”
4. THEME
Apothecary is a powerful reminder about
certain unethical practices that are deep
rooted in the medical? business?
5. CAST
Suresh Gopi as Dr.Vijay Nambiar
A widely respected
neurosurgeon at the high tech
Apothecary Hospital
6. CAST
JAYASURYA as Subin Joseph
As the poverty stricken patient
suffering from a neurological
disorder
7. Asif Ali as Prathapan
A former patient of Dr.vijay
CAST
8. • Dr. Vijay Nambiar is
admitted Apothecary
Hospital in a critical
condition after a freak
accident.
STORY
9. Former patients subin
and prathaban get into
doctor’s mind , even as
he remains unconscious
in the hospital bed
Asking question
about his unethical
medical tests at the
behest of some
medical companies.
STORY
10. Dr Vijay Nambiar uses
his poor patients to test
drugs on the behest of a
giant pharmaceutical
company, killing a few,
and leaving another few
to live like the dead
STORY
12. The rest of the movie is his impending
punishment and the final atonement.
13. Should he live, he would go
on to save even more lives.
Dr.Nambiyar returns to life
a changed man.
14. Dr.Nambiyar leaves the
hospital to set up a charitable
institution. His wife and
several of the hospital staff
and patients accompany him
on his new journey.
15. Jayasurya’s weight loss
for the character of Subi
Joseph is really
appreciable
16. Madhav Ramdas has to be
appreciated for this brave
attempt. Apothecary is a
very risky attempt, a minute
fault in the script or direction
can affect entire movie. But
this is where the director
won.