After losing her husband early on, Bhanu brought up her two sons by herself. When they got married and moved out, they left Bhanu alone in her husband’s house. On her 70th birthday, when her sons suddenly plan to sell the ancestral property from under their mother, Bhanu loses her balance in life.

Seema Biswas’s evocative performance shines in this striking Malayalam drama about the intricate relationship between old age, loneliness, and anxiety about death. Jaya Jose Raj’s Idam is a delicate reflection on the deep emotional attachment that people often hold for their ancestral home.