‘Freedom’ trailer: Sasikumar, Lijomol Jose play Sri Lankan immigrants rebelling against oppression

The trailer of the upcoming Tamil film, Freedom, starring Sasikumar and Lijomol Jose, was unveiled by the makers on Thursday (July 3). Directed by Sathyasiva, the film is set to release in theatres on July 10.

The trailer shows Sasikumar and Lijomol as immigrants from Sri Lanka who are tormented by a police officer, played by Sudev Nair. A stirring line goes, “Our grandmother used to say that Sri Lanka became a cursed land because Ravanan kidnapped Sita. Maybe if Ramayana hadn’t happened, we wouldn’t be loitering around as refugees.” We then see glimpses of how Sasikumar and co. fight back against the custodial torture and dirty politics they are subjected to at the Vellore prison.

The cast of Freedom also features Malavika Avinash, Bose Venkat, Mu Ramaswamy, Ramesh Khanna and ‘Boys’ Manikandan among others.

With music scored by Ghibran, the film has cinematography by NS Uthayakumar and editing by Srikanth NB. Pandiyan Parasuraman produces the film under his Vijaya Ganapathy’s Pictures banner.

Notably, Sasikumar recently starred as a Sri Lankan immigrant in the blockbuster feel-good entertainer, Tourist Family. Starring Simran, Kamalesh Jagan and Mithun Jai Shankar, the film is currently streaming on Jio Hotstar.