Painter and writer Rajan Kakkanadan played the titular character of Aravindan's Esthappan.
Rajan Kakkanadan is the younger brother of novelist and short story writer George Varghese Kakkanadan.
Esthappan is a fisherman, who lives in a seashore colony. His story unfolds through narrations by other fishermen about his miraculous acts. Through the contradictory statements of these people, a mystical figure of Esthappan unfolds.
