Rappakal is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language domestic thriller film directed by Kamal and written by T. A. Razzaq. Mammootty, Nayanthara and Sharada appear in the lead roles.

Plot

This is a heartfelt story of a male help/valet and his motherly affection to the elderly woman, whom he looks after. It explores the Keralite soul of the family and the seamier aspects of it and finishes it with an evocation of the need to keep intrinsic humane values, in any period of change. Mammootty plays the role of the help who is also a vigilant caretaker of the Tharavad Veedu and is referred as the "Tree of Goodness" which protects the sanctity of the household. Sharada plays the role of the affectionate mother and Nayanthara as the house help.