Gulmohar is the story of a man who went far, even out of his way, to stay put in the ideologies he believed in. He failed, so did his vision, but he never lost his resilience. The true warrior fought on for those who fell every time they stood up.
Induchoodan journeys from his days as an academic in youthful vigour to a gracefully silent yet resistant old age. From the present we track back to the turbulence and angst of the era that followed the Emergency in the country.

A writer, fighter and lover, Induchoodan dreamt of a resurgence that never came. He also dreamt of his forlorn lover, whom he let behind amidst the gulmohar blooms.

Ironically she never came, too.

None of these could make him bow down, not even the physical assaults of Police Interrogation. But he was shattered when his comrades gave their lives for the cause. Induchoodan goes into a recluse after an, imprisonment to return to the story as an idealistic school teacher.

Passions die hard, as do the dreams of revoloutionaries. Induchoodan armours up as Gulmohar, for his comrades, for the masses who lose their land and hope. And to win over the battle, he must give himself up. Faced with this eternal dilemma, will he give himself up, or give up?
Director's Statement
Gulmohar holds as its backdrop inadequacies of the much acclaimed establishment under the democratic setup. I am convinced that the repeated rebellious upheavals (minimal though in Kerala) point to the fact that unfinished revolutions breed revolutions anew.

My film explores the Angry Young Campus of the yesteryears. There, I was an onlooker without the guts to take part in his fellows’ activism but with abundant admiration for them.

Gulmohar is my souvenir to those comrades who hope to get justice for the rest.

Protagonist Induchoodan assumes Gulmohar as his pseudonym, aptly serving as the “Flame tree.” The low-key opening reveals Indu - moon - seemingly soft and cold, progressing into the hot realm - choodan.

The shift from the passive plane to revolutionary activism is triggered by Harikrishnan, a visitor from the past. The movie culminates in Induchoodan reassuming his codename Gulmohar, thus proving to be a thorough revolutionary.

This is probably the first documentation of the appraisals of the ‘70s in Kerala, which left its ripples in literature, culture and other fine arts of the period.
JAYARAJ
Even after winning several National and international awards Jayaraj remains a nonconformist as far as his films are concerned. Instead of sticking to a particular genre as a stamp of his individuality, he makes both commercial and extremely thought-provoking films. This puzzles the critics and general viewers alike.

He is the only director to win the Golden Peacock, with Karunam. He has won the National Award for best Director (Karunam and Kaliyattam), and for National Integration (Daivanammathil). Deshadanam, Kudumbasametham, Kaliyattam and Karunam have won him the State Award in different categories.
His nine-film series, Navarasa, won him National awards for Santham. Adbhutam, the fourth in the series, was shot in a record time of two and a half hours, winning him a place in The Limca Book of World Records.
Filmography
Gulmohar, Vellapokkathil, Of the People, Sila Nerangalil (Tamil), Anandabhairavi, Aanachandam, Adbhutham, Aswaroodan, Daivanamathil, By The People, Makalkku Yuva Sena (Telugu), Rain Rain Come Again, 4 the People, Thilakkam, Kannaki, Bhibatsa (Hindi), Karunam , Shantam, Sneham, Thalolam, Kaliyattam, Desadanam, Arabia, High Way, Thumboli Kadappuram, Paithrukam, Sopanam, Johnnie Walker, Kudumbasametham, Aakasha Kottayile Sultan, Vidhyarambham
Cast & Credits
Producer, Director : Jayaraj
Screenplay : Deedi Damodaran
Camera : M J Radhakrishnan
Editing : Vijai Sankar
Music : Johnson
Cast : Ranjith, Meenu Mathew, Siddique