Bharathan Effect

Bharathan Effect is a 2007 Indian Malayalam-language science fiction film written by Madhu Muttam, directed by Anil Das, and starring Biju Menon in the title role. It is about a genius inventor who makes a small gadget which can fly without fuel using the concept of antigravity.

Plot
Bharathan is a post-graduate and unemployed. Somehow he manages to get a job as a Malayalam teacher at a tuition centre. His wife, Geetha, works in a consumer store. The couple stays in a rented house owned by Kariyachan. Bharathan is a genius inventor and has a rather inquisitive mind, especially regarding scientific matters. He is always around inventions with little care of what happens around him. He never sticks to any particular job, landing his family in deep financial trouble.

His wife is upset about all this, but there is little she can do to keep her husband from becoming the laughingstock of many who don't understand him. Some people, like Kariachan, cleverly usurp the patent rights of some of Bharathan's crude inventions. The few people who come with helping hands are Thankachan, one of his students in the tuition centre, and Peter, who goes around finding him new jobs. In the meantime, Bharathan invents a gadget that could be used to clean and sweep the courtyard and also to pluck coconuts and fruits from palms and trees.

One day, on the way to take classes, Bharathan notices a paper rocket flown by some children staying midair for an unusually long period of time. This and a few other experiences lead him to a very spectacular discovery relating to gravity. But people around him brand him a lunatic which leads to many problems in his life. Bharathan does discover that the reason behind the phenomenon is antigravity and claims that he can make flying objects that can be used by man to reach any destination without any fuel. He suddenly gets famous but due to over-concentration, he loses his memory of the project. The government brings a psychiatrist to cure him. He finds that with some seemingly fatal interventions, Bharathan could be cured and he could make antigravity work.

Cast

 * Biju Menon as Bharathan
 * Geethu Mohandas as Geetha
 * Jayakrishnan as Thankachan
 * Jagathy Sreekumar as Kariyachan
 * Ponnamma Babu as Alice, Kariyachan's wife
 * Sudheesh as Peter
 * Ajith S. Nair as Koshi Kunju (Businessman & Karia's relative)
 * Innocent as George, Thankachan's father
 * Kalpana as Nancy, Thankachan's mother
 * Rajan P. Dev as Fr. Stephen
 * Suresh Gopi as Dr. Pandala, the psychiatrist (Special appearance)

Reception
A critic from Indiaglitz.com said that the film "has not eyed anything exceptional other than the central plot, and would have worked better if it was promoted as a children's film!" Paresh C Palicha of Rediff.com concluded his review saying, "In all, Anil Das's Bharathan Effect would have worked wonders if it was made 20 years ago, and promoted as a children's film!" The film received a few positive reviews as well. G. Jayakumar of The Hindu appreciated the film "for the treatment of an unusual theme." He also praised the technical aspects and the cast performances.