[1][2] It stars Vinayakan, Chemban Vinod Jose, Pauly Valsan, Bitto Davis, Kainakary Thankaraj, Dileesh Pothan and Arya Salim in the main roles.

[5] The film revolves around the death and funeral of an older man from the Latin Catholic community in Chellanam, Ernakulam district.

[7][8] It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the New Wave Movement.

[9] Set in Chellanam, a coastal village with significant fishermen population in Ernakulam, the film revolves around the death of Vavachan mestri.

Zacharia Parapurath, a rude vicar of the parish and a crime novel enthusiast hears about the head injury and informs the police.

Zacharia, who is interested in finding mishap surrounding the death, tells Eeshi that he won't allow burial of Vavachan unless there is a proper investigation and autopsy.

Since there is no positive confirmation from the Vicar about the burial, the morning rain, and all the problems that is going on Eeshi decides to take matters into his own hands.

It's revealed that the two men playing cards from the beginning of the movie, were in fact Angels who had come over to the beach to carry forward the souls of Vavachan, the mallard, the gravedigger and the dog to their respective destinations; Hell and Heaven.

The film's title is an abbreviation of "Eesho Mariyam Yauseppe", which in some Christian communities, is a prayer, especially whispered in the ears of the deceased.

The film, a satire, is set in the coastal village of Chellanam in Kochi and the story revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri.

[14] Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu praises PF Mathews' screenplay and calls director Lijo Jose Pellissery and cinematographer Shyju Khalid as the heroes of the film.

[17] Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South called it "A laugh-out-loud, yet deep, meditation on death and faith that’s a masterclass in writing" in his review[18]