[1][5] Alex "Mestri" Philippose is living a happy life with his wife Annie and son Shine, though she is epileptic.

After many attempts, he locates his son, but is distraught when he learns that he is a petty criminal, working for Sudarshan, the local drug kingpin.

[7][8] Mammootty plays a prisoner and Communist comrade,[9] while Juby Ninan, who also co-produced the film, and Lalu Alex appear in jail wardens' roles.

[10][11] In December first, Sharrath revealed Miya's role as Mammootty's sister and stated that filming would be wrapped up in 10 days.

[1] Sanjith Sidhardhan of The Times of India rated the film three in a scale of five and said, "Parole has the elements that would appeal to a family audience – action, drama and sentiments – but a taut script and trimmed first half would have made it an even more engaging venture.

"[15] Financial Express wrote that "Mammootty wins hearts as Sakhavu Alex in this melodrama" and labelled the film as "entertaining".