Theevandi

Chain Smoker) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film directed by Fellini T. P. and written by Vini Vishwa Lal.

[1] The film stars Tovino Thomas, Samyuktha, Sudheesh, Surabhi Lakshmi, Rajesh Sharma, Suraj Venjarammoodu, Saiju Kurup, and Shammi Thilakan in lead-roles.

Damodaran, a resident of the fictional village of Pullinad, is unable to transport his pregnant wife to the hospital due to heavy rain and the rebellion following the Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi.

Ammavan, a chain smoker, blows smoke at the seemingly dead child, which causes it to begin breathing.

Due to a foolish statement made by Safar, Bineesh is caught in the school for smoking and is asked to bring his parents.

His elder sister eventually is married to Vijith, a Bharatiya Socialist Congress League (BSCL) party member while Bineesh falls in love with his childhood friend Devi.

Devi belongs to a different caste that is accustomed to a different thaali, a holy thread tied around the bride's neck that signifies marriage.

Devi's heart is broken on seeing the thaali inside the cigarette packet, and this leads to their breakup.

Bineesh is frustrated and decides to smoke sixteen packets of cigarettes at a time, setting a new world record.

One day, while driving the car with the MLA, it is revealed that the driver is a victim of the Blue Whale Challenge and is about to commit suicide as his fiftieth and final task.

Madhu is an equally clever person and challenges Bineesh to abstain from smoking until a particular day when the party will organize a widespread protest in the village by forming a human chain.

Madhu promises Bineesh that if he succeeds in this, he will renounce his claim to the nomination and let Vijith be the sole nominee.

Libash, Madhu's spy, notices this and climbs a nearby tree to capture a video of Bineesh smoking.

The person who is nursing Libash arranges a group of young men who are practitioners of the Indian martial art Kalaripayattu.

In November 2017, Tovino Thomas agreed to work with Fellini T. P. on his debut directorial titled Theevandi.