Especially when she leaves for chemotherapy. Remember Chacko's courage? Sympathy is the least that Sheela expects from the others, who offer relentless prayers. When Sheela returns to the dining table, she is comforted by others upon hearing that it's her husband who has cancer. In one of the several hilarious scenes, Chacko has to break the news to the family. The family reunites to support Sheela, mentally. He misinterprets a call from his mother as the sign of an arranged marriage set up in India. Lastly, our hero, Kurien Chacko (Nivin Pauly), who returns from London. There's the younger daughter Sarah (Ahaana Krishna), whose glowing eyes are far bigger than her role. We later learn that it was the debt he owed Chacko. We see an elder daughter, Mary, whose husband Tony (Siju Wilson) graciously donates Rs 3.5 lakh for his mother-in-law's treatment. Of the several things, Sheela first needs to win over the dysfunctional family consisting of a not-so-courageous husband Chacko (Lal), who is not accustomed to dispose off cigarette butts until his wife snaps at him. The film is centered on Sheela, a college professor who is diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer.
In fact, one wonders if the title, Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela, is a metaphor for her character (living amid crabs?).
In Njandukalude Nattil Oridavela, the lady of the house, Sheela Chacko, pretty much reminds us of the scenes from every household. Without which, its trunk and the branches would crumble. There's a common belief that the mothers form the crux of the family tree, she is the root.