Banaras, as the name suggests, is set mainly against the holy city of Banaras and tells the story of a young man named Hari, who travels there from Kerala with a purpose.
Priyadarshan, known mostly for his commercial films (in Malayalam, Hindi and Tamil), now comes up with a film that is different in treatment and presentation.
The story begins from where a young Christian spice-seller and an heiress to a royal Hindu family elope, overcoming the opposition from the girl’s father.
A deaf-and-dumb guy, Vinayakan brought up by the lottery-ticket seller Shankarankutty and Ammu, the niece of Shankarankutty, naturally fall in love as they grow up...