Arguably considered the true heir to satyajit ray, adoor gopalakrishnan is one of india's most outstanding filmmakers and rat-trap was his first film to gain widespread international acclaim.Remarkable for its focus on characterization and detail, rat-trap is set in rural kerala. Its story concerns unni, the last male-heir of a feudal and decaying joint family. Unni's inability to accept the socio-economic changes of a new society result in his gradual withdrawal into a metaphorical rat-trap sprung from his own isolation and paranoia.
Arguably considered the true heir to satyajit ray, adoor gopalakrishnan is one of india's most outstanding filmmakers and rat-trap was his first film to gain
