Narrates both the hardships and happiness that Gulf life has provided to Malayalees. The period from 1960 to the present form the context of the story.

Pathemari is a 2015 Indian Malayalam historical fiction drama film written and directed by Salim Ahamed, which explores the 50-year-long history of immigration of people from South Indian state of Kerala to the Gulf countries.The film is distributed by Eros International.Oscar winning sound designer Resul Pookutty handles the sound recording, while music is composed by Bijibal and cinematography is done by Madhu Ambat. It stars Mammootty, Sreenivasan, Balachandra Menon, Salim Kumar, Joy Mathew, Yavanika Gopalakrishnan, Shaheen Siddique and Jewel Mary.—Robin Wilson