'The Narrow Path' is a wonderful and fascinating study of sacrifice and guilt, supreme sacrifice. Narrated through dispersed frames and economy of words, the film tells the audience the tragic story of how a son, Akhil (played by Sarath Sabha), is caught between his affection for his aged father, Vikraman (K Kaladharan), and his love for his girlfriend, Nina (Krishnapriya). The old man, who is completely bed-ridden with complications arising out of diabetes severely restricting his mobility; when out of bed, he has to hop on to a wheelchair for support, and needs constant care. When Nina, hailing from an upper class family, suggests to Akhil that the two run away to Bengaluru, the invitation becomes tantalizingly tempting. For him the new city will bring a fresh breath of much-needed oxygen, but being a son to his ailing father, he gets wracked by dilemma. Could he possibly leave his helpless father behind in the hands of paid employees?
