Archana Kavi
Directed by Jithu Joseph Mummy and me has relatively newcomer Archana Kavi doing the lead role as daughter along with Urvasi as Mummy. Kunchacko Boban, Mukesh, Lalu Alex, Shari, Janardhanan and Anoop Menon are doing other important roles.
There is a big turn in the life of malayalees as they watch malayalam tv programs every day. That is the same reason why this movie may become a success.
A movie which narrate the complex relationship between a mother and teenage daughter.
Jewel (Archana) is frustrated with her mother Clara (Urvasi), who finds fault in everything she does and tries to control her life. Father played by Mukesh has to bear the burnt of this, as he fails to bridge the gap between them.
And there is Jewel’s young brother who tries to spy on her; Rahul (Kunchako Boban), son of Joseph’s childhood friend (Lalu Alex), who acts as Jewel’s local guardian and secretly likes her. Story takes the turn as Jewel gets into trouble with the college bad guys and rahul saves her.
The movie is carried forward in the safe hands of Urvasi and Kunchako to some extend. Urvasi takes to the role as a fish would take to water. Archana should consider herself lucky to get such an author-backed role so early in her career and that too opposite Urvasi. She has screen presence, but needs to hone down the histrionics. Kunchako Boban is trying his best to look like and act like a college student. Veterans like Mukesh and Lalu Alex have nothing exceptional to do.
This movie is getting ample attention and is is going to be another successfull in Malayalam as the subject and the presentation is loved by the malayalee family world wide. The society is looking for such good movies rather than purely commercial cinema.
Writer-director Jeethu Joseph tries to prove his versatility with this film, but does not succeed fully as the film is very loud. A little subtlety would have worked wonders.
- Direction: Jithu Joseph
- Produced by: Joy Thomas Sakthikulangara
- Music Director: Sejo John
- Cast: Archana Kavi, Kunchako Boban, Urvashi, Mukesh, Lalu Alex, Shari, Janardhanan and Anoop Menon.
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