- Source: Aami
Aami is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language biographical film based on the life of poet-author Kamala Das. It is written and directed by Kamal and stars Manju Warrier as Kamala Surayya, along with Murali Gopy, Tovino Thomas, Anoop Menon, and Anand Bal. The film was released on 9 February 2018. It won two Kerala State Film Awards.
Plot
Aami portrays the life of writer Madhavikutty, mainly focused on her childhood, family life, marital life, devotion to Lord Krishna, and conversion to Islam in the later periods of her life.
Cast
Manju Warrier as Kamala Surayya (Kamala)
Neelanjana as Teenage Aami
Aangelina Abraham as Childhood Aami
Tovino Thomas as Lord Krishna
Murali Gopy as Madhava Das, Madhavikutty's husband
Anoop Menon as Akbar Ali
Vijayalakshmi as Balamani Amma
Rasna Pavithran as Young Balamani Amma
Anil Nedumangad as V. M. Nair
K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Januvamma
Vinaya Prasad as Sulochana Nalappat, writer and Kamala's sister
Jitha as Sulochana Nalapat Young
Swasthika as Sulochana Nalapat Childhood
Rahul Madhav as Kamala's imaginary friend
Indrans as Narayanan, Goldsmith
Jyothikrishna as Malathi
Anjali Nair as Khamar
Balachandran Chullikadu a Himself
Renji Panicker as S. K. Nair, Malayalanadu Editor
Lakshmi Priya as Madhavikutty fan
Sreedevi Unni as Ammamma
Valsala Menon as Muttashi
Lal Kumar as Monu (MD Nalappatt)
Uttara as Young Januvamma
Krishnan Balakrishnan as a reporter
Dinesh Prabhakar as angry husband of Madhavikutty fan
Jayaraj Warrier as Sukumaran
Sethu Lakshmi as Kuttiamma
Kritika Pradeep
Anand Bal as Chinnan Das
Production
In 2016, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was signed for the role of Kamala Surayya, but in January 2017, she backed out from the film citing creative differences with Kamal. In 2016, Murali Gopy was confirmed in the role of Madhava Das, Kamala's husband, and Prithviraj Sukumaran in a fictional character. Later in the year, Prithviraj also opted out from the film due to his tight filming schedules and recommended Tovino Thomas instead. Later, Anoop Menon was added to the cast. Media outlets reported several names as a replacement for Balan. But in February 2017, Kamal denied all the reports and said that he was not in a hurry and was still looking for a person whose features matched that of Surayya's, which was the reason he chose Balan in the first place. Although he revealed he is also considering suggestions from others. In February 2017, Manju Warrier signed to play Kamala Surayya.
Principal photography commenced on 24 March 2017 at Kamala Surayya Memorial in Punnayurkulam, Thrissur. Ottapalam was the main location in the first schedule that lasted till April. The other locations were Mumbai, Kolkata, and Ernakulam.
Soundtrack
The film score is composed by Bijibal. The film features original songs composed by two composers, M. Jayachandran and Taufiq Qureshi. Qureshi's compositions are ghazals with lyrics written by Academy Award winner Gulzar. The lyrics for the Malayalam songs are written by Rafeeq Ahamed.
Awards and nominations
Kerala State Film Awards
Best Female Playback Singer- Shreya Ghoshal for the song "Neer Maathalam"
Best Background Score- Bijibal
References
External links
Aami at IMDb- Source: AAMI
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History
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Community initiatives
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References
External links
Official website
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