Director V Praises Mammootty and Jyothika’s Film ‘Kathal’ as a Representation of a Changed Kerala

29 November 2023, 10:04 AM IST VA Sreekumar, Kathal Poster | Photo: facebook/va sreekumar

mDirector V praised Mammootty and Jyothika’s Jio Baby film ‘Kathali’. A Sreekumar. The director said that Kathal is a film that represents a changed Kerala and the silence in the theater and the non-stop KT at the end is for a changed Kerala. Sreekumar wrote on Facebook that if Mammooka cries on screen, the whole theater will cry and he too cried.

Full version of the Facebook note

There was an intense silence throughout the theater until it ended with a standing ovation. That applause was the pinnacle of recognition. When I said to Thangan, ‘Don’t drive the car with the child’, I was afraid that there would be another comment, another news in the theatre. No, nothing like that happened. Then the pain that Thangan felt was what made the theater famous. When I was driving back, I thought about that applause. Whose applause is that? At its core is a slippery-slope theme. Frankly, it is something that the dominant society has put out of bounds. Like Matthew, the whole community is afraid of that truth. It is a discovery that the society that does not have the ability to speak freely and clap in a group in the theater.

If Mammooka cries on screen, the whole theater will cry. When Mathew’s conversation with Chachanam extended into Omana and turned into a song, who could have been in the theater who didn’t cry. I cried. After that crying, that applause was the clarity of clear minds.

Jio Baby, for writing. For immersive visuals. For sudhi Omana- everyone had applause. I clapped along with everything else to dear Mammooka. This bravery is possible for you, the name of which was on the board at the end of the screen – HISTORIC VICTORY. Mathew is the biggest success in Mammootty’s glorious history. Applause again for that Mathew.

Kathal indicates the changed Kerala. The silence in the theater and the non-stop applause at the end is for a changed Kerala. We as a society embrace the great value of inclusion. Yes, what we clapped for is ours. Thanks Mammooka, for guiding and producing Katal.

Produced under the banner of Mammootty’s company, Kathal Wayfarer Films is distributing it. Mammootty will appear as Mathew Devassy in the film. Jyothika is acting in Malayalam after a gap of many years. The script of the film has been prepared by Adarsh ​​Sukumaran and Paulson Zakaria.

Salu K Thomas is the cinematographer. Muthumani, Chinnu Chandini, Sudhi Kozhikode, Alistair Alex, Anagha Aku, Josie Sijo and Adarsh ​​Sukumaran are the other actors. Cinematography: Francis Lewis, Music: Mathews Pulikan.