''Kamuki'' () is a 2018 Indian

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-language

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film written and directed by

Binu Sadanandan Binu Sadanandan (born 23 July) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam films. Binu gained popularity with his directional debut film ''Ithihasa'' in 2014, which became a sleeper hit, and later he went on to direct h ...

, based on a true story. It stars

Askar Ali Askar Ali is an Indian actor known and cinematographer known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film ''Honey Bee 2.5 ''HoneyBee 2.5'' is a 2017 Malayalam language romantic drama film produced by Lal under the banne ...

Aparna Balamurali Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress and playback singer, who primarily works in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Tamil cinema, Tamil films. She is recipient of a National Film Award and a Filmfare Awards South, Filmf ...

, and Dain Davis, with

Baiju Santhosh Baiju Santhosh Kumar is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film '' Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla''. Since then he has acted in more than 300 films. Acting career He b ...

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, and Kavya Suresh in supporting roles. The film's score was composed by

Gopi Sundar Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, Programming (music), programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works in the Malayalam, Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil film industries. ...

. The film is about a

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romance between a blind young man, Harikrishnan, and a happy-go-lucky girl, Achamma.

Plot

Achamma Varghese alias Achu is the favourite daughter of Varghese Master. He makes her promise not to follow her sister's footsteps in eloping with a boy, he hopes Achu to be a good girl and faithful to the family. Achu and her friend Jeena pursue a master's degree in social work at Sree Shankara College. Achu keeps her promise until she meets Hari who is blind and always hangout with his friend Jaffar in college. Besides being blind, Hari has a clear vision of his future. Achu, on the other hand, prefers having fun instead of studying. One day during Onam celebration in the college, Achu confesses her love for Hari. However, Hari turns her down citing that she is not serious in life. In reality, Hari doesn't want to be a burden on Achu. In college, the Professor of Social Works gets upset that the students are not serious about the profession and the course. He scolds them and totally ignores Achu that she is the least serious person in the college. This is a wake up call for Achu. She starts to help the needy and starts getting recognised by people and everyone is proud of her. Jafar talks to Hari and makes him realise that he too loves Achu. When Hari is about to confess his love for Achu, she tells him that let's continue as friends (not aware that Hari was about to confess his love). Hari wins Achu's heart with his positive attitude and determination, unfortunately, her family adamantly opposes this relationship because Hari is blind. In the end, during Holi celebrations at college, the entire college tries to convince Achu's father to allow for Achu and Hari's marriage. Achu's father agrees on one condition of hiding Achu within the college crowd and asking Hari to find Achu without any help. Hari is scared, but he tries to remember his mother's words of encouragement when he was a small kid and had lost his sight. Hari depends on his ability of smell and hearing to find Achu. Finally Achu's father has to agree. The focus is on Hari's mother who stands there and gives Achu's father a confident and determined look.

Cast

as Harikrishnan *

as Achamma Varghese (Achu) **

Akshara Kishor Akshara Kishor, credited as Baby Akshara, is an Indian child actress who predominantly works in Malayalam television soap's and films. She is known for her role as Balachandrika in the series ''Karuthamuthu'' on Asianet (TV channel), Asianet. In ...

as Young Achu * Dain Davis as Jaffar * Baiju as Varghese Master *Deepa Kartha as Hari's mother *Thushara Pillai as Achamma's mother *Kavya Suresh as Jeena *

Aneesh Gopal Aneesh Pilathottathil better known as Aneesh Gopal is an Indian actor and graphic designer known for his works primarily in malayalam films. He made his debut with '' Second Show'' in 2012. Personal life Aneesh Gopal was born in Cheekkode vill ...

as Snehithan * Sibi Thomas as Rajesh *

as James *Rosin Jolly as Lashmi Rajesh *

Pradeep Kottayam Pradeep K. R. (1961 – 17 February 2022), professionally credited as Pradeep Kottayam, was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films and some Tamil films. He is best known for his comedic roles. His role in the 2010 Tamil film ' ...

as Principal *

Joemon Joshy Joemon Joshy (born 2 September 1988) is a Malayalam film/television actor. He started his film career as a child artist. Joemon made his acting debut in ''Puraskaram'' a 1999 Malayalam language children's film. Joemon has played a variety of ro ...

as JJ (Janaki Janardhanan) *Kiran Lal as Britto *Rahul Nair as Jayasankar * Binu Adimali as Sreeni *Dominic Dom as Sharuk khan * Mathukkutty as Doctor Narayanan Kutty *

Surjith Gopinath Surjith Gopinath is an Indian actor in Malayalam films. The first movie in 2008 was My Mother's Laptop, directed by Rupesh Paul and starring Suresh Gopi. The character of Aadu Abutty in the movie '' Charlie'' was much noticed. Personal life ...

Music

The film music and score were composed by

Reception

The film received mixed reviews.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8016672 2018 films Romantic comedy films based on actual events Indian romantic comedy films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2018 romantic comedy films