''Makal'' ( Daughter) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language

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directed by

Sathyan Anthikkad Sathyan Anthikad is an Indian film director, screenwriter, and lyricist who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. In a career spanning five decades he has directed more than 50 films, been the lyricist for 12 films and been the scriptwriter f ...

and written by

Iqbal Kuttippuram Mohamed Iqbal Kompathayill, commonly credited as Dr. Iqbal Kuttipuram, is an Indian screenwriter and homeopathy physician. He has written screenplays for popular films such as ''Niram'', Arabikkatha, ''Swapnakoodu'','' Vikramadithyan'' and '' ...

. The film stars

Jayaram Jayaram Subramaniam, (born 10 December 1965) known mononymously as Jayaram, is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam cinema, Malayalam,Tamil cinema, Tamil films, along with a few Telugu cinema, Telugu films. He is also a chend ...

Meera Jasmine Jasmine Mary Joseph, known professionally as Meera Jasmine, is an Indian actress who appears primarily in Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada language films. Meera Jasmine won the National Film Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her role in ...

, Devika Sanjay,

Sreenivasan Sreenivasan (born 6 April 1956) is an Indian actor, screenwriter, director, dubbing artist and producer who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema. Sreenivasan has starred in over 225 films. Sreenivasan wrote the screenplays of films such as ...

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, and Naslen K. Gafoor. The film is produced by Central Pictures, the company that previously produced Anthikad's ''

Kudumbapuranam ''Kudumbapuranam'' () is a 1988 Indian Malayalam-language drama film, written by Lohithadas and directed by Sathyan Anthikad, with Thilakan, Balachandra Menon, Ambika, K. P. A. C. Lalitha, Parvathy and Sreenivasan in major roles. The film was ...

'', ''

Kalikkalam ''Kalikkalam'' () is a 1990 Indian Malayalam-language action thriller film, directed by Sathyan Anthikad, starring Mammootty, Shobana and Murali. the film was major commercial success movie of 1990 Plot Mammootty, who is an orphan, plays the r ...

'' and ''

Oru Indian Pranayakatha ''Oru Indian Pranayakadha'' () is a 2013 Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written by Ikbal Kuttipuram and directed by Sathyan Anthikad starring Fahadh Faasil and Amala Paul. The film was a sleeper hit despite competition from ''Drishyam'' ...

.'' This marks Meera Jasmine's comeback film after a six-year hiatus and also her 25th Malayalam film. The film also marks Jayaram's return to mollywood after a 3 year gap

Premise

Mother and daughter duo Juliet and Aparna have been living together for the best part of their lives, enjoying their freedom and level of understanding. After Aparna's father Nandan returns from the Gulf and Juliet gets a government job in another district, Nandan has to figure out being a father to his daughter. While the generation gap leads to a series of misunderstandings and squabbles, the entry of an unexpected stranger in their lives changes the father and daughter dynamics, and the stranger's presence become a reason for them to connect meaningfully.

Cast

Production

Movie filming commenced in October 2021 in

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, with

joining the sets on October 21. On December 12, actor

informed via a tweet that he is in the final leg of filming. The shoot was wrapped in late-December.

Music

The

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is composed, orchestrated and produced by

Rahul Raj Rahul Raj (born 17 March 1978) is an Indian music composer. He has composed and produced scores and soundtracks for Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil movies. He is an alumnus of the prestigious Berklee College of Music and holds a postgraduate degr ...

, while the songs featured in the film are composed by

Vishnu Vijay Vishnu Vijay is an Indian music composer and a prolific flautist who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. His film music career began with the 2016 Malayalam film ''Guppy''. His other works include ''Ambili'' (2019) and ''Thallumaala'' (202 ...

Release

Theatrical

The film was released in theatres on 29 April 2022.

Home media

The digital rights of the film were acquired by

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. The satellite rights of the film are owned by

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Reception

The film received mixed to positive reviews, praising the performances, direction and humour but criticised its plot, writing and climax.

References

{{Authority control 2022 films Films directed by Sathyan Anthikad Indian comedy-drama films Indian family films Films set in Kerala Films shot in Thrissur 2022 drama films