''Meri Awas Suno'' () is a 2022 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
-language
musical drama film
Musical film is a film genre in which songs by the Character (arts), characters are interwoven into the narrative, sometimes accompanied by dancing. The songs usually advance the plot or develop the film's characters, but in some cases, they serv ...
written and directed by
Prajesh Sen
G. Prajesh Sen (also spelt G. Prajeshsen; born 29th May at Kilimanoor) is an Indian filmmaker and writer. In 2017, He has made his directorial debut with ''Captain (2018 film), Captain'', the first sports biopic in malayalam starring Jayasurya ...
and produced by
B. Rakesh. A remake of
Bengali
Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to:
*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
film
''Konththo'' (2019) by
Nandita Roy
Nandita Roy (born April 3, 1955) is an Indian filmmaker, Editor and Screenwriter. She made her directorial debut with the film '' Icche'' (2011) along with her co-director Shiboprosad Mukherjee. The two have also directed ''Accident'', '' Muk ...
and
Shiboprosad Mukherjee
Shiboprosad Mukherjee (, Bengali: ; born 20 May 1974) is an Indian film director, writer and actor. With Nandita Roy as his co-director, he made his directorial debut with the film '' Icche'', which garnered critical acclaim and commercial suc ...
, it stars
Jayasurya
Jayasurya (born 31 August 1978) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, National Fi ...
,
Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978/1979) is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South.
Warrier made her actin ...
and
Sshivada
Sshivada, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards.
Personal life
Sshivada was born in a Malayali family, at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and ...
.
Johny Antony
Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Taha, Kamal an ...
,
Gautami Nair and
Sudheer Karamana
Sudheer Karamana (born 24 May 1971) is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor Karamana Janardanan Nair.
Personal life
He is the eldest son to actor Karamana Janardanan Nair and Jaya, at Karamana, Thiruv ...
also play major roles. The film tells the story of a
radio jockey
A radio personality is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personal ...
and
speech therapist
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, suc ...
.
The music is by
M Jayachandran and the lyrics are by BK Harinarayanan. This is the first time
Jayasurya
Jayasurya (born 31 August 1978) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, National Fi ...
and
Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978/1979) is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South.
Warrier made her actin ...
share the screen space.
Trivandrum
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the largest and ...
is the film's shooting location. The first look poster of the movie was released on 13 February 2021, which is
World Radio Day
World Radio Day () is an international day celebrated on the 13th of February each year. The day was designated by UNESCO on the 3rd of November, 2011, during its 36th conference.
Background
Following a request from the Spanish Radio Academy ...
. The movie was released on May 13, 2022.
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
was started at
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
Premise
Shankar, a
radio jockey
A radio personality is a person who has an on-air position in radio broadcasting. A radio personality who hosts a radio show is also known as a radio host (North American English), radio presenter (British English) or radio jockey. Radio personal ...
, is shattered when he is diagnosed with
laryngeal cancer
Laryngeal cancer is a kind of cancer that can develop in any part of the larynx (voice box). It is typically a squamous-cell carcinoma, reflecting its origin from the epithelium of the larynx.
The prognosis is affected by the location of the tumo ...
. After finding out that he will lose his voice in the process of treatment, all hope is lost for him. However, he is aided by Dr Reshmi, a
speech therapist
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, suc ...
to accept his new life and move forward.
Cast
*
Jayasurya
Jayasurya (born 31 August 1978) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, National Fi ...
as
R.J. Shankar.
*
Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978/1979) is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South.
Warrier made her actin ...
as
Dr. Reshmi Paadath, a
speech therapist
Speech is the use of the human voice as a medium for language. Spoken language combines vowel and consonant sounds to form units of meaning like words, which belong to a language's lexicon. There are many different intentional speech acts, suc ...
.
*
Sshivada
Sshivada, is an Indian actress who appears predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. She is a recipient of two South Indian International Movie Awards.
Personal life
Sshivada was born in a Malayali family, at Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu and ...
as Priya, Shankar's wife.
*Archith Abhilash as Appu, Shankar's son.
*
Johny Antony
Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Taha, Kamal an ...
as R. K. V. Moorthy.
*
Gautami Nair as
R.J. Pauly.
*Mithun Venugopal as
R.J. Koshy.
*
Sudheer Karamana
Sudheer Karamana (born 24 May 1971) is an Indian actor who appears mainly in Malayalam cinema. He is the son of actor Karamana Janardanan Nair.
Personal life
He is the eldest son to actor Karamana Janardanan Nair and Jaya, at Karamana, Thiruv ...
as
Dr. Sunil Shenoy.
*
G. Suresh Kumar as
Dr. Venugopal.
*
Devi Ajith
Devi Ajith is an Indian actress, dancer and a television personality in the Malayalam film industry. She is known for her roles in ''Trivandrum Lodge'' and ''Immanuel''. She also appeared in the short film, ''Virgin Road''. She has been runnin ...
as
Dr. Shiny.
*Maya Vishwanath as the nurse.
*
R.Madhavan as the Major, Reshmi's Husband (voice presence only)
*
Gopinath Muthukad
Gopinath Muthukad (born 10 April 1964) is an Indian Magician (illusion), magician and motivational speaker from Kerala. He employs magic as a medium to convey his messages to public. Muthukad founded the world's first magic academy, The Academ ...
as himself.
*
Shyamaprasad
Shyamaprasad (born 7 November 1960) is an Indian filmmaker, screenwriter and actor who works in Malayalam films.
Career
Shyamaprasad was born on 7 November 1960 in Palakkad, Kerala, India as the younger son of O. Rajagopal and Santhakumari. H ...
as himself.
*
Shaji Kailas
Shaji Kailas (born 8 February 1965) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for his works in Malayalam cinema. Shaji got a breakthrough with the comedy film '' Dr. Pasupathy'' (1990).
He is best known for his action films with main ...
as himself.
* A.N Nazeer as himself.
Production
Development
This is the first time
Jayasurya
Jayasurya (born 31 August 1978) is an Indian actor, film producer, playback singer, and impressionist who works in Malayalam films. He has appeared in more than 100 films and has won several awards, including a National Film Awards, National Fi ...
and
Manju Warrier
Manju Warrier (; born 10 September 1978/1979) is an Indian actress, who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema. She is the recipient of a National Film Award, a Kerala State Film Award and seven Filmfare Awards South.
Warrier made her actin ...
share the screen space.
Filming
Principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
was started at
Thiruvananthapuram
Thiruvananthapuram ( ), also known as Trivandrum, is the Capital city, capital city of the Indian state of Kerala. As of 2011, the Thiruvananthapuram Municipal Corporation had a population of 957,730 over an area of 214.86 sq. km, making it the ...
.
Trivandrum,
Mumbai
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12 ...
and
Kashmir
Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
were the film's shooting locations. The first look poster of the movie was released on 13 February 2021, coinciding
World Radio Day
World Radio Day () is an international day celebrated on the 13th of February each year. The day was designated by UNESCO on the 3rd of November, 2011, during its 36th conference.
Background
Following a request from the Spanish Radio Academy ...
.
Release
Theatrical
The film is released on theatres on 13 May 2022.
Home media
The digital rights of the film is acquired by
Disney+ Hotstar
Disney+ Hotstar, also known as JioHotstar or simply Hotstar, is an Indian subscription video-on-demand over-the-top streaming service owned by Disney Star. The brand was introduced as Hotstar for a streaming service carrying content from Di ...
and started streaming from 24 June 2022. The satellite rights of the film is acquired by
Asianet Asianet may refer to:
JioStar channels
* JioStar, is an Indian media conglomerate wholly owned by Disney India.
** Asianet, a Malayalam language general entertainment channel
** Asianet Plus, a Malayalam language general entertainment channel
** As ...
.
Reception
The film received positive reviews from critics and audiences.
Times of India
''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...
gave 3/5 and wrote, " A survival family drama".
The News Minute
''The News Minute'' is an Indian digital news platform based in Bangalore, Karnataka. It was founded by Vignesh Vellore who is also the current CEO in 2014. Apart from Karnataka, it also has bureaus in the states of Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, ...
gave 2.5/5 and wrote, "This Manju-Jayasurya film is interesting, but too dramatised". RJ. Princy Alexander of ''
Onmanorama'' wrote "Though the movie will uplift your mood with its encouraging tone and beautiful blend of emotion, 'Meri Awaa Suno' should have taken some more time to leave a deeper effect on the audience".
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt14045766
Indian-Malaysian culture
Malayalam remakes of Bengali films
Indian musical drama films
Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram
Films shot in Mumbai