''Visudha Mejo'' (English: Pure Mejo) is a 2022 Indian

Malayalam-language 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 ...

romantic drama film written and directed by Kiran Antony. The film stars Dinoy Paulose,

Mathew Thomas Mathew Thomas (born 16 October 2002) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is known his debut movie '' Kumbalangi Nights'', '' Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'', '' Jo and Jo'' and '' Leo''. Career He debuted through a role ...

Lijomol Jose Lijomol Jose is an Indian actress who primarily appears in Malayalam and Tamil films. She earned critical acclaim for portraying Senggeni in the Tamil film ''Jai Bhim'' (2021), which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Tamil. Ca ...

and

Anaswara Rajan Anaswara Rajan (born 8 September 2002) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films. She made her acting debut as a child artist in '' Udaharanam Sujatha'' (2017). She received praises for playing a college student in '' Super ...

. The film was produced by Jomon T. John, Vinod Shornur, and Shameer Muhammed under the banner of CNC Cinemaas and Plan J Studios. The film's music was composed by

Justin Varghese Justin Varghese (born 10 October 1983) is an Indian music composer, music producer, and sound engineer who works predominantly in the Malayalam cinema industry. He is known for his works in ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' (2019), '' Joji'' (2021) ...

and the cinematography was handled by Jomon T. John.

Cast

* Dinoy Paulose as Mejo Thomas *

as Ambrose *

as Jeena Francis *

as Maria *

Abhiram Radhakrishnan Abhiram Radhakrishnan (born September 1985) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He started his career as an assistant director and debuted as an actor in 2015 with the film '' Chandrettan Evideya''. As of May 2023, he has worked in ...

as Paily * Hakkem Shajahan as Rahul *

Baiju Ezhupunna Baiju Ezhupunna is an Indian actor and film producer who works in Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (unio ...

as Chacko * RJ Murukan as Thomas * Remya Suresh * Shainy Sara as Moly *

Siju Sunny Siju Sunny is an Indian actor and writer who primarily works in the Malayalam film industry. He is best known for his role in ''Guruvayoor Ambalanadayil'', '' Romancham'' and '' Vaazha''. Career Siju Sunny began his career during the COVID-19 loc ...

as James

Production

The first look poster of the film was released in July 2022. The film was scheduled to release on 5 August 2022 and film postponed to 16 September 2022 due to heavy rainfall

Reception

V Vinod Nair of ''

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'' gave 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote that "This romance fails to appeal as it lacks a convincing script and acting."'' Onmanorama'' critic noted that "Lijo Mol proves yet again in this amateur ‘stalking’ drama". Sanjith Sidhardhan of ''

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'' gave 2.5 out of 5 and wrote that "Visudha Mejo also serves as a companion piece to Pathrosinte Padappukal, in the sense that it gets off to a promising start but ends up all over the place in the latter half. The lack of chemistry between its lead characters also contribute to making this film a less engaging affair."

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt21230476 2020s Malayalam-language films