Aami


Aami is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language biographical film based on the life of famous author Kamala das. It is written and directed by Kamal and stars Manju Warrier as Kamala Surayya, along with Murali Gopy, Tovino Thomas, Anoop Menon and Anand Bal. The film was released on 9 February 2018.The film won two awards at Kerala state film awards.

Plot

Aami portrays the life of writer Madhavikutty, mainly focused on her childhood, family life, a devotee of Lord Krishna and conversion to Islam in the later periods of her life.

Cast

In 2016, Bollywood actress Vidya Balan was signed for the role of Kamala Surayya, but in January 2017, she backed out from the film citing creative differences with Kamal. In 2016, Murali Gopy was confirmed in the role of Madhava Das, Kamala's husband, and Prithviraj Sukumaran in a fictional character. Later in the year, Prithviraj also opted out from the film due to his tight filming schedules and recommended Tovino Thomas instead. Later, Anoop Menon was added to the cast. Media outlets reported several names as a replacement for Balan, but in February 2017 Kamal denied all the reports and said that he is not in a hurry and is still looking for a person whose features match that of Surayya's, which was the reason he chose Balan at the first place. Although he revealed he is also considering suggestions from others and Parvathy is one among. In February 2017, Manju Warrier signed to play Kamala Surayya.
Principal photography commenced on 24 March 2017 at Kamala Surayya Memorial in Punnayurkulam, Thrissur. Ottapalam was the main location in the first schedule that went till April. The other locations were Mumbai, Kolkata and Ernakulam.

Soundtrack

The film score is composed by Bijibal. The film features original songs composed by two composers, M. Jayachandran and Taufiq Qureshi. Qureshi's compositions are Ghazals with lyrics written by Academy Award winner Gulzar. The lyrics for the Malayalam songs is written by Rafeeq Ahamed.

Awards and Nominations

;Flowers Indian Film Awards
; Asia Vision awards
;Nana Awards
;Kerala State Film Awards
;Vanitha Film Awards
;Asianet Film Awards
;Filmfare Awards South
;8th South Indian International Movie Awards