Jo and the Boy is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Rojin Thomas.[1][2] It stars Manju Warrier and Sanoop Santhosh in lead roles. The music is composed by Rahul Subramaniam.[3] The film won two awards at 2015 Kerala State Film Awards.[4] The movie failed at box-office.
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| Directed by | Rojin Thomas |
| Written by | Rojin Thomas |
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| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Neil D'Cunha |
| Edited by | Rahman Muhammed Ali |
| Music by | Rahul Subrahmanian |
| Distributed by | Anto Joseph Film Company |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editJoanne Mary a.k.a. Jo is interested in animation from childhood. Her dream is to become a well known animator and create an animation character that can interact with its fans. Her attempts to become successful in the animation field fails, but she doesn't give up. A boy named Criz shifts into the neighbourhood she stays in. She creates an animation character from Criz's mannerisms. The animation character that Joanne had created becomes popular worldwide. But problems start evolving in their friendship.
Cast
edit- Manju Warrier as Joanne Mary a.k.a. Jo
- Sanoop Santhosh as Criz
- Kiran Aravindakshan as Appan, Jo's friend
- Lalu Alex as John Lawrence
- Kalaranjini as Mary John
- Sudheer Karamana as Tiger Bangla
- Pearle Maaney as Neethu, Jo's friend
- Rekha as Catherine
- Anil Narayan as CEO
- Rekha Menon as TV host
Reception and Box-office
editJo and the Boy starring Manju Warrier and Sanoop Santhosh in lead roles did not get a strong opening in Kerala Box-office. When all other releases got at least decent start at box-office, this film failed miserably. After 6 days of run in Kerala, it was able to collect ₹2.88 crore only. After 14 days of running it collected around ₹5.63 crore with net ₹4.15 crore and ₹1.15 crore share. [5]
Songs
editMusic released by Muzik247
| Song | Singer | Lyrics |
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| "Ponveil Veezhave" | Haricharan | Santhosh Varma |
| "Do Do Do" | Manju Warrier and Sanoop Santhosh | Santhosh Varma |
| "Adivaraam" | Sayanora Philip | Santhosh Varma |
| "Pinjomal" | Arun Alat | Santhosh Varma |
| "Neeyen Kaataai" | Kavya Ajith | Anu Elizabath |
Rights
editSatellite Rights : Surya TV
Critical/Audience response
editThe film got mixed reviews from both critics and audience.[6][7]
Awards
edit- Won, Best Choreography - Sreejith
- Won, Best Costume Designer - Nissar
References
edit- ^ Nita Sathyendran (23 December 2015). "Rojin Thomas on his new movie 'Jo and the Boy'". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Jo and the Boy Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Jo And The Boy Movie Review: A Dream Journey". www.filmibeat.com. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Kerala State Film Awards: Dulquer Salmaan, Parvathy take top honours". dna. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Jo and the Boy Malayalam Movie Boxoffice Collection Report". Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
- ^ "Jo and The Boy review: Dreaming Frankenstein". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Review : Jo & the Boy". Sify. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.