Mike is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age film directed by Vishnu Sivaprasad and wriiten by Ashiq Akbar Ali. It was produced by John Abraham with his company JA Entertainment, marking his debut production in Malayalam. The film stars Anaswara Rajan in the title role along with a debutant Ranjith Sajeev. The music was composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab.[1] The film was released in theatres on 19 August 2022.
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| Directed by | Vishnu Sivaprasad |
| Written by | Ashiq Akbar Ali |
| Produced by | John Abraham |
| Starring | Anaswara Rajan Ranjith Sajeev |
| Cinematography | Renadive |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | Hesham Abdul Wahab |
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| Distributed by | Century Release |
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Running time | 108 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
editSarah Thomas, a free spirited young girl is looking to surgically reassign her gender. Antony John is a once exuberant but now a hopeless young man, who has an alcohol use disorder. Sarah alias Mike is on her gender transitioning journey. She meets Antony during the journey. The quick camaraderie developed persuades the duo to travel ahead together.
Cast
edit- Anaswara Rajan as Sarah Thomas (Mike)
- Ranjith Sajeev as Antony John
- Rohini as Lakshmi, Antony's mother
- Vettukili Prakash as Thomas, Sarah's father
- Sini Abraham as Shirly, Sarah's mother
- Roshan Chandra as Abraham, Sarah's neighbour and Taekwondo instructor
- Jinu Joseph as Dr. Mathew Cheriyan
- Abhiram Radhakrishnan as Umesh, Antony's friend
- Akshay Radhakrishnan as Sanal, Antony's friend
- Rakesh Murali as Kasim, Antony's friend
- Dayyana Hameed as Swathi, Antony's friend
- Rahul as Jithin, Sarah's friend
- Karthik Manikandan as Robi, Sarah's friend
- Nehan Amjath as Jino, Sarah's friend
Production
editThe marks the debut production of Bollywood actor-producer John Abraham in Malayalam cinema, with his company J.A. Entertainment. Filming began on 20 October 2021 in Mysore, shooting also took place at Kattappana, Vaikom, and Dharamshala.[2]
Release
editThe film was released in theatres on August 19, 2022.[3]
Music
editThe original background score and songs were composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab. Music album was distributed by Sony Music.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Ladki" | Suhail Koya | Sithara Krishnakumar | 4:14 |
| 2. | "Move Your Body" | Vinayak Sasikumar | Siddharth Menon | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Nee" | Kaithapram | Sid Sriram | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Jeevane" | Rafeeq Ahammed | Vijay Yesudas, Nithya Mammen | 3:44 |
| 5. | "Na Na Na" | Arun Alat | Benny Dayal | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Aakashame" | Abdul Mannan Mansoor | Hesham Abdul Wahab | 3:14 |
Critical response
editThe Times Of India gave it a rating of 2.5/5 [4] and wrote "On the whole, peripherally it could be a one time watch but the regressive thoughts in it would definitely influence the public opinion on gender roles, gender inclusivity and sensibility". Onmanorama wrote that "Empathy is at the core of this Anaswara Rajan film."[5]
References
edit- ^ "John Abraham to make production debut in Malayalam with 'Mike'". Onmanorama. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "Bollywood actor John Abraham to make Malayalam debut as producer with feature 'Mike'". The New Indian Express. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ "John Abraham's maiden Malayalam production 'Mike' to release on August 19". The Economic Times. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
- ^ ""Mike Movie Review : Good subject, but ill-informed"". The Times of India. 19 August 2022.
- ^ ""Mike review"". onmanorama.com. 19 August 2022.