Language: Malayalam
Country: India
Released in 2017
Directed by Anil Thomas

Minnaminungu is a movie about a single mother struggling to educate her daughter; her trials and tribulations; the final tragedy and her stoic positivity in the face of adversity. Sounds like a standard soap opera story and it also makes you shed a tear and feel a lump in your throat, occasionally. In spite of all the flaws I would strongly recommend this movie simply for the sheer brilliance of Surabhi Lakshmi’s portrayal of the middle aged mother. The way she walks, holds her saree, does her chores, smiles even when she is drowning in troubles is so genuine. It is her eyes that is a treat to watch, don’t miss this movie cause you ll be missing an acting excellence.

Padmini Satyanarayanan