From '47 Naatkal', 'Thappar' to 'Gargi' - there have been many films about domestic violence in India. Recently released on Amazon Prime, 'Ammu' is also a similar movie. However, many critics say that 'Ammu' is one of the best films of this year due to its diversity, acting and direction.
Malayalam actress Aishwarya Lakshmi introduced Munshiyana in screenplay selection from the beginning of her career. After 'Mayaandhi', 'Kanakani', he last fought with Mani Ratnam's 'Ponniin Selvan 1'. Following the success of Mani's film, Aishwarya appeared with 'Ammu'. Ever since its release on the OTT platform, the film has been praised by the audience and critics.
'Ammu' is director Charukesh Shekhar's first film. He came to the attention of the critics with the first film. He mainly wants to give a strong message against domestic abuse by using drama, mystery, thriller genres.
The story of the film is about a 25-year-old young mother. She got married with neighbor Ravi. Ravi is a police officer by profession. It was going well in the beginning. Tonatuni's happy family. But within a few days, Ravi's true form is slowly coming to light. Ammu was being tortured by her husband day after day. At some point the limit of tolerance is exceeded. Ammu decides that she will turn around and teach her husband. The film proceeds with what to do.
Indian film critic Shubham Kulkarni praised the film. According to him, this is one of the most important movies of this year. He also praised the way Aishwarya portrayed the emotional distress of Ammu character on screen. Hindustan Times also praised the film. The director has also been applauded for the way he has portrayed domestic violence in the twist of the thriller.
Although 'Ammu' is originally a Telugu film, the film has been released on Amazon Prime in several languages including Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam. After the release, many feel that 'Ammu' would have reached more people if it was released in theaters instead of direct OTT.
The producer of the film says that the film has been made thinking about the OTT and not the theatre.
The producer of 'Ammu' is Karthik Shubraj, one of the South Indian directors of this time. He said, while reading the script, he felt that the film would be good for OTT. There is a box office pressure when released in theaters. OTT doesn't have them.
Aishwarya is getting praise for her role as Ammu in the film. Karthik himself is impressed with her performance, 'After reading the script I understood that the character of Ammu is the backbone of the film. Before Aishwarya was selected, many names were floated to play the role. But in the end, he is the final one. Worked with him earlier in “Jagme Thandhiram”, great experience. In this film too, he has acted wonderfully.
In an interview given before the release of the film, Aishwarya said about the challenges of her role in the role, 'It was very difficult to portray the character of Ammu on screen. Especially acting in torture scenes. In the beginning, after acting in such scenes, I would have completely broken down.
The actress said that she knows many women who have been victims of domestic violence. That experience in personal life has helped in acting on screen. It can be seen in the movie, Ammu turned around after being tortured day after day. Aishwarya says that after acting in the movie, like Ammu, she has become mentally strong.
After the box office success of 'Ponniin Selvan 1', the critical acclaim of 'Ammu', Aishwarya hopes to get more diverse roles. Although she started with Malayalam films, Aishwarya is seen in films in various South Indian languages including Tamil, Telugu.
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