Gautam Menon and Hansal Mehta hail Mammootty-Jyothika’s ‘Kaathal-The Core’

The movie was hailed for highlighting a sensitive topic in mainstream cinema with a bankable actor leading the movie. It was also criticised by a section of people in the queer community for being “queerphobic”.

Hansal Mehta & Gautam Menon appreciate 

After its OTT release, Kaathal-The Core has been receiving rave responses from people in other industries. Last week, Bollywood filmmaker Hansal Mehta appreciated it.

In X, Hansal Mehta wrote: “Kaathal-The Core is such a tender and loving ode to love itself. is truly having a moment in his vast filmography. What a beautiful performance from one of our absolute best. plays a difficult part with such honesty and empathy she moves you. Must see her more often. Great ensemble. What a director Jeo Baby is. So much to learn.”

In a friendly gesture, Tamil director Gautam Vasudev Menon appreciated Sudhi Kozhikode, who played Thankan in the film.

Sudhi shared a message sent by the Tamil director on his Instagram page. In the message, Gautam Menon noted that Sudhi Kozhikode, who acted as Mathew’s (Mammootty) gay partner, did a good job.

The ace director added that Kaathal was a “strong movie and yet, it was subtle”.

 

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Anoop Menon’s response

After watching Kaathal-The Core, Malayalam actor Anoop Menon noted that it brought back the golden era of Malayalam film.

In his Facebook post, the actor wrote: “Saw KAATHAL. At a time when original Malayalam cinema was stooping low to mindless masala fares of Telugu and Bollywood, the shockingly original director Jeo Baby, with his amazingly talented writers Adarsh and Paulson, has brought back the ethos and elegance that the likes of KG George, Padmarajan, Lohitadas, Bharathan and MT had bestowed on Malayalam cinema… Those films have made us what we are before the world…”

Applauding Mammootty, the actor wrote: “And mamukka, you will be remembered for eternity as the only actor who could straddle every possible kind of cinema with equal aplomb…without you lending your stardom, Jeo couldn’t have reached such a large audience or even made this film ..thankyou from an ardent film lover for this mighty magnanimity…”

Related: The queer community in Kerala opens up about ‘Kaathal-The Core’