Five Malayalam movies that celebrated powerful mothers

By Arjun Ramachandran May 12, 2024 Read the article Malayalam

Malayalam movies have, time and again, showcased powerful and inspiring women on the silver screen. On Mother’s Day, let’s focus on five memorable mothers in Malayalam movies.

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Every Malayali is familiar with Kunjoonjamma Thomas, played by yesteryear actor Padmini, in the superhit movie Nokkethadhoorathu Kannum Nattu (1984).

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In the flick, the late actor played the role of a grumpy grandmother who slips into depression after the deaths of her husband and her only child.

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Who can forget Urvashi’s role of Vanaja in Sathyan Anthikad’s Achuvinte Amma (2005)? The superhit film featured Meera Jasmine as Achu, Vanaja’s daughter.

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Another Malayalam movie that explores mother-daughter bonding is Anoop Sathyan’s directorial Varane Avashyamund (2020).

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Viji Venkatesh is not a seasoned actor. But her performance in director Akhil Sathyan‘s Pachuvum Athbutha Vilakkum (2023) as Laila is significant in the movie.

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Veteran actor Shanthi Krishna’s role as Malathy in director Indu Lakshmi‘s Nila (2023) stands above all.

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Her final act in the movie is akin to how a mother rescues her daughter or a doctor willing to do her work irrespective of the situation.

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