Mike (2022 film)
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| Directed by | Vishnu Sivaprasad |
| Written by | Ashiq Akbar Ali |
| Screenplay by | Ashiq Akbar Ali |
| Produced by | John Abraham |
| Starring | Anaswara Rajan Ranjith Sajeev |
| Cinematography | Renadive |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | Hesham Abdul Wahab |
Production company | J A Entertainment |
Release date | 19 August 2022 |
Running time | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mike is a 2022 Indian Malayalam language drama film directed by Vishnu Sivaprasad. The film stars Anaswara Rajan and debutant, Ranjith Sajeev in important roles. The film was produced by John Abraham. This film marks the debut production of John Abraham in Malayalam.[1][2]
Plot
Follows Sarah, a free spirited young girl looking to surgically reassign her gender and Antony, a once exuberant but now a hopeless young man. Sarah aka Mike is on her gender transitioning journey. She meets Antony, an youngster with alcohol use disorder. The quick camaraderie developed persuades the duo to travel ahead together.
Cast
- Anaswara Rajan as Sarah Thomas
- Ranjith Sajeev as Antony John
- Rohini as Lakshmi, Antony's mother
- Vettukili Prakash as Thomas, Sarah's father
- Sini Abraham as Shirely, 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
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Release
The film was released in theatres on August 19, 2022.[3]
Critical response
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,[5] "Empathy is at the core of this Anaswara Rajan film."
References
- ^ "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.