Jo and the Boy
| Jo and the Boy | |
|---|---|
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| Directed by | Rojin Thomas |
| Written by | Rojin Thomas |
| Produced by | Alice George, Goodwill Entertainments |
| Starring | Manju Warrier Master Sanoop |
| Cinematography | Neil D' Cunha |
| Edited by | Rahman Muhammed Ali |
| Music by | Rahul Subrahmanian |
| Distributed by | Anto Joseph Film Company |
Release date |
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Running time | 157 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Jo and the Boy is a 2015 Malayalam film directed by Rojin Thomas.[1][2] It stars Manju Warrier and Master Sanoop or Sanoop Santhosh in lead roles. Music is by Rahul Subramaniam.[3] The film won two awards at 2015 Kerala State Film Awards.[4] The movie failed at box-office.
Plot
Joanne Mary Jo (Manju Warrier) is interested in animation from childhood. Her dream\aim is to become a well known animator and create an animation character that can interact with its fans. Her attempts to become successful in the animation field fails, but she didn't give it up. A boy named Criz (Sanoop Santhosh) shifts into the neighbourhood she stays in. She creates an animation character from Crizs mannerisms. The animation character that Joanne had created becomes popular worldwide. But problems start evolving in their friendship.
Cast
- Manju Warrier - Joanne Mary Jo or just Jo
- Sanoop Santhosh - Criz
- Kiran Aravindakshan - Appan (Jo's Friend)
- Lalu Alex - John Lawrence
- Kalaranjini - Mary John
- Sudheer Karamana - Tiger Bangla
- Pearle Maaney - Meethu (Jo's Friend)
- Rekha - Catherine
- Anil Narayan - CEO
- Rekha Menon - TV host
Reception & Box-office
Jo and the Boy starring Manju Warrier and Master Sanoop in lead roles did not get a strong opening in Kerala Boxoffice this Christmas. When all other Christmas releases got at least decent start at boxoffice, this film failed miserably. After 6 days of run in Kerala it was able to collect 1.88 Crore only. Both Charlie and Two Countries had excellent opening at boxoffice. After 14 days of running it has collected around 2.63 Crore with Net 2.15 Crore and 1.15 Crore Share [5]
Songs
Music released by Muzik247
| Song | Singer | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|
| Ponveil Veezhave | Haricharan | Santhosh Varma |
| Do Do Do | Manju Warrier and Sanoop Santhosh | Santhosh Varma |
| Adivaraam | Sayanora Philip | Santhosh Varma |
| Pinjomal | Arun Alat | Santhosh Varma |
| Neeyen Kaataai | Kavya Ajith | Anu Elizabath |
Rights
Satellite Rights : Surya TV
Critical/Audience response
The film got mixed reviews from both critics and audience.[6][7]
Awards
- Won, Best Choreography - Sreejith
- Won, Best Costume Designer - Nissar
References
- ^ Nita Sathyendran. "Rojin Thomas on his new movie 'Jo and the Boy'". The Hindu. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Jo and the Boy Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Jo And The Boy Movie Review: A Dream Journey". www.filmibeat.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ a b "Kerala State Film Awards: Dulquer Salmaan, Parvathy take top honours". dna. 1 March 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
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- ^ "Jo and The Boy review: Dreaming Frankenstein". ManoramaOnline. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Review : Jo & the Boy". Sify. Retrieved 6 March 2016.