''Kamuki'' () is a 2018 Indian

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-language

romantic comedy Romantic comedy (also known as romcom or rom-com) is a subgenre of comedy and slice of life fiction, focusing on lighthearted, humorous plot lines centered on romantic ideas, such as how true love is able to surmount most obstacles. In a typica ...

film written and directed by

Binu Sadanandan Binu Sadanandan (born 23 July) is an Indian film director and screenwriter who works in Malayalam films. Binu gained popularity with his directional debut film ''Ithihasa'' in 2014, which became a sleeper hit, and later he went on to direct h ...

, based on a true story. It stars

Askar Ali Askar Ali is an Indian actor known for his work in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut with the film ''Chembarathipoo'' and is best known for acting in ''Honey Bee 2.5 ''HoneyBee 2.5'' is a 2017 Malayalam language romantic drama film produ ...

Aparna Balamurali Aparna Balamurali (born 11 September 1995) is an Indian actress who primarily works in Malayalam films along with a few Tamil films. She is known for her roles in ''Maheshinte Prathikaaram'' (2016), ''Sunday Holiday'' (2017) and ''Soorarai Pot ...

, and

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, with

Baiju Santhosh Baiju Santhosh Kumar, commonly referred to as Baiju, is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam films. He began his acting career in 1981, as a child artist in the film ''Maniyan Pilla Adhava Maniyan Pilla''. Since then he has acted in more than ...

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, and Kavya Suresh in supporting roles. The film's score was composed by

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. The film is about a

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romance between a blind young man, Harikrishnan, and a happy-go-lucky girl, Achamma.

Plot

Achamma Varghese / Achu is her father's favourite daughter. He makes her promise not to follow her sister's footsteps in eloping with a boy, he hopes Achu to be a good girl and faithful to the family. Achu and her friend Jeena pursue a master's degree in social work at Sree Shankara College. Achu keeps her promise until she meets Hari who is blind and always hangout with his buddy Jafar in college. Besides being blind, Hari has a clear vision of his future. Achu, on the other hand, prefers having fun instead of studying. One day during Onam celebration in the college, Achu confesses her love for Hari. However Hari turns her down citing that she is not serious in life. In reality, Hari doesn't want to be a burden on Achu. In college, the Professor of Social Works gets upset that the students are not serious about the profession and the course. He scolds them and totally ignores Achu that she is the least serious person in the college. This is a wake up call for Achu. She starts to help the needy and starts getting recognised by people and everyone is proud of her. Jafar talks to Hari and makes him realise that he too loves Achu. When Hari is about to confess his love for Achu, she tells him that let's continue as friends (not aware that Hari was about to confess his love). Hari wins Achu's heart with his positive attitude and determination, unfortunately, her family adamantly opposes this relationship because Hari is blind. In the end, during Holi celebrations at college, the entire college tries to convince Achu's father to allow for Achu and Hari's marriage. Achu's father agrees on one condition of hiding Achu within the college crowd and asking Hari to find Achu without any help. Hari is scared, but he tries to remember his mother's words of encouragement when he was a small kid and had lost his sight. Hari depends on his ability of smell and hearing to find Achu. Finally Achu's father has to agree. The focus is on Hari's mother who stands there and gives Achu's father a confident and determined look.

Cast

as Harikrishnan *

as Jaffar *

as Achamma Varghese (Achu) *

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as Young Achamma * Baiju as Varghese Master *Deepa Kartha as Mother of Askar Ali *Thushara Pillai as Mother of Achamma *Kavya Suresh as Jeena *

Aneesh Gopal Aneesh Pilathottathil better known as Aneesh Gopal is an Indian actor and graphic designer known for his works primarily in malayalam films. He made his debut with ''Second Show'' in 2012. Personal life Aneesh Gopal was born in Cheekkode villag ...

as Snehithan *

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as Rajesh *

as James *Rosin Jolly as Lashmi Rajesh *

Pradeep Kottayam Pradeep K. R. (1961 – 17 February 2022), professionally credited as Pradeep Kottayam, was an Indian actor who primarily worked in Malayalam films and some Tamil films. He is best known for his comedic roles. His role in the 2010 Tamil film '' ...

as Principal *

Joemon Joshy Joemon Joshy (born 2 September 1988) is a Malayalam film/television actor. He started his film career as a child artist. Joemon made his acting debut in ''Puraskaram'' a 1999 Malayalam language children's film. Joemon has played a variety of ro ...

as JJ (Janaki Janardhanan) *Kiran Lal as Britto *Rahul Nair as Jayasankar *

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as Sreeni *Dominic Dom as Sharuk khan *

Mathukkutty Arun Mathew (born 27 February 1985), better known by his stage name Mathukkutty, is an Indian radio jockey, television host, actor and director. He is known for his association with the Malayalam television shows on One TV, Mazhavil Manorama, F ...

as Doctor Narayanan Kutty

Music

The film music and score were composed by

Reception

The film received mixed reviews.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 8016672 2018 films Romance films based on actual events Indian romantic comedy films 2010s Malayalam-language films 2018 romance films