''Mili'' is a 2015

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

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directed by

Rajesh Pillai Rajesh Raman Pillai (07 October 1974 – 27 February 2016) was an Indian film director best known for his work in the Malayalam cinema. He is credited with setting a new trend in Malayalam cinema with his thriller, ''Traffic (2011 film), T ...

. Described as a "heroine-centric motivational film," ''Mili'' has

Amala Paul Amala Paul (born 26 October 1991) is an Indian actress who mainly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil, Malayalam cinema, Malayalam and Telugu cinema, Telugu films. She made her acting debut by appearing in a supporting role in the Malayalam-language ...

in the title role along with

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as male lead. The film, produced by Dr. Avinash Unnithan and Sathish B. Sathish under Ordinary Films, marks the debut of editor Mahesh Narayanan as scriptwriter. Anishlal R S handles the cinematography. The story revolves around an introvert girl who struggles hard to meet others' expectations.

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, Sai Kumar and

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appear in significant roles. The film started its shooting on 10 May 2014 at

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. The shooting of the film was completed on 9 November 2014. ''Mili'' released on 23 January 2015 to positive reviews.

Plot

Mili Nair is an introvert who is very depressed. Her self-affectation and inferiority complex puts off everyone. Nobody likes her character or even attempts to help her. Mili chooses to rise above the challenges and take back the reins of her life. Her transformation and learning to deal with her emotions forms the crux of the movie. Meanwhile, there is Naveen, a soft-skills trainer who becomes a support for Mili.

Cast

as Mili Nair *

as Naveen * Sai Kumar as Mili's father *

as Anupama *

as Arun Iyyer *

as Renuka *

Idavela Babu Ammanath Babu Chandran (born 11 August 1963), better known by his stage name Edavela Babu, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his acting debut in 1982 with ''Idavela'', from which he got his stage name. Since then, he ...

as School Manager *Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Security staff *Sanil Kumar as Association Member *Santhosh K as Association Member *Ashraf Pezhumoodu as Assication Member *Premalal as School Principal *

as Nancy *

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as Mercy *

Soumya Sadanandan Soumya Sadanandan is an Indian filmmaker and actor who works in Malayalam Film Industry. She was popular as the Television Host of a film based show in Kappa TV, called 'Film Lounge' (2013–2017). She was a member of the Jury and Selection Comm ...

as Mili's friend *

Sija Rose Sija Rose is an Indian actress, who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema. Early life Sija completed her schooling from Indian school al wadi al kabir in Muscat, Oman. Sija Rose wanted to follow her father's footsteps and pursue journalism ...

as Raji *Swapna Menon as Mii's friend *

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as Kalyani *

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as Sudha *

Bindu Panicker Bindu Panicker is an Indian actress who has more than 200 films to her credit. She has played both comedy and character roles in Malayalam cinema. She won the Kerala State Film Award for the best supporting actress in 2001 for Soothradharan. S ...

as Mili's mother *

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as Roopa *Karthika Kannan as School Management Member *

Anju Aravind Anju Aravind is an Indian actress who has acted in Malayalam, Tamil and Kannada films. In early 2000's she shifted her focus to Malayalam TV serials and shows. Personal life Anju Aravind is born to Aravindan and Kanchana on 23 July 1978. Sh ...

as Thara *Anjali Aneesh Upasana ( Anjali Nair) as Anitha *

Devi Ajith Devi Ajith (born 28 March 1973) is an Indian actress, dancer and a television personality in the Malayalam film industry. She is known for her roles in ''Trivandrum Lodge'' and ''Immanuel''. She is also seen in a short film named ''Virgin Road ...

as Hostel Warden *Ranjini Menon as Shaiby,School teacher *Master Neil Kaushik as Nikhil *Baby Nandana Varma as Young Mili *Baby Ammu *Fardeen Ahamed Fasil as boy reading the book

Music

The music was composed by

Gopi Sunder Gopi Sundar C. S. (born 30 May 1977) is an Indian music director, programmer, playback singer, songwriter, actor and performer who works prominently in Malayalam, Telugu and Tamil film industries. He started his career composing music for tel ...

with

Shaan Rahman Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam cinema. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film ''Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny Antony. He g ...

. Background score was by

Box office

The film was made at a budget of and sold its satellite rights for . It completed 50 days' run in some releasing centres. The total distribution share was doing a business of considering theatrical gross and satellite rights. The film was one of the "profitable" Malayalam films in the first half of 2015.

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2015 films Films scored by Shaan Rahman Indian drama films Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram 2010s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Rajesh Pillai