'' Jo and Jo (Jomol & Jomon)'' is an Indian

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 ...

-language comedy film directed by debutant Arun D Jose. The film is co-produced by Imagine Cinemas and Signature Studios. Written by Arun along with Raveesh Nath, the film stars

Nikhila Vimal Nikhila Vimal is a South Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry and has acted in a few Tamil and Telugu films. She debuted in Tamil with the film ''Vetrivel'' (2016), playing the role of Latha. She went on to appea ...

Mathew Thomas Mathew Thomas (born 16 October 2002) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He is known for portraying Franky in his debut movie '' Kumbalangi Nights'', Jaison in ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' and Jomon in ''Jo and Jo''. Early life ...

Naslen K. Gafoor Naslen K. Gafoor (born 11 June 2000) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam Cinema, Malayalam films. He is best known for his roles in the films ''Thanneer Mathan Dinangal'' (2019), ''Kuruthi'' (2021), ''Home (2021 film), Home'' (2021), '' ...

and Melvin G babu in the lead roles. The music for the film is done by

Govind Vasantha Govind Vasantha (born 29 October 1988) is an Indian composer, singer, and violinist who works predominantly in Malayalam and Tamil films. He is one of the founding members of the musical band Thaikkudam Bridge, in which he is a vocalist and vio ...

Premise

Jomol is the elder daughter of Baby and Lilly. Their second child is Jomon, and Jomol thinks her parents love him more because he is a male. Jomon is a carefree person and holds certain chauvinistic values to an extent when it comes to the power struggle between him and his sister. Jomol with her keen perceptive skills catches Jomon's every little mischiefs and exposes them to their parents. All of these create a rift between them. Meanwhile, a love letter arrives at their house, and they both think that the letter was meant for the other person, and they both try to unravel the full story behind the letter with evidence, and this forms the story. Parallel plot-lines include Manoj's infatuation on Jomol, Eby's plans to meet his girlfriend Nimmy during second-phase of COVID-19, etc.

Cast

as Jomol Baby *

as Jomon Baby *

as Manoj Sundaran *Melvin G Babu as Eby Kuruvilla *Sagar Surya as Tuttu (Parishkaari) *

Johny Antony Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Thaha, Taha, Kama ...

as Baby Palathara * Sminu Sijo as Lillykutty Baby * Leena Antony as Annamma * Hareesh Pengan as Manoj's elder uncle * Saniya Babu as Nimmi (Melvin's love interest) * Santhosh Laxman as Kadakkaran *Sameera Sabu as Indu * Anjana Ashokan as Jomon's Wedding girl (Ellolam Thari song) * Binu Adimaly as Member Shibu *

Sreejith Ravi Sreejith Ravi (born 19 May 1976) is an Indian actor who appears predominantly in Malayalam films and also in Tamil films. He is the son of actor T. G. Ravi. Early life Sreejith is the son of actor and industrialist T. G. Ravi and V. K. Subhad ...

as Sub Inspector of Police *

Kalabhavan Shajohn Shaji John, professionally credited by his stage name Kalabhavan Shajohn is an Indian actor, director and comedian who works primarily in Malayalam cinema. He started his career as a mimicry artist in Kalabhavan, Kochi. Making his debut in 1999 ...

as Saji, Indhu's father (cameo appearance)

Production

The film was announced in mid-September. Its first look poster was revealed by actor

Prithviraj Sukumaran Prithviraj Sukumaran (born 16 October 1982) is an Indian actor, director, producer and playback singer primarily working in Malayalam cinema. He has also done Tamil, Telugu and Hindi films. He acted in more than 100 films in a variety of rol ...

at 16 October on Mathew's Birthday.

Release

The film released on theatres on 13 May 2022.

Home media

The digital rights of the film were acquired by

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and it started streaming on 10 June 2022.

Music

Music for the film is composed by

and lyrics are penned by Suhail Koya and Titto Thankachan.

Reception

The film received positive response from critics. Ottplay gave 3/5 and wrote, "This entertainer about sibling rivalry is arguably the most fun film set in the lockdown".

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gave 2.5/5 and wrote, "Film on sibling rivalry had promise, but failed to deliver". Deepa Soman of '' Onmanorama'' wrote, 'all the actors, be it Naslen, Mathew, Nikhila, Johny Antony, Sminu or those doing the supporting characters, have given their all to the wonderfully relatable everyday characters making this movie a safe bet as a weekend watch.'

References

{{Reflist 2022 comedy films Indian comedy films 2020s Malayalam-language films