Christy (2023 film)

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Christy
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Directed byAlvin Henry
Screenplay by Benyamin
G. R. Indugopan
Story byAlvin Henry
Produced bySajai Sebastian
Kannan Satheesan
Starring Mathew Thomas
Malavika Mohanan
CinematographyAnend C. Chandran
Edited byManu Antony
Music by Govind Vasantha [1]
Production
company
Rocky Mountain Cinemas
Release date
  • 17 February 2023 (2023-02-17)
Running time
142 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Christy is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language romantic drama film directed by Alvin Henry in his directorial debut and written by Benyamin and G. R. Indugopan. [2] The film features Mathew Thomas and Malavika Mohanan in the lead roles. [3] The film is based on a true story.

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It was released in theatres on 17 February 2023. [4] It received mixed reviews from critics.

Plot

2007: Roy, a 12th student, lives in Poovar with his aunt for his studies. Uninterested in his studies, he skips classes to enjoy himself with his friends and goes to a dance troupe called "Poovar Boys". Roy's mother knows this and tells him that he must return home if he does not study well, to which his aunt objects and decides to send him for tuition under a teacher named Christy. When Roy comes to Christy's house, he sees her sitting in her room like a madwoman, tearing up all photos. He then tells his aunt that something was wrong with her and won't go there. The next day, while leaving church, Christy sees him and tells him to come for tuition. At school, Garudan Sir informs Roy that he was allowed to write the exam because of his mother's pleas, so he finally goes for tuition.

As Roy waits for her, she arrives with her father. Christy had a mutual divorce but did not seem to be happy as she became married without her consent. Christy and her father are not on good terms because he unnecessarily borrows large amounts of money.

Roy falls in love with Christy and stares at her during tuition instead of listening to her. The friendship between Christy and Roy becomes closer, and he passes his exams smoothly. Roy enters college and decides to confess his love to Christy.

Roy discovers she wants to be a school teacher in Maldives. Christy's father and Roy accompany her to the interview, and she clears it. Christy wants two lakhs for the job, and her father storms out. During the bus ride back, Roy proposes to Christy; she is startled and does not answer. On her first day on the job, Roy arrives at the airport with his friend, but she boards the flight. Roy was traveling on the bus when Christy calls; he does not have enough balance, so he gets off the bus and goes to the nearest mobile shop. He still cannot call, even after recharging his phone. Roy finds out that calling the Maldives takes more money per minute.

When Roy's birthday comes, Christy calls him and asks to meet her colleague at the library to get his birthday present, but she comes instead. Roy takes her to his house, and when she tells him to open the gift, he asks for a kiss beforehand. Roy holds and kisses her, but she flinches and moves away. The gift was a camera. Christy does not talk to Roy for a few days. The first picture that he takes on the camera is of Christy, and he presents the picture to her. After that, they forget everything that happened and start spending time together again. As a result, Roy's love for Christy grows day by day. When Christy is at home, she tells her brother Joji about Mali and that he should visit. Roy is called into the room and given an ATM card. Christy says that her father spent all the money she sent, so she opened a new bank account. She asks Roy to check and let her know whether all the money she is sending to that account is received.

Meanwhile, some of her friends are coming to Thampanoor. Christy asks Roy to come along, and he agrees. Christy reaches the place and is about to get into the car with her colleague Tijo and other friends. Roy is standing there, waiting for Christy to come back. She arrives late, and Roy scolds her. Christy gets angry with him and leaves on a bus. She goes back to Mali without speaking to Roy.

Roy reaches Rashid's house in an auto. He tries to meet Rashid, but he is sleeping. The maid tells him to come at 10 o'clock. Although he told her it was urgent, she didn't allow him to meet Rashid.

With no other choice, he returns to the airport. Without any money, the staff cannot permit him to go there. Even if they accept him, Thomas, the immigration officer, will not let anyone pass without proper proof. Roy pleads to be allowed to go there even if he is not accepted by immigration. The manager takes pity on him and lets him in.

After returning home, Roy uses a camera gifted by Christy to take pictures of the fish struggling to return to the sea.

Cast

Production

Principal photography of the film began on 21 September 2022 with a pooja held at Hotel Geethu International in Poovar near Thiruvananthapuram. Christy is the directorial debut of Alvin Henry. Writers Benyamin and G.R. Indugopan wrote the screenplay of this film. Sajai Sebastian and Kannan Satheesan produced the film through the production company Rocky Mountains Cinemas. Anend C. Chandran was the cinematographer, Sameera Saneesh was the costume designer, and Govind Vasantha composed the music.[ citation needed ] The film was shot in Poovar and Maldives.[ citation needed ]

Soundtrack

Govind Vasantha is the music director of the movie. [5] He has composed four songs for the film and also did the background scores for the movie.

SongSingerLyricistRef.
Paal ManamKapil Kabilan
Keerthana Vaidyanathan		 Vinayak Sasikumar [5]
Poovar Govind Vasantha Vinayak Sasikumar  :
Oro Shwasavum Govind Vasantha Anwar Ali
Maali Paattu Govind Vasantha
Kapil Kabilan		 Vinayak Sasikumar

Release

The teaser of the film was released on 26 January. After that, the trailer was released on 10 February and the film was released in theatres on 17 February 2023. [6]

The digital rights of the film were acquired by Sony LIV and started streaming on 10 March 2023. [7]

The screenplay of the film published by Manorama Books released on 14 February 2023 during the audio launch of the film in Thiruvananthapuram. [8]

Reception

The film received mixed responses upon release. [9] S. R. Praveen from The Hindu said that the film "portrays a unique relationship convincingly, but the shoddy writing and a poor third act does no justice to the soul of the story." [10] Rating the film 3 in a scale of 5, The Times of India 's reviewer appreciated Malavika Mohanan's performance but felt that the "message conveyed by the film is questionable, and perhaps not even acceptable." [11] Cinema Express 's critic rated the film 3.5 in a scale of 5 and wrote that the film "is one of those love stories that spend enough time exploring the mental landscape of its principal characters." [12] A reviewer from Malayala Manorama wrote that the film is a "celebration of unconditional love." [13] Rating the film 2.5 in a scale of 5, India Today's reviewer appreciated the lead performances but felt that the film's portrayal of the romantic relationship as one-sided. [14]

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