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 stars Mathew Thomas and Malavika Mohanan in the lead roles. [3] Based on a true story, it was released in theaters on 17 February 2023 and received mixed reviews from critics. [4]

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Plot

Roy, a 12th-grade student, lives in Poovar with his aunt for his studies, but frequently skips classes. His mother, Lissie, threatens to bring him home if he does not improve his academic performance, but his aunt hires him a tutor named Christy.

Roy visits Christy's house for tutoring and finds her distressed. He tells his aunt that something seems wrong with her and that he does not want to return. However, he agrees to continue being tutored by Christy because his mother has convinced the school administrator to allow him to take an important exam.

Christy is unhappy, having gotten recently divorced. She has a tense relationship with her father, Joseph, because he frequently borrows large sums of money from her.

Roy falls in love with Christy during their tutoring sessions. Their friendship grows and Roy passes the exam. Now a college student, Roy decides to confess his love to Christy. He learns that Christy wants to become a school teacher in the Maldives Christy requires two lakhs for the job, which angers Joseph.

Roy proposes to Christy, leaving her startled and speechless. On her first day of work, Roy arrives at the airport with his friend, only to see her board the flight. Roy is on the bus when Christy calls, but he does not have enough money to return her call.

On Roy's birthday, Christy gives him a camera. Roy tries to kiss Christy, but she rejects him. Over time, they rekindle their relationship and Roy becomes even more in love with Christy. Christy tells Roy that she has opened a new bank account to prevent her father from stealing her money. She asks Roy to check the account and confirm whether all the money she sends to it is received.

Later, Roy is angry that Christy is late to meet him and they fight.

At the end of the film, Roy returns to Poovar and uses the camera Christy gave him to take pictures of fish struggling to return to the sea.

Cast

Production

Principal photography for the film began on 21 September 2022 with a pooja held at Hotel Geethu International in Poovar, near Thiruvananthapuram, and in the Maldives. Christy is the directorial debut of Alvin Henry. The screenplay was written by Benyamin and G.R. Indugopan. The film was produced by Sajai Sebastian and Kannan Satheesan 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 ]

Soundtrack

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

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 for the film was released on 26 January. The trailer followed on 10 February, and the film was released in theaters on 17 February 2023. [6]

The screenplay of the film, published by Manorama Books, was released on 14 February 2023 during the audio launch in Thiruvananthapuram. [7]

The digital rights to the film were acquired by Sony LIV, and it began streaming on 10 March 2023. [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 out 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 ' critic rated the film 3.5 out of 5, noting that it "is one of those love stories that spend enough time exploring the mental landscape of its principal characters." [12] A reviewer from Malayala Manorama described the film as a "celebration of unconditional love." [13] Rating the film 2.5 out of 5, India Today's reviewer appreciated the lead performances but felt that the film's portrayal of the romantic relationship was one-sided. [14]

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References

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  4. ↑ "Christy Movie Review: Malavika Mohanan, Mathew Thomas' film is a mediocre love drama". India Today. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Paalmanam: Christy's first single composed by Govind Vasantha out". Cinema Express . 2 February 2023. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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  7. ↑ "'ക്രിസ്റ്റി' സിനിമയുടെ തിരക്കഥ പുസ്തക രൂപത്തിൽ". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 11 February 2023. Retrieved 16 February 2023.
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  11. ↑ Anna Mathews (18 February 2023). "Christy Movie Review : Short of emotional depth". The Times of India . Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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