MAMI 2019 kicks off with Malayalam film Moothon

Actor turned director, Geetu Mohandas' directorial Moothon kicked off inaugural ceremony for Jio MAMI Mumbai film festival 2019. event filled with fiesta began on October 17, and opening event of screening of Moothon film took place on October 18. Moothon movie cast, which includes Nivin Pauly, Shashank Arora and Sobjita Dhulipala shared ir excitement towards screening of film at MAMI.

Moothon ( Elder One) opens at Jio MAMI

October 18, second day of MAMI, began its inauguration with screening of Geethu Mohandas' second directorial feature, Moothon ( Elder One). Also written by Geethu, film chronicles story of a 10-year-old boy living on an island, who n sets off on a journey in pursuit of Akbar, (essayed by Nivin Pauly), his long lost elder bror. It is a tale of two siblings, who each leave home for ir reasons and n expands scope of Mohandas' generous sense of diversity for  Indian experience. While interacting with media at MAMI, Nivin Pauly shared that when he first read script of Moothon, he felt it was quite intense and strong. He furr shared that he went to meet Geethu on next day after reading it, and told her he would love to do a film like this. 

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On work front, Geethu Mohandas has reportedly earned two National Awards for her debut directorial, Liar's Dice that was released in 2013. film starred Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Geetanjali Thapa in lead roles. Recently, she shared her excitement for her second project, Moothon on her social media handle.  film hit big screen on October 18,  very same day it was screened at MAMI and has reportedly garnered a positive review from fans. 

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