Naval Enna Jewel

Naval Enna Jewel is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film co-written, co-produced and directed by Renji Lal Damodaran.[1] The film revolves around the lives of a mother and daughter who were the victims of an Arabi kalyanam.[2] The film stars Reem Kadem in titular role,[3][4] where Shweta Menon, Anu Sithara,[5] Adil Hussain,[6] Alen Matters, Anjali Nair, Sudheer Karamana and Paris Laxmi portray supporting roles.[7]

Naval Enna Jewel
Theatrical release poster
Directed byRenji Lal Damodaran
Produced byRenji Lal Damodaran
Cyriac Mathew Alencheril
Screenplay byRenji Lal Damodaran
V. K. Ajith Kumar
StarringShweta Menon
Reem Kadem
Adil Hussain
Music byM. Jayachandran
Eddie Torres
CinematographyJobi James
Edited byVijayakumar
Production
company
Indusvalley Film Creations
Distributed bySilver Screen Movie Makers
Release date
  • 18 August 2017 (2017-08-18)
Running time
140 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Naval Enna Jewel released on 18 August 2017 and received mixed response from critics[8] while Shwetha Menon's performance got praises.[9]

Plot

Asma is the eldest daughter in a poor Muslim family in Malabar. Asma (Shweta Menon) is married to a 70-year-old Iranian as his fifth wife. Soon the Iranian dies and Asma becomes a widow with one child. But Asma's daughter Naval (Reem Kadem) gets good education and grew into a progressive woman. Her guardian, Chachu made all this possible. And one day Naval had to kill a man for attempting rape. Naval gets a death sentence for the same. Then it is revealed that Chachu is not a man but Asma. Then the film follows Asma's attempts to help Naval.

Cast

Soundtrack

The film soundtrack consist of three Malayalam songs and one English song. Music of Malayalam songs was composed by M Jayachandran, with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahammed and Kavyamayi Renji Lal.[10] The fourth song is by Eddie Torres and Ashley Garland.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSinger(s)Length
1."Neelambal Nilavodu"Kavyamayi Renji LalM JayachandranShreya Ghoshal4:20
2."Rakkadalala Mele"Rafeeq AhamedM JayachandranShreya Ghoshal & Haricharan4:35
3."Ee Vazhiyil Pathivayi"Kavyamayi Renji LalM JayachandranM Jayachandran2:29
4."Mother"Eddie TorresEddie Torres & Ashley GarlandAshley Garland3:43

Critical response

Naval Enna Jewel received mixed reviews generally. Meera Manu of Deccan Chronicle described the film as fight against patriarchy. And she is given 3.5 ratings out of five.[11] Asha Praksh of The Times of India wrote that beside a serious theme, the film lacks a consistency of story telling.[12]

References
  1. Prakash, Asha (27 January 2017). "Director Ranjith Lal refutes allegations". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  2. Desk, Thiruvananthapuram (29 August 2017). "A fight for human rights, says Reem Kedem". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  3. Praksh, Asha (24 January 2017). "Naval Enna Jewel actress Reem scripting comedy". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  4. Sreekumar, Priya (12 August 2017). "From across the seas". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  5. Sudhish, Navamy (27 September 2017). "Dancing has immensely helped in carving out my film career: Anu Sithara". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  6. Sebastian, Shevlin (9 September 2017). "An officer and a gentleman". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  7. Prakash, Asha (9 March 2017). "Naval Enna Jewel director against state film awards". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  8. Prakash, Asha (18 August 2017). "Movie Review Highlights: Naval Enna Jewel has a less than promising first half". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  9. Manu, Meera (22 August 2017). "Power of disguise". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  10. Soman, Deepa (24 July 2017). "'Nawal Enna Jewel' movie's first song 'Nilambal Nilavodu' is a melody by Shreya Ghoshal". The Times of India. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
  11. Manu, Meera (21 August 2017). "Naval Enna Jewel movie review: A fight against patriarchy". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  12. Prakash, Asha (18 August 2017). "Naval Enna Jewel Movie Review". The Times of India. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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