Jo and Jo (Jomol & Jomon) is an Indian Malayalam-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, Mathew Thomas, Naslen K. Gafoor and Melvin G babu in the lead roles. The music for the film is done by Govind Vasantha.[2][3]

Jo & Jo
First look poster
Directed by	Arun D Jose
Written by	Arun D Jose Raveesh Nath
Produced by	Imagine Cinemas Signature Studios
Starring	Nikhila Vimal Mathew Thomas Naslen K. Gafoor Melvin G Babu
Cinematography	Ansar Shah
Edited by	Chaman Chacko
Music by	Govind Vasantha
Release date	13 May 2022[1]
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Box office	₹ 26 crore

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

• Nikhila Vimal as Jomol Baby
• Mathew Thomas as Jomon Baby
• Naslen K. Gafoor as Manoj Sundaran
• Melvin G Babu as Eby Kuruvilla
• Sagar Surya as Tuttu (Parishkaari)
• Johny Antony 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 as Sub Inspector of Police
• Kalabhavan Shajohn 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 at 16 October on Mathew's Birthday.^{[citation needed]}

Release

The film released on theatres on 13 May 2022.

Home media

The digital rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video and it started streaming on 10 June 2022.^{[citation needed]}

Music

Music for the film is composed by Govind Vasantha and lyrics are penned by Suhail Koya and Titto Thankachan.^{[citation needed]}

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". The News Minute 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.' [4]

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