Mitr, My Friend
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| Directed by | Revathi |
| Starring | Shobhana, Nassar Abdullah, Preeti Vissa, Matt Phillips, Blake Ormsby, Shirley Bennett, Brian G. Linebaugh, Janine Pibal, Michael Bailey |
| Music by | Bhavatharini Ilayaraja |
| Cinematography | Fowzia Fathima |
| Release date(s) | 2002 |
| Running time | 105 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
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Mitr, My Friend is an English movie, directed by Indian actor Revathi. Set partly in India and the US, Mitr, My Friend was Revathi's debut directorial venture.[1] The film was also noted for having an all-woman crew.[2]
The movie won the Best English Film of the year award at the 49th National film awards. The movie also won Shobhana and Beena Paul the Best Actress and Best Editor awards respectively at the same function.[3]
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[edit] Plot
Mitr, My friend is a film about the plight of women who sacrifice their life for the betterment of their family. It also describes the cultural differences experienced by a small town girl on moving to a transposed environment.
In the movie, Lakshmi, a traditional Indian girl (played by Shobhana), agrees to an arranged marriage with Prithvi (Nassar Abdullah), a Software engineer working in California. After marriage, they move to California, where Lakshmi learns to adjust with the new cultural surroundings and the pressures of the urban crowd. She soon settles in, though not so comfortably. Lakshmi is happy with her loving husband, who often goes out of the way to please her. Their marriage is pleasant, and they have a daughter, Divya (Preeti Vissa). Things soon change as Divya grows up, and starts asserting her independence on her mother. Lakshmi finds it hard to relate Divya to her own adolescent life as a small town girl. Prithvi also starts showing disinterest in Lakshmi. He is engrossed in his profession and shuns his family altogether. The situation is further hampered when Divya moves out following an argument with her mother, and Prithvi blames Lakshmi for it.
Unable to come to terms with the unprecedented course of happenings in her life, she consults her computer for relief. Thus, she meets Mitr (Hindi for friend) in a chat room. In her desperation, she discusses all the perils of her life, and seeks Mitr's opinion. She and Mitr soon become close companions. With Mitr, she rediscovers herself; learning a lot about her new world that was till then alien to her. She discovers new taste in carpentry, dance classes, hairstyling and thus transforms into a new woman; claiming a new identity.
What is noteworthy of the movie is the way the climax turns out to be. Lakshmi who gets a new identity and with the help of which she gains her self confidence, achieves all these with none other than Mitr, whom she knows so closely. In the climax of the film, she meets her internet chat friend Mitr in San Francisco Bay.
[edit] Cast
- Shobhana ... (Lakshmi)
- Nassar Abdullah ... (Pritvi)
- Preeti Vissa ... (Divya)
- Matt Phillips ... (Steve)
- Blake Ormsby ... (Paul)
- Shirley Bennett ... (Pam)
- Brian G. Linebaugh ... (Brian)
- Janine Pibal ... (Rachel)
- Michael Bailey ... (Robbie)
- Chandralleman .... (Lakshimi's Mother)
- Sreeninasan .... (Lakshmi's Father)
- Homai Barnia .... (Prithivi's Mother)
- Ramchana Asrami .... (Prithivi's Father)
- Mrs. Lalatihe .... (Prithivi's Grandmother)
[edit] Crew
- Director: Revathi
- Screenplay: Priya V., Sudha Kongara
- Story: Priya V.
- Editing: Beena Paul
- Producer: Telephoto Entertainments Limited
- Music: Bhavatharini Ilayaraja
- Cinematography: Fowzia Fathima
- Wardrobe and costumes: Jolynn Spinelli, Prabha Koda
