Little Miss Rawther
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| Directed by | Vishnu Dev |
| Written by | Shersha Sherief |
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| Cinematography | Luke Jose |
| Edited by | Sangeeth Prathap |
| Music by | Govind Vasantha |
Production company | S Originals |
| Distributed by | Capital Cinemas |
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Running time | 126 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Little Miss Rawther is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language musical romantic drama film directed by Vishnu Dev (in his directorial debut) from a screenplay written by Shersha Sherief. The film follows the love relationship between Naina Rawther (Gouri G. Kishan), a short woman, and Abhijith Chandradas Shersha Sherief, a tall man.
Principal photography began in October 2022. The shooting took place in and around Kochi and Thiruvananthapuram. The music and background score was composed by Govind Vasantha. Little Miss Rawther was released in theatres on 13 October 2023.
Sangeeth Prathap was awarded the Best Editor Award at the 54th Kerala State Film Awards announced on 16 August 2024.[3]
Premise
[edit]Naina Rawther is a liberated, modern-day successful young woman, born to an upper-middle class Muslim family. Her family was very orthodox, a patriarchal father and an over-dramatic mother. She was suffering from OCD problems. Meanwhile, Abhijit,[4] her college boyfriend is seen going through a very tough phase in his life, owing to his sinking film career. Unable to bear the fact that Naina is getting married, he calls his college best friend Arun Kaliyikka for a company and gets completely drunk. This is when Naina who gets cold-feet about marrying Shafeek, calls Abhijit who is drunk, for some life perspective on the wedding eve. After the conversation that happened between them, Naina reconsider her decision to marry and decides to run away with Abhijit.[5]
Cast
[edit]- Gouri G. Kishan as Naina Rawther
- Shersha Sherief as Abhijith Chandradas
- Jishnu Sreekumar as Arun Kaliyikka, Abhijith's friend
- Nikita Teresa Mathew as Lachu, Arun's wife
- Sangeeth Prathap as Shine, Arun's cousin
- Nandini Gopalakrishnan as Shobhana, Abhijith's mother
- Ranjith Velayudhan as Chandradas, Abhijith's father
- Manoj K. U. as Sainudin, Naina's father
- Neeraja Rajendran as Naina's grandmother
Production
[edit]The title of the film was officially announced on 7 October 2022. The first look poster was released on 12 October 2022.[6] The film is co-produced by Srujan Yarabolu and Sadhik Sheikh under the banner of S Originals.[7] Shersha Sherief, who acted in Nizhal (2021) and Hridayam (2022), made his debut as a lead actor and writer.[8] The film also marks the directorial debut of Vishnu Dev.[8]
Filming
[edit]The makers started the principal photography on 26 October 2022 with the switch-on ceremony and completed it on 2 March 2023. It took 37 days to complete the shoot in 3 different schedules. The major shooting was completed in Thiruvananthapuram and Kochi, Kerala. The post-production of the film started in April 2023.[9]
Music
[edit]The original background score and songs were composed by Govind Vasantha.[10] The song "Chikki Chikki" was released on 12 May 2023, sung by Benny Dayal.[11] The vocals for the second song "Ra Ra Rajasika" were given by Sithara. The music rights were obtained by Wonderwall Media Network.[12]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Tharame Tharame" | Titto P. Thankachen | Govind Vasantha | 2:26 |
| 2. | "Pyaare Pyaare" | Titto P. Thankachen | Govind Vasantha | 3:20 |
| 3. | "Chikki Chikki" | Titto P. Thankachen | Benny Dayal | 1:47 |
| 4. | "Snehadweepile" | Anwar Ali | Pradeep Kumar Chinmayi Sripaada | 3:25 |
| 5. | "Ra Ra Rajasika" | Titto P. Thankachen | Sithara | 2:50 |
| Total length: | 12:68 | |||
Release
[edit]Little Miss Rawther was given a U/A certificate by the Central Board of Film Certification.[13] The film was initially scheduled to release on 6 October 2023.[14] There were reports that the film would release on 12 October 2023.[13] The official trailer[15] was unveiled by Dulquer Salmaan, Manju Warrier, and Vineeth Sreenivasan. Director Vishnu Dev and lead actress Gouri G. Kishan announced the release date of the film through their social media handles.[16]
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]Sruthi Ganapathy Raman of Film Companion wrote, "Vishnu Dev's Little Miss Rawther has a sharp, distinctive way in which it sets up characters. The modern romance piece does explore the opposites attract quandary."[17] Arunima Krishnan of Malayala Manorama praised the score and wrote, "With beautiful songs and accompanying visual charm, the film is sure to win campus minds."[18]
With a score of 1.5 out of 5 stars, Hari P N from Koimoi critiqued the film by saying that "'Little Miss Rawther' unfolds as a distinctive stoner comedy-drama straying from conventional storytelling norms.". Hari further goes on and says that "The film cleverly weaves between past and present, using flashbacks and film footage to capture the essence of their relationship."[19]
References
[edit]- ^ S., Goutham (12 October 2023). "Tantiram to Little Miss Rawther: South movies releasing on 13th October; full list INSIDE". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 13 October 2023.
- ^ "Welcome to CBFC". e-Cinepramaan. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ ""Aadujeevitham" reigns supreme, sweeps Kerala Film Awards bagging nine awards". deccanchronicle.com. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "Little Miss Rawther trailer: Can a 4'11" girl date a 6'2" guy?". Times of India. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Little Miss Rawther: പ്രേക്ഷക ശ്രദ്ധ നേടി 'മാനിനി'; 'ലിറ്റിൽ മിസ്സ് റാവുത്തറി'ലെ ഗാനമെത്തി". Zee News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
- ^ "ആറടി പൊക്കമുള്ള നായകനും നാലടിയുള്ള നായികയും; ട്രെയിലർ". Manorama Online. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "First look of Gouri Kishan-starrer 'Little Miss Rawther' out". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
- ^ a b M, Athira (5 October 2023). "'Little Miss Rawther' is a small film with a big heart, says the film's lead actor and writer Shersha Sherief". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 11 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "ലിറ്റിൽ മിസ്സ് റാവുത്തർ' ആയി ഗൗരി കിഷൻ; കൗതുകമുണർത്തി ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക്". Asianet News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "ലിറ്റില് മിസ്സ് റാവുത്തര് ട്രൈലെര് പുറത്തിറങ്ങി; ഒക്ടോബര് 6 ന് തീയേറ്ററുകളില്". 24 News. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ "Trailer of Gouri G Kishan's Little miss Rawther out". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "Trailer of Gouri Kishan's Little Miss Rawther is out". Cinema Express. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Little Miss Rawther is ready to hit the theatres; releasing on THIS date". OTTPlay. 10 October 2023. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Gouri Kishan's Little Miss Rawther gets release date". Cinema Express. 17 September 2023. Archived from the original on 1 October 2023. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "'Little Miss Rawther' trailer: Gouri Kishan embarks on a road trip". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 25 September 2023. Retrieved 21 September 2023.
- ^ "'ലിറ്റില് മിസ് റാവുത്തര്'; ഗൗരി കിഷന്റെ ജോഡിയായി നവാഗനായ ഷെര്ഷ ഷെരീഫ്". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 26 September 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
- ^ Raman, Sruthi Ganapathy (13 October 2023). "Little Miss Rawther Review: A Messy Take On Young Love & Pain That Could've Done With Some Depth". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 18 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
- ^ Krishnan, Arunima (14 October 2023). "പ്രണയത്തില് ഉയരമൊരു പ്രശ്നമാണോ?; 'ലിറ്റിൽ മിസ് റാവുത്തർ' റിവ്യു". Manorama Online (in Malayalam). Archived from the original on 12 November 2023. Retrieved 20 October 2023.
- ^ P N, Hari (31 December 2023). "Little Miss Rawther Movie Review: A Quirky Journey That's Not Everyone's Cup of Tea".
