Aami

<p>portrays the life of writer , mainly focused on her childhood, family life, marital life, devotion to , and conversion to in the later periods of her life. In 2016, actress was signed for the role of , but in January 2017, she backed out from the film citing creative differences with Kamal. In 2016, was confirmed in the role of Madhava Das, Kamala’s husband, and in a fictional character. Later in the year, Prithviraj also opted out from the film due to his tight filming schedules and recommended instead. Later, was added to the cast. Media outlets reported several names as a replacement for Balan. But in February 2017, Kamal denied all the reports and said that he was not in a hurry and was still looking for a person whose features matched that of Surayya’s, which was the reason he chose Balan in the first place. Although he revealed he is also considering suggestions from others. In February 2017, signed to play Kamala Surayya. Principal photography commenced on 24 March 2017 at Kamala Surayya Memorial in , . was the main location in the first schedule that lasted till April. The other locations were , , and . The is composed by . The film features original songs composed by two composers, and . Qureshi’s compositions are ghazals with lyrics written by Academy Award winner . The lyrics for the Malayalam songs are written by . On the website , 60% of 5 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. Sujit Chandrakumar of The Times of India gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote, “Though the director goes back and forth in time while depicting this exhilarating tale of a contemporary and complex character, the narrative of ‘Aami’ is largely simple and straight forward.” Manoj Kumar R of Indian Express gave 3.5/5 stars and wrote, “It is, indeed, impressive to watch Manju Warrier play the role of a conflicted woman. Her conviction in the performance is what keeps our attention even when narration loses steam.”</p>