Set in Chellanam, a coastal village with significant fishermen population in Ernakulam, the film revolves around the death of Vavachan mestri. After returning from a long journey, Vavachan gets into a fight with Chowro after Chowro informs and shames Vavachan regarding a premarital relationship between his daughter Nissa and Sivanapan. Somewhere in the beach, in a shack, two people are playing a game of cards, lamenting over how the game will get interesting now. On arriving home, his wife Pennamma asks him to stop going around and to settle. When his son Eeshi returns home, Vavachan drinks and tells him that Vavachan's father had the most splendid funeral in all of Chellanam. Eeshi promises that Vavachan will also have a big grand funeral. After some time, Vavachan falls to the ground and dies.
Eeshi's wife Sabeth informs neighbors about the death. Ayappan, the Panchayath ward member and Eeshi's friend arrives at the scene and takes control. Ayyappan asks Paanji and Lasar, two neighbours of Eeshi, to bring Dr. Gervasius to confirm the death. But Gervasius's wife tells them that he is drunk and asleep and they have to go to a head nurse living nearby to confirm the death. Arriving at the scene and seeing the injury in head, nurse tells them that she cannot do anything and only a doctor can confirm. Fr. Zacharia Parapurath, a rude vicar of the parish and a crime novel enthusiast hears about the head injury and informs the police.
The next day, another wife of Vavachan arrives with her son and family and claims rights for the body. This leads to a clash between two wives and the families. The family of the second wife alleges that Eeshi and family murdered Vavachan and they want justice. Fr. Zacharia, who is interested in finding mishap surrounding the death, tells Eeshi that he won't allow burial of Vavachan unless there is a proper investigation and autopsy. On hearing this unintelligent requirement from the vicar, a furious Eeshi slaps Fr. Zacharia, and Fr. Zacharia out of vengeance and shame declares that he will not conduct or allow the burial in church cemetery. The gravedigger, who was digging the grave for Vavachan dies suddenly and his burial takes place in the same grave he dug for Vavachan. The two guys earlier shown to be playing cards, are still playing in the morning also and discuss that how the situation has become complicated and that now things will fall in place.Ayyappan goes to police station to seek the help of circle inspector to clear the clouds. Inspector comes to Eeshi's house and tells that there is no crime element in the death and concurs with Dr. Gervasius's opinion. They lament Fr. Zacharia's attitude to matters of humanity. Since there is no positive confirmation from the Vicar about the burial, the morning rain, and all the problems that is going on Eeshi decides to take matters into his own hands.
Eeshi digs a grave in his courtyard and forcefully makes everyone move-out from the courtyard, locks his family inside home. Finally asks his father's forgiveness for not fulfilling his wishes and buries him. Everyone who came for the funeral stands in the rain and looks at him with remorse and reverence.
In the mid-credits scene, we see the corpse of the dog that would accompany the grave-digger everywhere. And in the far away horizon of the sea we see two boats with lit lanterns and people dressed in cloaks, approaching the beach. It's revealed that the two men playing cards from the beginning of the movie, were in fact Angels who had come over to the beach to carry forward the souls of Vavachan, the mallard, the gravedigger and the dog to their respective destinations; Hell and Heaven.
The film's title is an abbreviation of "EeshoMariyamYauseppe", which in some Christian communities, is a prayer, especially whispered in the ears of the deceased. The film, a satire, is set in the coastal village of Chellanam in Kochi and the story revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri. Filming began in August 2017. Originally planned to shoot in 35 days, the film was completed in 18 days. Besides the main cast, most of the supporting roles were played by newcomers from Chellanam area.[10][11] The film was produced by Rajesh George Kulangara, but later director-producer Aashiq Abu bought the complete rights of the film.[12]
Release
Ee.Ma.Yau had a preview screening on 30 November 2017.[10] The film, originally planned to release theatrically soon after the preview, was postponed to next year for undisclosed reasons.[13] The film was released on 4 May 2018.
Critical reception
Nirmal Jovial of The Week says that Ee.Ma.Yau will certainly be counted among the classics of Malayalam cinema.[14] Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu praises PF Mathews' screenplay and calls director Lijo Jose Pellissery and cinematographer Shyju Khalid as the heroes of the film.[15] Gokul M. G. of Deccan Chronicle calls Ee.Ma.Yau as the one of the finest films in Mollywood in a very long time. He also added that nobody is leaving without shedding a drop of tear or without a heavy heart.[16] Film critic Veeyen, was all praise for the film, rated the film 'Excellent' and wrote that "..With ‘Ee.Ma.Yau’ Lijo Jose Pellissery surpasses himself, asserts once and for all that he's a master craftsman who astutely sees his dough even in a theme that is as stiff and unmalleable as a corpse (pun intended), and crafts a chimerical ode to mortality.[17]Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South called it "A laugh-out-loud, yet deep, meditation on death and faith that’s a masterclass in writing" in his review[18]
^Ee.Ma.Yau is the abbreviation of "Eesho Mariyam Yauseppu" meaning "Jesus, Mary and Joseph" in Malayalam
^Awards, festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order.
^Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.
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^Soman, Deepa (26 November 2017). "'Ee Ma Yau's' second teaser digs some laughter out of a funeral". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^Soman, Deepa (20 November 2017). "Vinayakan is Ayyappan in 'Ee Ma Yau'". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^Soman, Deepa (24 November 2017). "'Ee Ma Yau' teaser is featured on Ayyappan". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
^Mathew, Tony (4 May 2018). "മരണത്തോളം സത്യസന്ധം ഈ ചിത്രം; റിവ്യു..." Manorama Online. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
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^"ലിജോ ജോസ് പെല്ലിശ്ശേരി മികച്ച സംവിധായകന്; ഡാര്ക്ക് റൂം മികച്ച ചിത്രം". Mathrubhumi. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 14 December 2018.
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Ee Ma Yau Malayalam ഈ മ യ a is a 2018 Indian Malayalam language independent tragedy film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and written by P F Mathews 1 2 It stars Vinayakan Chemban Vinod Jose Pauly Valsan Bitto Davis Kainakary Thankaraj Dileesh Pothan and Arya Salim in the main roles 3 4 The film had its premiere on 30 November 2017 and was theatrically released on 4 May 2018 5 The film revolves around the death and funeral of an older man from the Latin Catholic community in Chellanam Ernakulam district Lijo Jose Pellissery won the Best Director Award at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards for Ee Ma Yau 6 The film won the Silver Peacock Best Director and Best Actor Chemban Vinod Jose awards at the 49th International Film Festival of India It also won two awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala viz the NETPAC Award for Best Asian film in Competition and the Golden Crow Pheasant Award for the best director 7 8 It was included in The Hindu s top 25 Malayalam films of the decade and is widely regarded as one of the defining movies of the New Wave Movement 9 Ee Ma YauTheatrical release posterDirected byLijo Jose PellisseryScreenplay byP F MathewsProduced byAashiq AbuRajesh George KulangaraStarringKainakary ThankarajChemban Vinod JoseVinayakanDileesh PothanArya SalimCinematographyShyju KhalidEdited byDeepu S JosephMusic byPrashant PillaiProductioncompaniesOPM CinemasRGK CinemasDistributed byOPM Cinemas ReleaseRelease date4 May 2018 2018 05 04 CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Production 4 Release 4 1 Critical reception 5 Accolades 6 Notes 7 References 8 External linksPlot EditSet in Chellanam a coastal village with significant fishermen population in Ernakulam the film revolves around the death of Vavachan mestri After returning from a long journey Vavachan gets into a fight with Chowro after Chowro informs and shames Vavachan regarding a premarital relationship between his daughter Nissa and Sivanapan Somewhere in the beach in a shack two people are playing a game of cards lamenting over how the game will get interesting now On arriving home his wife Pennamma asks him to stop going around and to settle When his son Eeshi returns home Vavachan drinks and tells him that Vavachan s father had the most splendid funeral in all of Chellanam Eeshi promises that Vavachan will also have a big grand funeral After some time Vavachan falls to the ground and dies Eeshi s wife Sabeth informs neighbors about the death Ayappan the Panchayath ward member and Eeshi s friend arrives at the scene and takes control Ayyappan asks Paanji and Lasar two neighbours of Eeshi to bring Dr Gervasius to confirm the death But Gervasius s wife tells them that he is drunk and asleep and they have to go to a head nurse living nearby to confirm the death Arriving at the scene and seeing the injury in head nurse tells them that she cannot do anything and only a doctor can confirm Fr Zacharia Parapurath a rude vicar of the parish and a crime novel enthusiast hears about the head injury and informs the police The next day another wife of Vavachan arrives with her son and family and claims rights for the body This leads to a clash between two wives and the families The family of the second wife alleges that Eeshi and family murdered Vavachan and they want justice Fr Zacharia who is interested in finding mishap surrounding the death tells Eeshi that he won t allow burial of Vavachan unless there is a proper investigation and autopsy On hearing this unintelligent requirement from the vicar a furious Eeshi slaps Fr Zacharia and Fr Zacharia out of vengeance and shame declares that he will not conduct or allow the burial in church cemetery The gravedigger who was digging the grave for Vavachan dies suddenly and his burial takes place in the same grave he dug for Vavachan The two guys earlier shown to be playing cards are still playing in the morning also and discuss that how the situation has become complicated and that now things will fall in place Ayyappan goes to police station to seek the help of circle inspector to clear the clouds Inspector comes to Eeshi s house and tells that there is no crime element in the death and concurs with Dr Gervasius s opinion They lament Fr Zacharia s attitude to matters of humanity Since there is no positive confirmation from the Vicar about the burial the morning rain and all the problems that is going on Eeshi decides to take matters into his own hands Eeshi digs a grave in his courtyard and forcefully makes everyone move out from the courtyard locks his family inside home Finally asks his father s forgiveness for not fulfilling his wishes and buries him Everyone who came for the funeral stands in the rain and looks at him with remorse and reverence In the mid credits scene we see the corpse of the dog that would accompany the grave digger everywhere And in the far away horizon of the sea we see two boats with lit lanterns and people dressed in cloaks approaching the beach It s revealed that the two men playing cards from the beginning of the movie were in fact Angels who had come over to the beach to carry forward the souls of Vavachan the mallard the gravedigger and the dog to their respective destinations Hell and Heaven Cast EditKainakary Thankaraj as Valiyathuparambil Vavachan Mesthiri Chemban Vinod Jose as Eeshi Vavachan s son Vinayakan as Ayyappan Eeshi s friend Pauly Valsan as Pennamma Mariam Thressia Vavachan s wife Dileesh Pothan as Fr Zacharia Parappurathu Vicar Arya Salim as Elisabeth Sabeth Eeshi s wife Bitto Davis as Paanji Krishna P as Nissa Agnissa Kunjunju as Chowro Sudarshanan as Manikan Anson as C I Mathen Liji as KaruthamollyProduction EditThe film s title is an abbreviation of Eesho Mariyam Yauseppe which in some Christian communities is a prayer especially whispered in the ears of the deceased The film a satire is set in the coastal village of Chellanam in Kochi and the story revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri Filming began in August 2017 Originally planned to shoot in 35 days the film was completed in 18 days Besides the main cast most of the supporting roles were played by newcomers from Chellanam area 10 11 The film was produced by Rajesh George Kulangara but later director producer Aashiq Abu bought the complete rights of the film 12 Release EditEe Ma Yau had a preview screening on 30 November 2017 10 The film originally planned to release theatrically soon after the preview was postponed to next year for undisclosed reasons 13 The film was released on 4 May 2018 Critical reception Edit Nirmal Jovial of The Week says that Ee Ma Yau will certainly be counted among the classics of Malayalam cinema 14 Navamy Sudhish of The Hindu praises PF Mathews screenplay and calls director Lijo Jose Pellissery and cinematographer Shyju Khalid as the heroes of the film 15 Gokul M G of Deccan Chronicle calls Ee Ma Yau as the one of the finest films in Mollywood in a very long time He also added that nobody is leaving without shedding a drop of tear or without a heavy heart 16 Film critic Veeyen was all praise for the film rated the film Excellent and wrote that With Ee Ma Yau Lijo Jose Pellissery surpasses himself asserts once and for all that he s a master craftsman who astutely sees his dough even in a theme that is as stiff and unmalleable as a corpse pun intended and crafts a chimerical ode to mortality 17 Baradwaj Rangan of Film Companion South called it A laugh out loud yet deep meditation on death and faith that s a masterclass in writing in his review 18 Accolades EditAward b Date of ceremony c Category Recipient s Result Ref Asianet Film Awards 6 7 April 2019 Best Film Aashiq Abu Rajesh George Kulangara Nominated 19 Best Director Lijo Jose Pellissery WonBest Screenplay P F Mathews NominatedAsiavision Awards 16 February 2019 Best Director Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 20 CPC Cine Awards 17 February 2019 Best Director Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 21 Best Background Score Prashant Pillai WonBest Cinematographer Shyju Khalid WonBest Sound Design Renganaath Ravee WonBest Character Actor Male Vinayakan WonBest Character Actor Female Pauly Valsan WonFilm Critics Circle of India 2019 Best Indian Film of 2018 Ee Ma Yau Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 22 Filmfare Awards South 21 December 2019 Best Film Malayalam Ee Ma Yau Aashiq Abu Rajesh George Kulangara Nominated 23 24 Best Director Malayalam Lijo Jose Pellissery WonBest Actor Malayalam Chemban Vinod Jose NominatedBest Supporting Actor Malayalam Vinayakan WonBest Supporting Actress Malayalam Pauly Valsan NominatedInternational Film Festival of India 20 28 November 2018 Best Director Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 25 Best Actor Male Chemban Vinod Jose WonInternational Film Festival of Kerala 7 13 December 2018 The Silver Crow Pheasant Award for the Best Director Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 26 NETPAC Award Best Asian Film Ee Ma Yau Lijo Jose Pellissery WonKerala State Film Awards 8 March 2018 Best Director Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 27 Best Character Actress Pauly Valsan WonBest Sound Design Renganaath Ravee WonSouth Indian International Movie Awards 15 16 August 2019 Best Film Malayalam Ee Ma Yau Aashiq Abu Rajesh George Kulangara Nominated 28 Best Director Malayalam Lijo Jose Pellissery NominatedBest Cinematographer Malayalam Shyju Khalid NominatedBest Actor in a Supporting Role Malayalam Dileesh Pothan NominatedToulouse Indian Film Festival 10 15 April 2019 Jury Award Best Film Ee Ma Yau Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 29 Vanitha Film Awards 2 March 2019 Best Film Ee Ma Yau Lijo Jose Pellissery Won 30 Best Director Lijo Jose Pellissery WonNotes Edit Ee Ma Yau is the abbreviation of Eesho Mariyam Yauseppu meaning Jesus Mary and Joseph in Malayalam Awards festivals and organizations are in alphabetical order Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year wherever possible References Edit Sidhardhan Sanjith 5 August 2017 Lijo Jose Pellissery begins directing his next after Angamaly Diaries The Times of India Retrieved 26 November 2017 Soman Deepa 26 November 2017 Ee Ma Yau s second teaser digs some laughter out of a funeral The Times of India Retrieved 26 November 2017 Soman Deepa 20 November 2017 Vinayakan is Ayyappan in Ee Ma Yau The Times of India Retrieved 26 November 2017 Soman Deepa 24 November 2017 Ee Ma Yau teaser is featured on Ayyappan The Times of India Retrieved 26 November 2017 Mathew Tony 4 May 2018 മരണത ത ള സത യസന ധ ഈ ച ത ര റ വ യ Manorama Online Retrieved 5 May 2018 മരണത ത ള സത യസന ധ ഈ ച ത ര റ വ യ ManoramaOnline Retrieved 4 May 2018 Kerala 23rd International Film Festival of 14 December 2018 23rd International Film Festival of Kerala IFFK2018 at Thiruvananthapuram Retrieved 14 December 2018 ല ജ ജ സ പ ല ല ശ ശ ര മ കച ച സ വ ധ യകന ഡ ര ക ക റ മ കച ച ച ത ര Mathrubhumi 14 December 2018 Retrieved 14 December 2018 The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade The Hindu 19 December 2019 Retrieved 29 May 2020 a b M Athira 30 November 2017 Ee Ma Yau preview A death and the events that follow The Hindu Retrieved 11 January 2018 Sidhardhan Sanjith 8 August 2017 Lijo Jose Pellissery s next is a satire set in a fishing village The Times of India Retrieved 26 November 2017 News Network Times 17 April 2018 Lijo Jose Pallissery s award winning movie Ee Ma Yau ready to release The Times of India Retrieved 5 May 2018 Release of Lijo Jose s Ee Ma Yau postponed to 2018 The News Minute 20 December 2017 Retrieved 5 May 2018 Jovial Nirmal 4 May 2018 Ee Ma Yau review Lijo Jose Pellissery outdoes himself yet again The Week Retrieved 5 May 2018 Sudhish Navamy 5 May 2018 Ee Ma Yau review Controlled splendour The Hindu Retrieved 5 May 2018 M G Gokul 4 May 2018 Ee Ma Yau movie review A class apart Deccan Chronicle Retrieved 5 May 2018 VeeYen 5 May 2018 Ee Ma Yau Malayalam Movie Review Veeyen Unplugged Retrieved 5 May 2018 Ee Ma Yau Movie Review Lijo Jose Pelisery s film about a funeral is a satire with shades of the director s signature dark Comedy Film Companion 26 May 2018 Asianet Film Awards 2019 Winners List Mohanlal Manju Warrier Prithviraj amp Others Bag Top Honours Yahoo News 22 March 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2021 Winners of Asiavision Movie Awards 2018 Complete list Vinodadarshan Retrieved 9 May 2021 CPC Cine Awards 2018 Joju George Aishwarya Lekshmi amp Lijo Jose Pellissery Win Top Honours Yahoo News 29 January 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2021 Ee Ma Yau wins critics hearts Deccan Chronicle 19 February 2019 Retrieved 22 February 2019 Nominations for the 66th Filmfare Awards South 2019 Filmfare 10 December 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2021 Winners of the 66th Filmfare Awards South 2019 Filmfare 21 December 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2021 TNM staff 28 November 2018 Lijo Jose Pelliserry Chemban Vinod win Silver Peacock awards at IFFI for Ee Ma Yau The News Minute Retrieved 28 November 2018 The Dark Room bags Suvarna Chakoram The Hindu 13 December 2018 Retrieved 9 May 2021 R Manoj Kumar 9 March 2018 Kerala State Film Awards 2017 Indian Express Retrieved 9 May 2021 SIIMA 2019 FULL nominations list out Vijay Sethupathi Samantha Akkineni and others bag top honours Times Now 18 July 2019 Retrieved 8 May 2021 Awards Toulouse Indian Film Festival Toulouse Indian Film Festival in French 1 June 2019 Retrieved 1 June 2019 Vanitha Film Awards 2019 Mohanlal Manju Warrier amp Lijo Jose Pellissery Adjudged The Big Winners Yahoo Finance 23 March 2019 Retrieved 9 May 2021 External links EditEe Ma Yau at IMDb Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ee Ma Yau amp oldid 1126813023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
