Jo and Jo
Jo & Jo is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Arun D. Jose in his directorial debut. The film is co-produced by Imagine Cinemas and Signature Studios. It is co-written by Arun D. Jose and Raveesh Nath. The film stars Mathew Thomas and Nikhila Vimal in the title roles, while Naslen K. Gafoor and Melvin G Babu in the lead roles. The music for the film is composed by Govind Vasantha. The plot revolves around the lives of a group of youngsters in a village during the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was released on  to positive reviews from critics and audiences. Premise 
Jomol is the elder child 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. He has two friends Manoj Sundaran and Eby Kuruvilla. 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 as the name was written as Jo, and they both try to unravel the full story behind the letter with evidence, and this forms the story. Jomon seeks help from his friends to find the writer, while Jomol seeks helps from their grandmother Annamma. 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 Palathara
Mathew Thomas as Jomon Palathara
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 Palathara
Leena Antony as Annamma Palathara
Hareesh Pengan as Ajith, Manoj's elder uncle
Saniya Babu as Nimmi (Eby's love interest)
Santhosh Laxman as Kadakkaran
Sameera Sabu as Indu (Captain Marvel), Jomon's girlfriend in WhatsApp
Anjana Ashokan as Jomon's Wedding girl (Ellolam Thari song)
Binu Adimali as Member Shibu
Sreejith Ravi as S.I. Sudheer
Kalabhavan Shajon as Saji, Indu'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. Music 
The music is composed by Govind Vasantha, while the lyrics are co-written by Suhail Koya and Titto Thankachan. Release

Theatrical 
The film was released in theatres on . Home media 
The digital rights of the film were acquired by Amazon Prime Video and started streaming it on . Reception

Critical reception 
The film received positive response from critics. Sanjith Sidhardhan of OTTPlay gave the film 3/5 stars and wrote "The script is replete with references and incidents during the lockdown that most of the youth as well as parents could connect with. And these evoke plenty of laughter, especially when it comes in the form of banter between three college students, who are stuck home." Cris of The News Minute gave the film 2.5/5 stars 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." S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote "The entire movie gets a treatment similar to that of some light-hearted web series, but not all of the attempted jokes land effectively." Sajin Shrijith of The New Indian Express gave the film 4/5 stars. References

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2022 films
2020s Malayalam-language films
2022 comedy films
Indian comedy films
2022 directorial debut films
Films scored by Govind Vasantha