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Movie review - 02 - Mitr, My Friend

In this edition, we are going to look at Revathi's directorial debut Mitr, My friend starring Shobana. The movie was released in 2002.

This movie was made with an all women crew.

Category - Family, Comedy
Ind Rating - U
Who will like this movie? - Family especially Women

 

Mitr my friend

Why you should watch it?

Mitr, My friend talks about the main problem that blinks at the face of most of the Indians who live abroad... The cultural differences and the family values...

The movie also talks about the difficulty of women who sacrifice their life for the benefit of their family. 

Watch this movie for the natural depiction of women's difficulties and Shobana's acting.

Note: Movie is slightly slow paced!

 

The story:

Prithvi who is employed in USA marries Lakshmi who is born and brought up in a strict family in Chidambaram, Tamilnadu. The couple start their new life in US and are soon blessed with a baby girl whom they name Divya.

Lakshmi adores both her daughter and husband. To provide best care, she decides not to opt for day care and takes care of her daughter on her own. So she becomes a house wife…. Meanwhile Prithvi starts his own business and becomes a successful businessman.

Years pass by and Divya enters high school... Since she is born and brought up in US, she starts following US culture and befriends her class boys and starts outing with them. Lakshmi is not able to digest such a behavior from her daughter and confronts her.

This leads to constant fight between the mother and daughter. Prithvi always intervenes and sorts out the issue... Once the mom and daughter have a serious fight over Divya kissing her friend Robbie outside their home. Divya decides to leave her home and stay with her friends. Lakshmi is shocked! As if to add insult to the injury, Prithvi blames Lakshmi for the change of events.

Lakshmi is dejected… With no one to understand or support her, she tries to get some solace from her online Tamil chat friend “Mitr” and their neighbor Steve. She chats with “Mitr” in the nick name “My friend” and based on his advice she tries to explore her own interests… She slowly gets her own identity and personality…

Though Prithvi is happy for his wife, he also misses his over-doting wife! In his confusion, he misunderstands Lakshmi’s relationship with Steve… He shares his mind with Divya who directly accuse her mother of having an affair with Steve.

Robbie, Divya’s friend and roommate beats her up in a rage and she is hospitalized. Though heart broken by the accusations of her daughter, Lakshmi attends to her daughter…

The mom and daughter finally talk their heart out and patch up… Lakshmi explains why she became a house wife and Divya understands the reasons for her mother’s actions.

*** Spoilers ahead! If you haven't watched the movie and like suspense, then skip this final paragraph ***

As the mom and daughter starts to bond again, Lakshmi shares about her online friend with her daughter. Divya insists that Lakshmi should meet her friend in person… Lakshmi hesitantly accepts… The chat friends decide to meet at a restaurant with a dress code.

And interestingly it turns out that Lakshmi’s online friend is none other than her husband Prithvi!

Lakshmi is furious and accuses her husband of sparing time for an unknown woman in internet but ignoring his own wife. Prithvi apologizes and the family re-unite!

 

Have you watched the movie?

If yes, do share your comments / views with us! 

 

Interesting scenes from the movie

1. When there's no one else to talk!

2. Lonely time abroad!

3. Prithvi tries to reason it up with Divya

4. Lakshmi finds her own identity!

5. Climax!

6. Making of Mitr, My friend movie

 

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