Jyothika tipped for National Award - Ashika opposite Karthi

The news coming from Capital Dilli is that Jyothika is a strong contender for Best Actress Award for her performance in Kathal The Core. The 70th National Film Awards 2022 winners will be announced in August midweek. Sudhir Mishra is the National jury Chairperson. Director Priyanandan and Azhagappan ( cameraman ) had headed two juries to shortlist the applications numbering 160 and send 30 films for jury to decide. The films certified in 2022 are in the contest. Jyothika played Omana in the film and Mammootty her husband. Reviewer on onmanorama.com wrote - Omana's pain is two-fold – having lost 20 years of her life with a homosexual man whom she now wants to help come out. The mischief in Jyothika's eyes, which made her a heartthrob of millions, transform into Omana's pain and reflects Mathew's agony . Yet, she isn't miserable; her eyes are always moist with kindness born out of her long suffering... This is also the first time that Mammootty and Jyothika shared screen. Malayalam film superstar Mammootty had said that Jyotika's simplicity is her trademark. Reacting to his comment, Jyotika said that her simplicity is coming from her husband Suriya. “Suriya is very simple. Even Suriya’s family have always been grounded. I have now lived with them for 16 years in that house. It is all coming from there. I think we just become like that. It’s nature.” Suriya had won the National Award for Soorarai Pottru . It was remade in Hindi as Sarfira with Akshay Kumar. Mammootty is also in the reckoning and if he gets it, it will be his fourth National award.

As we on Suriya and Jyothika, it seems Karthi’s next release will 96 fame Prem Directorial Meiyazhagan with Aravind Swami for company. It seems Ashika Ranganath who did not have a successful Tamil debut with Atharva’s Kabbadi film is to joing Karthi in Sardar 2. There is also a news that Karthi is playing a role in Brother ‘s Kanguva and that too in a negative role. He was also seen at a function related to re- release of Malayalam film Devadhoothan. At the function was Appachan the Producer of Friends the film that had Vijay and Suriya on board and was a big hit.