Mili (2015 film)

Mili is a 2015 Malayalam drama film directed by Rajesh Pillai. Described as a "heroine-centric motivational film," Mili has Amala Paul in the title role and also stars Nivin Pauly. The film, produced by Dr. Avinash Unnithan and Sathish B. Sathish under Ordinary Films, marks the debut of editor Mahesh Narayanan as a scriptwriter. Anishlal R S handles the cinematography. The story revolves around an introverted girl who struggles hard to meet others' expectations. Shamna Kasim, Sanusha, Praveena, Sai Kumar, and Amol Parashar appear in significant roles. The film started its shooting on 10 May 2014 at Trivandrum and was completed on 9 November 2014. Mili was released on 23 January 2015 to positive reviews.

Plot
Mili Nair is an introvert who is very depressed. Her self-affection and inferiority complex puts off everyone. Nobody likes her character or even attempts to help her. Mili chooses to rise above the challenges and take back the reins of her life. Her transformation and learning to deal with her emotions form the crux of the movie. Meanwhile, Naveen, a soft-skills trainer, becomes a support for Mili.

Cast

 * Amala Paul as Mili Nair
 * Baby Nandana Varma as Young Mili
 * Nivin Pauly as Naveen
 * Sanusha as Anupama
 * Amol Parashar as Arun Iyer
 * Shamna Kasim as Renuka
 * Sija Rose as Raji
 * Sai Kumar as Mili's father
 * Idavela Babu as School Manager
 * Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Security staff
 * Sanil Kumar as Association Member
 * Santhosh K as Association Member
 * Ashraf Pezhumoodu as Assication Member
 * Premalal as School Principal
 * Praveena as Nancy
 * Ambika as Mercy
 * Soumya Sadanandan as Mili's friend
 * Swapna Menon as Mii's friend
 * Riya Saira as Kalyani
 * Vanitha Krishnachandran as Sudha
 * Bindu Panicker as Mili's mother
 * Sangeetha Mohan as Roopa
 * Karthika Kannan as School Management Member
 * Anju Aravind as Thara
 * Anjali Nair as Anitha
 * Devi Ajith as Hostel Warden
 * Ranjini Menon as Shaiby, School teacher
 * Master Neil Kaushik as Nikhil
 * Baby Ammu
 * Fardeen Ahamed Fasil as boy reading the book

Music
The music was composed by Gopi Sunder with Shaan Rahman. The background score was by Gopi Sunder.

Box office
The film was made at a budget of and sold its satellite rights for. It completed 50 day run in some releasing centres. The total distribution share was inr 24000000 doing a business of inr 53500000 considering theatrical gross and satellite rights. The film was one of the "profitable" Malayalam films in the first half of 2015.