director kamals muchdiscussed film aami inspired by the life of writer kamala surayya aka madhavikutty has hit screens today heres what the films like half way through its lengthmanju warrier plays the elder kamala das and murali gopi enacts her husband madhava das who is 20 years older to her tovino appears as her imaginary lover muse and lord krishna who is a constant presence and inspiration in her life ranji panikker acts as the magazine ediror who publishes her autobiographythe first half covers a lot of ground including her growing up years in punnayurkulam before the scene shifts to mumbai and kolkata as she trails her husband the film does not have just a simple linear narrative but one that captures her mental struggles and dilemmas songs and background music work well but the same cant be said about the make up of manju