Language
BONAMY-India/Malayalam/96 minutes/Director – Tony Sukumar/2022
Bonamy is a French word that loosely translates to ‘dear friend’. The film depicts the life in a picturesque village with a puppy as the main character along with two children Anju and Kuttan, aged eight and ten being the other important characters. The two children happen to reach a forest and Anju’s friend Kuttan plays some childhood pranks on her. Anju who was living with her grandfather receives a puppy as a gift from him and soon they develop a thick bonding. Later they both get separated and Anju gets trans-located to the city along with her father. The film is expected to be a hit among children and will definitely instil positive values of the need for caring helpless animals and how true love and compassion towards others results in joy and satisfaction in one’s life. The film won the Best Children’s Movie award at the Kerala State film awards, 2020