Achu's mother) is a 2005 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Sathyan Anthikad and written by Ranjan Pramod from a story by Rajesh Jayaraman.

Vanaja is a single mother who lives with her daughter Ashwathy (Achu) a civil engineer and works as an insurance agent at LIC.

One day, they meet Emmanuel John, known as Ijo who is an advocate, at a railway station in Trivandrum, where Achu has a job interview at a private firm.

After this first meeting, Achu and Ijo run into each other periodically, developing a friendship, and eventually, a budding romance.

Ijo takes them to a cemetery revealing that he is an orphan and his family had committed mass suicide due to a financial crisis, leaving him as the sole survivor.

Vanaja suddenly changes her mind and opposes the marriage, saying she wants her daughter to get married into a big family where there would be many people who would care and help them when they were in need.

Satyan Anthikkad reiterates that good films can win the heart of public and he is still with family-oriented subject, which has a moral value in the society."

He also praised the performance of the lead cast writing, "Urvashi registers a brilliant comeback.

Meera Jasmine excels with her natural performance and Sunil Kumar an upcoming star has long way to go.

[5] Sify gave an "Above Average" verdict and wrote, "Satyan has succeeded in bringing out the bond between a young mother and her 20-year-old daughter effectively in the first half and laced it with some hilarious moments.

They further added, "Though Achuvinte Amma has some flaws in its story telling method, that mars the tempo, the film is recommended for the sake of the one woman dynamo called Urvashi.

[13] It completed 200 days in noon show in Thiruvananthapuram and Kozhikode, at the state government run Kairali theatre.

It was a big hit, especially with women who thronged the theatres to watch her (Urvashi) play foster mother to Meera Jasmine.