Amma Marathanalil is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language film, produced by Jibin George James and Justin Chacko Koyikkara, helmed by debutant Jibin George James himself, with Anoop Krishnan playing the lead role.
[1][2][3][4][5] As per the director, the film is an attempt to draw attention, "to a nostalgic journey into that simple, beautiful, green world of a Malayali, which is being lost with each and every passing moment".
[2] Amma Marathanalil says the importance of environment and nature for the peaceful life of human beings and tries to bring back the true-blue Malayali roots.
[2][3] Actor Anoop Krishnan, who plays Prakashan put on weight to play a matured communist party follower, who has a deep sense of attachment to the sacred grove and the crowded trees in his Tharavad, where he always feels his mother's presence.
A crowdfunded project, the film was completed in 22 days for a mere budget of 3,00,000 rupees at the locations of Pattambi.