Ranjith Sankar and Jayasurya team up for ‘Sunny’
The Hindu
‘Sunny’, Jayasurya’s 100th film, tells the story of a musician seeking answers after suffering a series of setbacks in his career and life. The movie premieres on Amazon Prime on September 23
Film director Ranjith Sankar has consistently pushed the envelope with his themes. His directorial debut, Passenger, is often credited with opening a new chapter in Malayalam cinema. Up next to release, on September 23, is Sunny, the filmmaker’s eighth film with actor Jayasurya.
Sunny, a failed musician, seeks solitude with his memories keeping him company. As he struggles to recover his confidence, composure and his music, his family, friends and colleagues flit in and out of his thoughts. Sunny flees from Dubai to Kerala during the pandemic, seeking answers after suffering a series of setbacks to his career and life. Sunny maps his inner journey to get his act together.

A vacuum cleaner haunted by a ghost is the kind of one-liner which can draw in a festival audience looking for a little light-hearted fun to fill the time slots available between the “heavier” films which require much closer attention. A useful ghost, the debut feature of Thai filmmaker Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke being screened in the world cinema category at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), even appears so in the initial hour. Until, the film becomes something more, with strong undercurrents of Thailand’s contemporary political history.












