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Jeo Baby, Divya Prabha open up about their latest movie Ebb; director says The Great Indian Kitchen’s vision ‘came to me over time’ | Malayalam News

Jeo Baby, Divya Prabha open up about their latest movie Ebb; director says The Great Indian Kitchen’s vision ‘came to me over time’ | Malayalam News

Director Jeo Baby and actor Divya Prabha are currently revelling in the overwhelmingly positive response their latest feature film, Ebb, has been receiving at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK). An extremely bold psychological drama that explores monogamy and non-monogamy, as well as love and the possessiveness it entails, Ebb was one of the most anticipated movies slated for a worldwide premiere at the festival. While part of the hype stemmed from Jeo’s return to the director’s chair after the widely acclaimed Mammootty-starrer Kaathal – The Core, Ebb was also eagerly awaited because of Divya’s presence, since she has been riding a wave of success with back-to-back impactful performances in notable films, including director Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light, which won the Grand Prix at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival. Although she has appeared in only five films since 2022, including Ebb, each has been distinct from the others, wherein Divya Prabha played unique and demanding characters with full commitment, earning praise from all quarters. A look at some of the …

Ebb movie review: Jeo Baby, Divya Prabha’s film deals a blow to male hypocrisy and performative wokeness, but doesn’t stop there | Movie-review News

Ebb movie review: Jeo Baby, Divya Prabha’s film deals a blow to male hypocrisy and performative wokeness, but doesn’t stop there | Movie-review News

Jeo Baby’s Ebb movie review: There aren’t many filmmakers in Malayalam cinema, or perhaps in India itself, who expose male hypocrisy the way Jeo Baby does: brutally, uninhibitedly, and astutely. His latest feature film, Ebb, which premiered at the 30th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), is yet another example of this. However, this time he has opted for a far more raw portrayal and has ensured an exploration of its psychological dimensions as well, along with the social conditioning that contributes to it. At the same time, the movie also anatomises the concepts of monogamy and non-monogamy, their practical implications, and, to an extent, performative wokeness, too. Known for his artworks and ‘nonconformist’ mindset and lifestyle, Adarsh (Jeo) lives in an apartment with his partner, Maria (Divya Prabha). Despite being head-over-heels in love with each other, they are in an open relationship and have other partners as well. Although she was initially not okay with Adarsh’s non-monogamous lifestyle, it is revealed that Maria eventually came to terms with it — thanks to Adarsh himself, …