Ee.Ma.Yau.

Ee.Ma.Yau.

Directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery

Produced by RGK Cinema, OPM Dream Mill Cinemas

2018120 min7.7 / 10

A contemplative, gently comedic meditation on death and grief set in a coastal village, exploring how a community processes loss through ritual and human connection.

Set in Chellanam, Kochi, the story revolves around the death of Vavachan Mesthiri in a coastal village. It showcases the events that unfold between two evenings and looks at death from different perspectives.

Questions people ask

  • Is Ee.Ma.Yau. scary? Barely. Less frightening than 84% of films.

  • Is Ee.Ma.Yau. sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Ee.Ma.Yau. violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.

  • Is Ee.Ma.Yau. easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.

  • Does Ee.Ma.Yau. end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity59

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise80

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love93

How much audiences actually like it

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Ensemble

Like Ee.Ma.Yau.

Nearest across the full emotional profile.

Same Mood as Ee.Ma.Yau.

Nearest on what's most distinctive about this one.

Like Ee.Ma.Yau., But Darker

Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.

Like Ee.Ma.Yau., But Lighter

Similar, pushed toward warmer and easier.

Like Ee.Ma.Yau., But Less Popular

Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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