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{{short description|2022 film directed by Santhosh Sivan}}{{Distinguish|Universal Robina|text=the Filipino snack brand Jack n' Jill owned by [[Universal Robina]]}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Jack N' Jill
| image = Jack N Jill poster.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[Santosh Sivan]]
| producer = {{Unbulleted_list|Santosh Sivan Productions|M. Prashanth Das}}
| writer = Santosh Sivan Ajil Sim Vijesy Thottingal Amith Mohan Rajeshwari Suresh Kumar Raveendran
| screenplay =
| cinematography = Santosh Sivan
| starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[Manju Warrier]]|[[Kalidas Jayaram]]|Shaylee Krishen|[[Soubin Shahir]]|[[Aju Varghese]]}}
| editing = Renjith Touchriver
| music = {{Unbulleted list|[[Jakes Bejoy]]|[[Gopi Sundar]]|Ram Surendar}}
| studio = Santosh Sivan Productions SEWAS Films
| distributor = Joy Movie Productions Sree Gokulam Gopalan
| released = {{Film date|2022|05|20|df=yes}}
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| gross = 
}}

'''''Jack N' Jill''''' (pronounced as '''''Jack and Jill''''') is a 2022 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]]-language [[science fiction comedy]] film directed by [[Santosh Sivan]]. It stars [[Manju Warrier]], [[Kalidas Jayaram]], [[Soubin Shahir]], Shaylee Krishen, and [[Esther Anil]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/santhosh-sivan-shares-a-still-from-the-set-of-jack-and-jill/articleshow/66694919.cms|title=Santhosh Sivan shares a still from the set of 'Jack and Jill' - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=19 November 2018 |language=en|access-date=2019-01-30}}</ref> The film marks cinematographer Santosh Sivan's directorial comeback in Malayalam cinema after nearly seven years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mangalam.com/en-news/detail/248842-entertainment-kalidas-santhosh-sivan-movie-titled-as-jack-and-jill.html|title=Kalidas-Santhosh Sivan movie titled as Jack and Jill|website=www.mangalam.com|language=en|access-date=2019-01-30}}</ref> It was released in theatres on 20 May 2022. The film is partially reshot in Tamil under the title ''Centimeter'' with [[Yogi Babu]] replacing [[Soubin Shahir]] and was also released on the same day. It received negative reviews from critics and was a [[box office bomb]]. This film marked the final film of veteran actor [[Nedumudi Venu]] following his death in October 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Manju Warrier: Jack N Jill is a fun, quirky movie that I enjoyed working in |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/manju-warrier-jack-n-jill-is-a-fun-quirky-movie-that-i-enjoyed-working-in/articleshow/79458519.cms |access-date=2023-04-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Plot ==
Kesh is a young scientist who returned from abroad to his grandfather's ancestral home in Kerala after winning an award in AI Robotics. He, along with his colleague, a [[miniature robot]] named Kuttaps, and childhood friends, plans to complete his deceased father's dream project named 'Jack N' Jill' which would boost the human brain to its maximum level. They search for a test object who is suffering from a brain-related disease, like dementia/amnesia, and eventually abduct an elderly person. However, phase 1 of the project fails due to a mistake made by Kesh's friend. Afterward, they find Parvathy, another potential test subject, as she is mentally unstable due to post-traumatic amnesia. Kesh makes her their next test subject. They successfully complete phase 1 and 2 of the project. After phase 2, Parvathy regains her memories (but she pretends to be abnormal) and develops some combat skills. The antagonists of the story are Stephen Tharakan and his son who want to establish a chemical factory, even though it would be detrimental to the environment. Stephen and his henchmen slaughter the entire family of Parvathy when her family tries to protect Aarthy, the daughter of Stephen Tharakan's deceased partner. Parvathy is injured badly during the incident and loses all her memories. Whether she avenges the death of her loved one forms the remainder of the story.

==Cast==
{{Cast listing|
*[[Manju Warrier]] as Parvathy<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/manju-warrier-turns-action-heroine-for-santosh-sivans-jack-n-jill-teaser-to-be-out-soon/articleshow/88685017.cms|title=Manju Warrier turns action heroine for Santosh Sivan's 'Jack N Jill'; teaser to be out soon|newspaper=The Times of India |date=4 January 2022}}</ref>
*[[Kalidas Jayaram]] as Kesh<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/kalidas-jayaram-working-with-manju-chechi-is-a-blessing/articleshow/66426599.cms|title=Kalidas Jayaram: Working with Manju chechi is a blessing|newspaper=The Times of India |date=30 October 2018}}</ref>
*[[Soubin Shahir]] as Kuttaaps<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/soubin-shahir-plays-the-character-named-kuttaaps-in-jack-and-jill/articleshow/69397921.cms|title=Soubin Shahir plays the character named Kuttaaps, in 'Jack and Jill'|newspaper=The Times of India |date=19 May 2019}}</ref>
*[[Yogi Babu]] as Centimeter (Tamil version)
* Shaylee Krishen as Tara<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/shaylee-krishen-i-wish-to-be-a-filmmaker-someday/articleshow/82630470.cms|title=Shaylee Krishen: I wish to be a filmmaker someday|newspaper=The Times of India |date=14 May 2021}}</ref>
*[[Esther Anil]] as Arathy<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/i-need-more-time-to-be-ready-for-heroine-roles-in-films-esther-anil/articleshow/71504541.cms|title=I need more time to be ready for heroine roles in films: Esther Anil|newspaper=The Times of India |date=10 October 2019}}</ref>
*[[Aju Varghese]] as Dr. Subramaniam
*[[Indrans]] as Anthrappan
*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as Colonel Ramachandran Nair
*[[Basil Joseph]] as Ravi
*[[Ramesh Pisharody]]
*Ida Sofie Straume as Cheorlett
*Vineetha as Jalgi
*[[Gokul Anand]] as Joseph
*Sunil Varghese as Stephan Tharakan
*M Prashanth Das as Bhasker
*[[Sethu Lakshmi]] as Ammini Amma, Parvathy's grandmother
}}

==Soundtrack==
The songs are composed by [[Jakes Bejoy]], [[Gopi Sundar]] and Ram Surendar.
*"Kim Kim" - [[Manju Warrier]]
*"Angane" - [[Sithara (singer)|Sithara]]
*"Jack And Jill" - Jithin Raj
*"Enganokke Enganokke" - Ram Surendar, Sree Nanda
*"Annatha Pokki" - Kavya Ajit, Ram Surendar

==Release==
===Theatrical===
The film was released theatrically on 20 May 2022.

===Home media===
The digital rights of the film is acquired by [[Amazon Prime Video]] and started streaming on 17 June 2022.

==Reception==

=== Critical reception ===
The film received highly negative reviews from critics as well as the audience. S. R. Praveen of ''[[The Hindu]]'' stated "A bad advertisement for AI and cinema".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Praveen |first=S. R. |date=2022-05-21 |title='Jack N Jill' movie review: A bad advertisement for AI and cinema |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/jack-n-jill-movie-review-a-bad-advertisement-for-ai-and-cinema/article65442557.ece |access-date=2023-04-16 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Sanjith Sidhardhan of ''[[OTTplay]]'' gave 2 stars out of 5 and wrote "If Jack N' Jill was Santosh Sivan's attempt at making a quirky sci-fi film set against a village backdrop, it falls way off the mark with the screenplay all over the place. The actors look equally confused in this experimental film that fails to hold interest and gets bizarre as the story progresses.".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack N' Jill movie review: Manju Warrier, Soubin Shahir can't save Santosh Sivan's bizarre sci-fi experiment |url=https://www.ottplay.com/review/jack-n-jill-movie-review-manju-warrier-and-soubin-shahir-cant-save-this-bizarre-sci-fi-experiment/8886106c75609 |access-date=2023-04-16 |website=OTTPlay |language=en}}</ref> Anjana George of ''[[The Times of India]]'' noted "There is violence, drugs and women assault, if not, this could have been a good children's film for the summer vacation." and gave 2.5 ratings out of 5.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Jack N' Jill Movie Review : A sci-fi lacking intelligence |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/jack-n-jill/movie-review/91689508.cms |access-date=2023-04-16 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|9275006}}

{{Santosh Sivan}}
[[Category:2022 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by Santosh Sivan]]
[[Category:Indian science fiction comedy films]]
[[Category:Films based on nursery rhymes]]
[[Category:Films about robots]]
[[Category:2022 Indian films]]

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