Chennai: Actor Tovino Thomas recently shared a touching tribute to his parents, who have been together for 42 years. In an emotional post on Instagram, the actor expressed his gratitude for the love and lessons he and his siblings received from their parents.

Tovino posted a series of family photos, writing, “A story 42 years old. Begun by two, grown on to 15 now. My biggest asset, my family. Congrats Appa & Amma, for 42 years of togetherness, and then passing on so much to all of us - to love and live, to be compassionate, to open eyes to the world around... We learned from you to be happy with what we have, and to dream big when we can. Feeling blessed, truly".

The actor's career has been consistently growing, with his recent recognition at the Kerala Film Critics Award, where he won Best Actor for his performances in ‘Ajayante Randam Moshanam’ and ‘Anweshippin Kandethum’.

Tovino’s work in ‘Minnal Murali’ and ‘Thallumalla’ has garnered widespread acclaim, and his performance in ‘2018’ earned him the Best Asian Actor award at the Septimius Awards 2023.

Tovino's next film called 'Narivetta' has already triggered huge interest in fans and film buffs. Based on real events, the film is directed by Anuraj Manohar, is written by Abin Joseph and marks the Malayalam debut of Tamil filmmaker Cheran. 

Produced by Tippushan and Shiyas Hassan and written by Abin Joseph, the film has cinematography by Vijay and music by Jakes Bejoy. Editing for the film is by Shameer Muhammed while Art direction is by Bawa and costume design is by Arun Manohar.

Penning his thoughts on the film, Tovino, in an earlier post, had said that ‘Narivetta’ was a political ‍drama. He had then said, “I believe it is a topic that needs to be spoken about boldly and discussed. I hope it will be a film that will make you enjoy it with all your heart in the theatre ‍ and make you think ‍ after leaving the theatre‍.”

Stating that he had an emotional journey with the character he plays in ‘Narivetta’, Tovino said he experienced the joy, happiness, crisis and pain of life along with the character. “This is a film that I have been waiting for ‍ with great anticipation in my acting career.”

IANS