Actress Biana Momin from ‘Eko’ has been in the spotlight for her performance in the Malayalam film. Eko follows an elderly woman and her caretaker who confront past memories while a hunted dog breeder named Kuriyachan eludes capture. As the searchers arrive, buried secrets emerge. Biana Momin played the role of ‘Mlathi Chettathi, the elderly protagonist in Dinjith Ayyathan’s mystery thriller. (Image: Instagram)
The 70-year-old debutant was a retired English literature teacher from Tura Government College who hails from the Garo Hills in Meghalaya. She is also the member of the Garo tribe, which is one of the indigenous communities of Meghalaya. (Image: Instagram)
The opportunity to star in a film came as a surprise to Momin. The casting team was looking to find their lead actress with similar appearance to that of a Malay woman. (Image: Instagram)
Eko’s team reached out to their friends in the film industry and even the Indian army stationed across the eight north-eastern states. Momin had won over the directors with her performance in her audition, and her commitment to move from the role at this age really struck with the ‘Eko’ team. (Image: Instagram)
Momin’s kids nudged her to take the opportunity and she decided to take the role and made her journey of over 3000 km south to Kerala to act in this film. She reached Kerala, where she was dealing with a language she did not understand while embracing a new role. (Image: Instagram)
You can catch the film on Netflix. Beside Malayalam, the film is also available in other languages including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi. (Image: Instagram)
