Athisayangalude Venal
| Athisayangalude Venal | |
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| Directed by | Prasanth Vijay |
| Written by | Anish Pallyal, Prasanth Vijay |
| Produced by | Nikhil Narendran |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Amith Surendran, Udhaii Thangavel |
| Edited by | Jiji P Joseph |
| Music by | Basil CJ |
Production companies | Iceskating in Tropics, Brownhorse Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 117 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Athisayangalude Venal (English: The Summer of Miracles) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by debutant Prasanth Vijay. It is produced by Nikhil Narendran under the banner of Iceskating in Tropics and has Chandra Kiran GK, Reina Maria and Arya Manikandan in the lead roles. Chandra Kiran won a Special Jury Mention for his acting at the 48th Kerala State Film Awards and was declared the Best Actor of the 2018 Singapore South Asian International Film Festival.[1][2] The film won the best debut award at the 2018 UK Asian Film Festival.[3] In 2019, the film also featured in the list of 'The Best 200 Indian Films of the Decade' by Rediff.com.[4]
The film is about a nine-year-old boy's obsession to become invisible, his relentless efforts to achieve that, and the consequences of his actions on people around him.
Cast
[edit]- Chandra Kiran GK as Anand
- Reina Maria as Meera
- Arya Manikandan as Gayathri
- Jeet Minifence as Balakrishnan
- Richin Thomas as Aravind
- Rajeev Ramakrishnan as Ajaya Ghosh
- Printo as Madhu
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]Namrata Joshi noted in The Hindu that "the budget is negligible and the narrative minimalist while the emotional arc remains strong".[5] Shriram Iyengar of Cinestaan.com found it "surprisingly entertaining, funny, and unique in its story".[6] Cinestaan.com also included the film in its year-end list of '10 festival gems' of 2017.[7] Archana Nathan, writing for Scroll.in, noted that the film "beautifully moves between imagination and reality, science and faith, and knowledge and ignorance in its quest to understand the effects of the absence of a loved one".[8] Rasmi Binoy of The Hindu observed that the film is "a sharp detour from recurrent tropes of ‘child-centric’ cinema" further writing: "The simple, sincere narrative is essentially about how people deal with grief and tragedy, by escaping to their own fantasy worlds".[9] In his review in Asianculturevulture.com, Sailesh Ram wrote: "intelligent and questioning, this is a film for those who like something different and unpredictable and a film that is reflectively cerebral".[10] Aseem Chhabra picked the film among the finest 200 Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade for Rediff.com.[11]
Awards
[edit]- Best debut film - UK Asian Film Festival, London[12]
- Best actor - Singapore South Asian International Film Festival: Chandra Kiran GK[13]
- Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention : Chandra Kiran GK[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "The 48th Kerala State Film Awards: Complete List of Winners | mad about moviez". 23 July 2019. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Bengali Film Mayurakshi Wins Top Award at Singapore South Asian Film Festival". News18. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
- ^ "UKAFF 2018 Award Winners". Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem (13 November 2019). "The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade" – via www.rediff.com.
- ^ Joshi, Namrata (13 October 2017). "The child's gaze: Three movies, each with a child at the centre". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ Iyengar, Shriram. "Athisayangalude Venal review: Surprise that leaves you with slice of innocent life". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Pandya, Sonal. "Rewind 2017: 10 festival gems that won us over". Cinestaan. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Nathan, Archana (8 November 2017). "A film about an eight-year-old boy who thinks he is invisible is a moving study of loss". Scroll.in. Archived from the original on 8 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Binoy, Rasmi (7 December 2017). "IFFK 2017: Prasanth Vijay's Athisayangalude Venal is an 'experiment in subtlety'". The Hindu – via www.thehindu.com.
- ^ "UK Asian Film Festival 2018 - Reviews: Sugar and Spice... 'Tikli & Laxmi Bomb'; 'Shalom Bollywood', 'Light Arose', 'Side A and Side B'; 'The Summer of Miracles'; 'Siddhartha'". Asian Culture Vulture. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ Chhabra, Aseem (13 November 2019). "The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade" – via www.rediff.com.
- ^ "UK Asian Film Festival 2018: It's a wrap as stars turn out for feel-good closing film 'Boogie Man' and festival awards presented..." Asian Culture Vulture. 26 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "'Mayurakshi' wins best feature film at Singapore film fest". The Quint. 15 October 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Child Star Wins Kerala State Film Award". www.thenewsminute.com. 8 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
External links
[edit]- Athisayangalude Venal at IMDb
- Athisayangalude Venal on Malayalam Movie & Music DataBase