Sayanna Varthakal
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| Directed by | Arun Chandu |
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| Cinematography | Sarath Shaji |
| Edited by | Aravind Manmadhan |
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Production company | D14 Entertainments |
| Distributed by | Listin Stephen |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Sayanna Varthakal (transl. Evening news) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy crime film co-written and directed by Arun Chandu[1] and produced by D14 Entertainments. Co-written by Sachin R. Chandran and Rahul Menon, the film stars Gokul Suresh and newcomer Sharanya Sharma in lead roles.[2][3]
The music of the film is composed by Prashant Pillai and Sankar Sharma, while the cinematography is handled by Sarath Shaji.[4][5] It is reported that the movie tells the tale of a film actor and his life in a government-affiliated organisation.[6] The film was released theatrically on 5 August 2022.[7][8]
Plot
[edit] | This article needs a plot summary. (October 2023) |
Cast
[edit]- Gokul Suresh as Ravi Kumar
- Dhyan Sreenivasan as Dennis Varghese
- Aju Varghese as Jithu Joseph
- Sharanya Sharma as Sithara
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Pavithran
- Indrans as Raghavan
- Irshad as Rajeev
- Vijayaraghavan as Varghese, Dennis' father
- Makarand Deshpande as Mangesh Pandey
- Vishnu Govindan as Lazar
- Anand Manmadhan as Anand
- Jeril Varghese as Jerry
- Radhadevi as Oviya
Production
[edit]Sayanna Varthakal is the 2nd directorial attempt of Arun Chandu who was a former associate of director Vineeth Sreenivasan. During an interview to The New Indian Express Arun said, "Sayanna Varthakal is a media-related story and the title is actually a reference to the title of the media channel run by Dennis (Dhyan Sreenivasan). Gokul Suresh plays the character Ravi Kumar, a government employee who crosses paths with Dennis." Sayanna Varthakal began its principal photography in late June 2018, and it was shot in various locations, including Ernakulam, Kolkata and Nepal border.[9][10][11]
Soundtrack
[edit]The film features original background score and songs composed by Prashant Pillai.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "'ഓട്ടം' മുതല് 'ഒരു യമണ്ടന് പ്രേമകഥ' വരെ; പുതുമുഖ സംവിധായകരുടെ 2019". SouthLive. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "സായാഹ്ന വാർത്തകളിൽ ധ്യാനും ഗോകുലും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു". Kalakaumudi. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Gokul Suresh and Dhyan Sreenivasan team up for 'Sayahna Varthakal'". Onlookers Media. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- ^ "ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസൻ-ഗോകുൽ സുരേഷ് ചിത്രം സായാഹ്ന വാർത്തകൾ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക്". News18. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "യുവ താരപുത്രന്മാർ സായാഹ്ന വാര്ത്തകളിലൂടെ ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു". Kalakaumudi. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "A brand new offering". Deccan Chronicle. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
- ^ "Sayanna Varthakal". BookMyShow.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Sayanna Varthakal trailer: Ravi Kumar goes off-topic". The Times of India. 12 June 2022. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "'Sayahna Varthakal is a socio-political satire'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "ഗോകുൽ സുരേഷ് ഗോപിയും ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസനും ഒന്നിക്കുന്നു; സായാഹ്ന വാര്ത്തകളുടെ ഫസ്റ്റ് ലുക്ക് പോസ്റ്റര് പുറത്തു വിട്ട് മമ്മൂട്ടി". Kairali News. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "ഗോകുൽ സുരേഷും ധ്യാൻ ശ്രീനിവാസനും; സായാഹ്ന വാർത്തകൾ ഫസ്റ്റ്ലുക്". Madhyamam. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
- ^ "Check Out The First Look Poster Of Dhyan Sreenivasan And Gokul Suresh's Sayanna Varthakal". Pycker. Retrieved 22 February 2019.