Varane Avashyamund
2020 Indian film / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Varane Avashyamund (transl.āGroom wanted) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan, in his directorial debut. It was co-produced by Dulquer Salmaan under the banner of Wayfarer Films. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana and Kalyani Priyadarshan. It has music by Alphons Joseph.[1] Set in Chennai, It revolves around the people and happenings in an apartment complex in the city. It explores love, life, family and relationships.
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Directed by | Anoop Sathyan |
Written by | Anoop Sathyan |
Produced by | Dulquer Salmaan |
Starring | Suresh Gopi Dulquer Salmaan Kalyani Priyadarshan Shobana |
Cinematography | Mukesh Muraleedharan |
Edited by | Toby John |
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Distributed by | Play House Release |
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Running time | 145 Minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
On 12 April 2019,It was reported that Suresh Gopi, Shobana and Nazriya Nazim will be starring in a film directed by debutant Anoop Sathyan, son of veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad.[2] Later, Nazriya was replaced by Kalyani Priyadarshan. It was later reported that Dulquer Salmaan will also be starring in the film and producing it. The principal photography took place between October and December 2019 in and around Chennai. The music was composed by Alphons Joseph. The film has cinematography by Mukesh Muraleedharan and editing by V. S. Vinayak.[3]
Varane Avashyamund was marketed as the comeback film of Suresh Gopi after a five-year hiatus from acting; actress Shobana's Malayalam comeback after a 7-year absence since her last Malayalam film, Thira (2013), as well as Kalyani's Malayalam debut.[4] The film was released in theatres worldwide on 7th February 2020 to positive reviews from critics praising the cast performances (particularly of Gopi and Shobana), screenplay and direction. The film emerged as a commercial success grossing over ā¹25 crore becoming the 4th highest grossing Malayalam film of the year.[5] Varane Avashyamund made into the FC Gold list of films of Film Companion for the year 2021.[6]