Malayankunju
| Malayankunju | |
|---|---|
 Promotional poster | |
| Directed by | Sajimon Prabhakar |
| Screenplay by | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Produced by | Fazil |
| Starring | Fahadh Faasil Rajisha Vijayan |
| Cinematography | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Edited by | Arju Benn |
| Music by | A. R. Rahman |
Production company | Fahadh Faasil and Friends |
| Distributed by | Century Release |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Malayankunju is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film[1] directed by Sajimon Prabhakar and written by Mahesh Narayanan. It stars Fahadh Faasil and Rajisha Vijayan in the lead roles and features Indrans, Jaffar Idukki and Deepak Parambol in supporting roles.[2] Along with the script Mahesh Narayanan handles the cinematography and Arju Benn edits the film. The music of the film is composed by A. R. Rahman.[3]
Premise[]
The crux of the film is based on a real landslide that took place in the high ranges of Kerala, which resulted in many people losing their lives, home and kin.
Cast[]
- Fahadh Faasil as Anirudhan / Anikkuttan, an electronics technician
- Rajisha Vijayan as Karthika
- Indrans as Surendran
- Jaffar Idukki as Muraleedharan
- Deepak Parambol as Sumesh
- Johny Antony as Poulose
- Jose M. V. as H. C. Chandradasan
- Shyamaprasad as Dr. Farouk
- Sarath Kumar as Baiju
- Rema Devi as Shantha, Anikkuttan's mother
Production[]
Mahesh Narayanan, who had previously worked with Fahadh in Take Off, C U Soon and Mālik approached Fazil with the story. Fazil liked the story and agreed to bankroll the film. Also Sajimon Prabhakar, who worked as associate director in the films Ente Ummante Peru and Android Kunjappan Version 5.25, confirmed as the director.[4] Rajisha Vijayan was opted in to play the female lead opposite Fahadh.[5]
Principal photography began on 28 January 2021 at Erattupetta following COVID-19 protocols.[1][6] Filming continued in different locations at Erattupetta and Ernakulam and finished the first schedule after 26 days shoot.[7] During the second schedule, while filming a stunt scene on 2 March 2021, Fahadh fell from height, suffered a nose injury and underwent a surgery next day.[8][9][10]Sushin Shyam was selected as the music composer. However, he was replaced by A. R. Rahman.[11]
References[]
- ^ a b Madhu, Vignesh (31 January 2021). "Fahadh Faasil's Malayankunju launched". OnlookersMedia.
- ^ Sidhardhan, Sanjith (23 January 2021). "Fahadh to begin shooting Malayankunju from January 27". The Times of India.
- ^ "ഫഹദ് ഫാസില��� ചിത്രത്തിന് പശ്ചാത്തല സംഗീതമൊരുക്കാന് എ.ആര് റഹ്മാന്; മലയന്കുഞ്ഞ് അണിയറയിലൊരുങ്ങുന്നു". The Cue. 21 December 2021.
- ^ Sreelekha, R. B. (17 December 2020). "Fahadh came, saw and conquered: Fazil". OnManorama.
- ^ R. Menon, Akhila (24 January 2021). "Fahadh Faasil's Malayankunju: Rajisha Vijayan Joins The Star Cast". FilmiBeat.
- ^ "Fahadh Faasil's 'Malayan Kunju' goes on floors". The New Indian Express. 30 January 2021.
- ^ "Fahadh Faasil completes first schedule of 'Malayan Kunju'". The New Indian Express. 25 February 2021.
- ^ "Fahadh Faasil injured on the sets of Malayankunju". The Indian Express. 3 March 2021.
- ^ "Fahadh Faasil sustains injury on 'Malayankunju' set". The News Minute. 4 March 2021.
- ^ "Posting a photo of Fahad, Nazriya says 'All is well'". The Times of India. 10 March 2021.
- ^ "ഫഹദ് ചിത്രത്തിന് പശ്ചാത്തല സ��ഗീതമൊരുക്കാൻ എ ആർ റഹ്മാൻ". Mediaone. 21 December 2021.
External links[]
- Malayankunju at IMDb
- Malayalam-language films
- Upcoming films
- Indian films
- Upcoming Malayalam-language films
- Indian survival films
- Films scored by A. R. Rahman