Aavasavyuham (2022)

Original title

ആവാസ വ്യൂഹം

Directed by

Krishand

Genre

science fiction, thriller

Country

India

Runtime

1h 54m

Rated

UA

Rating

8.6 of 10 from 7 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Malayalam mockumentary takes the form of a scientific documentation about a hunt for an amphibian. It blends science fiction and comedy as an unusual investigation unfolds.

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What happens

Aavasavyuham: The Arbit Documentation of An Amphibian Hunt also more commonly known as Aavasavyuham (transl. Habitat) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam language mockumentary science fiction comedy film written and directed by Krishand. The film stars Rahul Rajagopal, Sreenath Babu, Sreejith Babu, Zhinz Shan in the lead roles, Technical crew for the movie is Chief Associate Director Vysakh Reetha, Editing by Rakesh Cherumadam and Cinematography by Vishnu Prabhakar. The approach used to depict the storyline in the film was inspired from Warren Beatty's directorial Reds and Christopher Nolan's directorial Interstellar. The film was streamed via SonyLIV from 4 August 2022 as a LIV originals opening to positive reviews from critics. The film also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 2021 and Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2021. Film critic Anna M. M. Vetticad ranked it third in her year-end list of best Malayalam films of 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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