Geethaanjali (2013)

Original title

ഗീതാഞ്ജലി

Directed by

Priyadarshan

Genre

horror film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 30m

Rated

UA

Rating

3.8 of 10 from 12 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A psychologist is called to a mansion to help a young woman who is being haunted by her dead twin sister. He investigates the strange events happening around her.

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What happens

Geethaanjali is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by Priyadarshan and written by Abhilash Nair, with dialogue by Dennis Joseph. It is a spin-off of the 1993 film Manichitrathazhu and an official remake of the 2007 Thai film Alone. Mohanlal reprises his role from the original. The film also features Keerthy Suresh as the dual title characters, Nishan, Siddique, Madhu, Swapna Menon, Innocent, and K. B. Ganesh Kumar. In the film, psychologist Dr. Sunny Joseph arrives at a mansion to treat Anjali, who is haunted by her deceased twin sister Geetha, and investigates the paranormal activities. The film was originally planned to be shot in 3D and Auro-3D formats but this was abandoned because the technology was time-consuming and only a few theatres in Kerala were equipped with Auro sound equipment at that time. Principal photography commenced on 6 July 2013 at Thiruvananthapuram and was completed in September. Most of the filming took place at the Chitranjali Studio and in and around Thiruvananthapuram. The cinematographer was Tirru and editing was done by T. S. Suresh. The film marks debut adult role of Keerthy. Geethaanjali was released worldwide on 14 November 2013. The film being an official remake of Alone was undisclosed before release, and as a result, it was criticised as an imitation of Alone and its source material, the novel Elephants Can Remember and other Indian films adapted from the film or novel. Mohanlal's performance, the cinematography and the graphics received praise. The film's storyline inspired an unofficial adaptation in Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022), a standalone sequel to Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007), which in turn was a remake of Manichitrathazhu. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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