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Aanandam (2016)

Aanandam poster
Original title
ആനന്ദം
Directed by
Ganesh Raj
Genre
adventure, comedy, romance
Country
India
Runtime
2h 14m
Rated
U
Rating
7.3 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Seven sophomore engineering students go on their first college tour together. The film follows their experiences and friendships during the trip.

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What happens

Aanandam (English: Joy) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age comedy film written and directed by Ganesh Raj in his directorial debut. Cinematography was by Anend C. Chandran. Vineeth Sreenivasan produced the film under the banner Habit of Life in association with Vinod Shornur under Cast N' Crew. Aanandam follows the life of seven sophomore engineering students as they embark on their first college tour. The film features Thomas Mathew, Arun Kurian, Siddhi Mahajankatti, Roshan Mathew, Annu Antony Vishak Nair and Anarkali Marikar, in the lead roles. Shooting locations were at Goa, Hampi, Kochi, Mysore, and at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering. It was released on October 21 and received positive reviews. This movie was subsequently dubbed into Telugu under the same title in 2018 by Sukhibava movies. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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