Varane Avashyamund (2020)

Original title

വരനെ ആവശ്യമുണ്ട്

Directed by

Anoop Sathyan

Genre

comedy, family, romance

Country

India

Runtime

2h 25m

Rated

AA

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 37 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

In a Chennai apartment complex, the lives of several residents become intertwined. A single mother and her daughter cross paths with a retired army man and a young man, leading to new friendships and romantic possibilities.

lightheartedgentlewarmcomedicwholesomelow-stakesromanticslice-of-life

What happens

Varane Avashyamund (transl. Groom wanted) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan, in his directorial debut. It was produced by Dulquer Salmaan under the banner of Wayfarer Films. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Shobana, Dulquer Salmaan and Kalyani Priyadarshan. It has music by Alphons Joseph. Set in Chennai, It revolves around the people and happenings in an apartment complex in the city. It explores love, life, family and relationships. 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. 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. 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. The film was released in theatres worldwide on 7 February 2020 to positive reviews from critics praising the cast performances screenplay and direction. The film emerged as a commercial success grossing over ₹25 crore becoming the 4th highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. Varane Avashyamund made into the FC Gold list of films of Film Companion for the year 2021. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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