Hridayam (2022)

Original title

ഹൃദയം

Directed by

Vineeth Sreenivasan

Genre

romance film

Country

India

Runtime

2h 52m

Rated

M

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 60 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young man goes through the ups and downs of college life in Chennai, falling in love and facing heartbreak. Years later, he must learn to move forward and find his own path in adulthood.

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What happens

Hridayam (transl. Heart) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age romantic drama film written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. It was produced by Visakh Subramaniam under Merryland Cinemas and co-produced by Noble Babu Thomas under Big Bang Entertainments. The film stars Pranav Mohanlal, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Darshana Rajendran. The film's songs and background score were composed by Hesham Abdul Wahab. Hridayam marks the return of Merryland Studio, one of the earliest film studios in Kerala, into film production. The film reintroduced once obsolete audio cassettes and limited edition vinyl records in India. Principal photography began in February 2020, after taking a break with the surge of COVID-19 pandemic in India, filming was concluded in March 2021. The film was shot at KCG College of Technology in Chennai, where Vineeth, his wife Divya and his friend and actor Aju Varghese studied, and in Palakkad, Kochi, and Andhra Pradesh. Hridayam was released in theatres worldwide on 21 January 2022. It received generally positive reviews from critics. The film became the 3rd highest grossing Malayalam film of the year. It won two Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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