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'''''Bhramam''''' ({{Translation| |
'''''Bhramam''''' ({{Translation|Obsession}}) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language [[black comedy]] [[crime thriller film]] directed and filmed by [[Ravi K. Chandran]]. The film stars [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]], [[Unni Mukundan]], [[Mamta Mohandas]], [[Raashi Khanna]] and [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]]. It is a remake of the [[Hindi]] film ''[[Andhadhun]]''. The film released on [[Amazon Prime Video]] in India and in theatres elsewhere on 7 October 2021. This film received mostly mixed reviews from audiences and critics. |
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| Bhramam | |
|---|---|
 Release poster | |
| Directed by | Ravi K. Chandran |
| Screenplay by | Sarath Balan (dialogues) |
| Based on | Andhadhun by Sriram Raghavan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Unni Mukundan Mamta Mohandas Raashi Khanna Shankar |
| Cinematography | Ravi K. Chandran |
| Edited by | Sreekar Prasad |
| Music by | Jakes Bejoy |
Production companies | Viacom18 Studios AP International |
| Distributed by | Amazon Prime Video (India) AP International |
Release date |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Bhramam (transl. Obsession) is a 2021 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy crime thriller film directed and filmed by Ravi K. Chandran. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Unni Mukundan, Mamta Mohandas, Raashi Khanna and Shankar. It is a remake of the Hindi film Andhadhun. The film released on Amazon Prime Video in India and in theatres elsewhere on 7 October 2021. This film received mostly mixed reviews from audiences and critics.
Plot
A farmer tends to shoot a boar, but misses his target. A flashback follows.
In Kochi, Ray Mathews is an up-and-coming pianist who fakes being blind to improve his piano skills. While crossing the street, he is knocked over by Anna. She takes care of Ray and soon they begin an intimate romantic relationship. Anna is impressed by Ray's talent and gets him an engagement at her father's diner. At the diner, a retired actor, Udaykumar, notices Ray and invites him to perform for his wedding anniversary. Ray arrives at Uday's flat and his wife Simi opens the door. Simi, convinced that Ray is blind, lets him play the piano. Ray sees Uday's dead body nearby but feigns ignorance and continues to play; he also sees Dinesh, Simi's paramour, hiding in the bathroom. Simi and Dinesh clean the body and stuff it into a suitcase while Ray plays.
Ray tries to report the murder to the police, but discovers that Dinesh is a police inspector. Meanwhile, Simi overhears her elderly neighbor, Mrs. Dicotta, talking to a police officer about Uday's murder. Simi later kills Mrs. Dicotta by pushing her off the ledge of their apartment. Ray sees the murder but is forced to continue feigning blindness. Later when Simi brings poisonous offerings for him after her husband's last rites and pulls out a gun, Ray admits to faking his blindness as an experiment to help his piano playing and living a cheap life. He says he will leave for London and will keep Simi's secret, but she drugs him.
A neighbor's child, suspicious of Ray's blindness, records a video of Ray fully able to see and shows it to Anna. As she arrives, Simi arranges things to look like she and Ray are together. Furious and heartbroken, Anna leaves Ray. When he wakes up, he realizes he has been blinded from the drug Simi gave him. Dinesh comes to Ray's home to kill him. Ray barely escapes, but he faints after hitting a telephone pole.
Ray wakes up in an illegal organ harvesting clinic. Dr Swamy and his assistants Lopez and Martha decide to spare Ray when Ray reveals he has information that will make them millions. They kidnap Simi, stage a suicide scene, and blackmail Dinesh. Lopez with the help of the other three receives the money at a construction site but Dinesh finds Lopez and shoots him. However, during the fight, Dinesh gets trapped under a free-falling elevator; crushing him to death while Lopez later dies from the after-effects of his injuries. The money is revealed to be counterfeit. Simi frees herself inside the clinic and attacks Dr Swamy when he enters; after a brief fight, he and Ray knock Simi out, tie her up in the boot of a car, and drive away. Dr Swamy reveals that Simi has a rare blood type and that her organs would sell for millions; he also plans to use her corneas to restore Ray's sight.
When Simi awakes in the car boot and begins making noise, Dr. Swamy stops the car to give her another sedation shot, but she overpowers him and seizes the wheel. Ray, thinking Dr. Swamy is still driving, tries to persuade him to release Simi. She drops Ray off and tries to run him over. A nearby farmer who is trying to kill a boar misses, causing it to jump and hit the windshield, which is where the story began. Simi loses control of the car and is killed.
Two years later at a gig in Oklahoma, Anna finds Ray, who still appears to be blind. After Ray tells her the whole story, Anna tells Ray that he should have accepted Dr. Swamy's offer to restore his sight as well as part of the reward money of one million dollars. Silently, Ray leaves and uses his cane to knock a can out of his path.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Ray Mathews, a pretentious blind pianist
- Unni Mukundan as CI Dinesh Prabhakar, Simi's lover
- Mamta Mohandas as Simi, Uday's wife
- Raashi Khanna as Anna, Ray's girlfriend
- Shankar as Udayakumar / Uday, a yesteryear celebrity
- Jagadish as Dr. Swamy, an Organ Trafficker
- Ananya as Swapna, Dinesh's Wife
- Sminu Sijo as Martha, a Lottery Agent and Organ Trafficker
- Aneesh Gopal as Lopez, an Auto Rickshaw Driver and Organ Trafficker
- Leela Samson as Irene Dicotta, Udayakumar's neighbor.
- Sudheer Karamana as SI Saijo Babu
- Rajesh Babu as Simon, a diner owner and Anna's father
- Nandhana Varma as Prabha, Uday's daughter
- Major Ravi as City Police Commissioner Ram Raghavan IPS
- Sunil Sukhada as Music Store Owner (Cameo Appearance)
- Shine Tom Chacko as a boar hunter (cameo)
- Menaka as Uday's yesteryear co-star (cameo)
Production
The success of Sriram Raghavan's Hindi film Andhadhun prompted regional film makers to remake the film in several Indian regional languages. The official announcement of the film being remade in Tamil as Andhagan,[1] in Telugu as Maestro,[2] and in Malayalam as Bhramam happened almost at the same time. AJ International signed actors Prithviraj Sukumaran, Mamta Mohandas, Raashi Khanna, Unni Mukundan and Shankar to do the roles of Ayushmann Khurrana, Tabu, Radhika Apte, Manav Vij and Anil Dhawan's roles respectively for the Malayalam version to be directed by cinematographer Ravi K. Chandran.[3][4]
Principal photography began on 27 January 2021 with all cast joining the schedule.[5][6][7][8] On 8 February, R. Rahul, an assistant director who was working on the film was found dead at his hotel room in Maradu in Kochi, Kerala. As per news reports, local police suspect suicide as he was found hanging.[9][10][11] Principal photography wrapped in early March.[12]
Music
| Bhramam | |
|---|---|
| by | |
| Released | 2021 |
| Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack |
| Length | 6:59 |
| Label | API Malayalam |
| Producer | Viacom18 Studios, A.P. International |
The music and background scores of the film is arranged by Jakes Bejoy. The song Munthiripoovo from the movie which was sung by Jakes Bejoy and penned by B.K.Harinaraynan was released on 22 September 2021.[13]
Track listing
All music is composed by Jakes Bejoy
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Performer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Munthiripoovo" | B.K.Harinarayanan | Jakes Bejoy | 04.02 |
| 2. | "Lokam – Who Wants it" | Joe Paul | Prithviraj Sukumaran | 02.57 |
| Total length: | 6:59 | |||
Release
The film was released through Amazon Prime Video only in India and in theatres worldwide (except India) on 7 October 2021.[14][15]
Reception
Vishal Menon of Film Companion wrote, "Apart from the meta touches, the other way the film works for people who’ve seen the original is how it gets a lot of its casting right."[16]
References
- ^ "Prashanth's Tamil remake of 'Andhadhun' has been titled 'Andhagan'". The Hindu. 1 January 2021. Archived from the original on 1 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Andhadhun Telugu remake launched: Nithiin teams up with Merlapaka Gandhi". The Times of India. 24 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Prithviraj, Mamta Mohandas to star in Andhadhun Malayalam remake Bramam". Cinema Express. 20 January 2021. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
- ^ Soman, Deepa (20 January 2021). "Prithviraj, Unni Mukundan and Mamtha Mohandas in Ravi K Chandran film 'Bhramam'". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 23 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Prithviraj, Unni Mukundan, Mamta starrer 'Bhramam' goes on floors". Mathrubhumi. 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Remake of 'Andhadhun' starring Prithviraj goes on floors". The News Minute. 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "അന്ധാധുന് റീമേക്ക്; 'ഭ്രമം' ചിത്രീകരണം ആരംഭിച്ചു". Samayam Malayalam (in Malayalam). 28 January 2021. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Unni Mukundan joins the set of Prithviraj-starrer 'Bhramam'". The New Indian Express. 2 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Radhakrishnan, Manjusha (8 February 2021). "R Rahul, assistant director on Prithviraj movie 'Bhramam', dies". Gulf News. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "Assistant director R Rahul found dead in Kochi hotel". Mathrubhumi. 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ "സഹസംവിധായകന് ആര് രാഹുല് മരിച്ച നിലയില്". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 8 February 2021. Archived from the original on 8 February 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2021.
- ^ Soman, Deepa (8 March 2021). "Prithviraj gives a glimpse into 'Bhramam,' as the film wraps up". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- ^ "Munthiripoovo: Lyrical music video from Prithviraj's Bhramam out". Onmanorama. 23 September 2021. Archived from the original on 29 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "Prithviraj's Bhramam to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in October". Outlook. 19 September 2021. Archived from the original on 19 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ "Prithviraj Sukumaran's Bhramam to release on Amazon Prime Video on Oct 7". India Today. 19 September 2021. Archived from the original on 21 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
- ^ Menon, Vishal (6 October 2021). "Review Of Bhramam, On Amazon Prime Video: A Wobbly, But Faithful Remake Stitched Together By 80's Nostalgia". Film Companion. Archived from the original on 7 October 2021. Retrieved 8 October 2021.