Praana
| Praana | |
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 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | V. K. Prakash |
| Screenplay by | Rajesh Jayaraman |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Nithya Menen |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
| Edited by | Sunil S. Pillai |
| Music by | |
Production companies | SRaj Productions Real Studio |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
Release date | 18 January 2019 (Malayalam) |
| Country | India |
| Languages | |
Praana is a 2019 Indian psychological thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash and written by Rajesh Jayaraman. It is a multilingual made in Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada, and Telugu languages.[1] Nithya Menen is the sole actor in the film, who plays an English writer.[2] The film used surround sync sound for the first time ever in Indian cinema. Resul Pookutty and Amrit Pritam was the sound designers and P. C. Sreeram was the cinematographer. Louis Banks, Arun Vijay, and Ratheesh Vegha provided the music for the film.
The Malayalam version of the film was released on 18 January 2019.
Synopsis
Based on a series of events in the life of a female English writer (Nithya Menen) who dwells in the horrors of her own fears as she focuses on social issues. The movie also deals with intolerance and injustice that is prevailing in the contemporary society.[3]
Production
Nithya was well versed in Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu languages, which helped to shoot the film multilingual. To bring the thrilling mood in the film, the shooting was done in a hill station in South India. The shooting commenced on 2 October 2018 and was extensively shot in Peerumedu, Kerala.[4][5]
Music
Louis Banks composed the song "Oru Vaakkin Mounam" sung by Nithya Menen. Arun Vijay composed the original background score and the song "Titliyon Sa" penned by lyricists P. K. Anilkumar in Hindi, Anu Akasam in Telugu, Harinarayanan B. K. in Malayalam, and Nagarjuna Dixit-HSN Raju in Kannada. Shilpa Raj sung the song in all four languages. She also sang the Sanskrit title song "Praana" composed by Ratheesh Vegha.[6][7]
Release
The Malayalam version of the film was released on 18 January 2019.
References
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- ^ "MOVIES 'Nithya Menen is the only actor in VKP Prakash's 'Pranna'". The News Minute. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "Nithya Menen plays a English writer battling intolerance in". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "MOVIES 'Nithya Menen to debut in Bollywood with V K Prakash Praana: അഭിനേതാക്കളെയല്ല, പറയുന്ന കഥയെ കേന്ദ്രീകരിച്ചാണ് സിനിമകള് ഉണ്ടാവേണ്ടത്: നിത്യാ മേനന്'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-11-09.
- ^ "MOVIES 'Nithya Menen's next, a multilingual- The New Indian Express'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2018-11-09.