Voice of Sathyanathan
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| Directed by | Rafi |
| Written by | Rafi |
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| Edited by | Shameer Muhammed |
| Music by | Ankit Menon |
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Running time | 135 minutes[2] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | ₹21.70 crore (US$2.6 million)[3] |
Voice of Sathyanathan is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film written and directed by Rafi. The film stars Dileep in the title role, along with Joju George, Veena Nandakumar, Jagapathi Babu, Siddique and Vijayaraghavan in prominent roles.[4][5][6]
Principal photography commenced on 15 October 2021 in Kochi. The film was shot in Kerala, Mumbai, Delhi, Rajasthan and Hyderabad. The filming was wrapped up on 21 September 2022.
Initially set to release on 14 July 2023, Voice of Sathyanathan was theatrically released on 28 July 2023 and became a commercial success despite receiving mixed reviews from critics.[3][7]
Plot
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Sathyanathan is the owner of a furniture shop and gets into a lot of trouble because of his uncontrollable tongue. He has a rivalry with Tabala Varkeychan, his neighbour and the panchayat president. One morning, he wakes up to find police on his verandah who is calling him to the police station. An officer interrogates him with a hidden webcam on the officer's table, the webcam live feeds to another computer in another room in the police station. The officer asks Sathyanathan about his rivalry with the panchayat president. While Sathyanathan is explaining about the rivalry, the DYSP in the other room translates the interrogation to an official and they interpret Sathyanathan's threats to the President of India who is scheduled to visit their town instead of the Panchayath President who Sathynathan has been irritating. Sathyanathan gets sent into another interrogation room somewhere not near from his place. Sathyanathan tries to prove his innocence but fails to do so. The interrogator 'Nambiar' also shows some videos where his neighbour Varkeychan claims Sathyanathan totally hates the president but Varkeychan meant the Panchayath President. He gets sent to jail for a few days and is released, during which time in jail he meets his jailmate Balan, who is accused of killing 50 people. Sathyanathan tries to butter Balan up but in turn, ends up annoying Balan. Sathyanathan plans to shift to Mumbai since his reputation in his hometown is ruined. He goes to Mumbai, until he got a call from a police officer asking him about his whereabouts. Sathyanathan truthfully says he is in Mumbai but the police officer asks him that why he is in the same place where the president is going. Few minutes later, police track him down, detains him in Mumbai central jail. There he meets Saahi Bhai, a terrorist. Saahi Bhai underestimates Sathyanathan until a police officer asks Saahi Bhai to stay away from Sathyanathan as he has planned to kill the President of India. Since then, Saahi Bhai regards him a high person. Sathyanathan gets released, and the terrorist who has been released earlier pick-ups Sathyanathan. Sathyanathan stays with Saahi Bhai for 1-2 days and Saahi Bhai hands Sathyanathan a phone, if Nambiar tries to interrogate him, he shall call the terrorist through that phone.
He reaches back to Kerala by train and 2 police officers are waiting for him at the platform. They bring him to the station and gets interrogated by the DYSP. The DYSP asks where he was for the past 1-2 days, Sathyanathan claims he was looking for some houses he can rent. President plans to arrive in his hometown to see a well known Vaidyar. Sathyanathan is again detained in jail. During his time in jail, Balan tells what happened for him to be in jail. Balan was living a happy life until he and his wife was in a bus, a child was asking for the doll Balan bought for his daughter. Balan who is a kindhearted man gives the child the doll, the child throws it out of the window. Balan gets out of the bus to pick up the doll, while picking up the doll the bus explodes. Balan was accused of being the person who has bombed the bus and his daughter stays in her mother's parent's house. Sathyanathan promises Balan that Sathyanathan will bring justice to Balan and will prove to the court Balan is innocent. Sathyanathan is released from jail. Sathyanathan is watching the news when he saw the visuals of Aluva bus-stop in which the bus which exploded has stopped, he spots the terrorist leader and goes to the police station.
He confesses to the police and they go to Mumbai to catch one of the terrorist group members. They catch Tango, the member in charge of making bombs. He is then confined and is interrogated, during that, Sathyanathan gets a phone call from Saahi Bhai. Nambiar instructs Sathyanathan to take the phone call and go to the place where Saahi Bhai is alone. Sathyanathan goes to an abandonded area. Saahi Bhai waits for Sathyanathan in a room. Sathyanathan while having fear pretends to be happy to see him and proceeds to hug, but the terrorist starts to beat up Sathyanathan since Saahi is betrayed. Saahi Bhai cuffs Sathyanathan with him. Sathyanathan waits for Nambiar and the team to come, they arrive but Saahi Bhai threatens them by showing his bomb vest and all the bombs planted around him. Nambiar manages to shoot Saahi Bhai, but Sathyanathan is devasted to see a person getting killed infront of him as he has never witnessed such sight.
The court identifies Balan as innocent as Balan reunites with his daughter. The President again arrives to his hometown. Sathyanathan gets detained, in the television in the jail, he sees the speech by the President of India, stating that he got emails from a person "Sathyanathan", how he tried to bring justice to Balan, and everyone praises Sathyanathan for his deed. So his reputation has been restored.
Cast
- Dileep as Sathyanathan
- Joju George as Balan
- Veena Nandakumar as Susan, Sathyanathan's Wife
- Jagapathi Babu as Nambiar
- Siddique as Tabala Varkeychan (Thavala)
- Vijayaraghavan as Stephen, Susan's Father
- Anupam Kher as President of India (Voice dubbed by Sai Kumar)
- Johny Antony as Panchayat President Cleetus
- Benny P. Nayarambalam as Thomas "Thomachan"
- Janardhanan as Vaidyar
- Jude Anthany Joseph as Sabu, Sathyanathan's Friend
- Abhiram Radhakrishnan as DYSP Shihab Imran
- Makarand Deshpande as Saahi Bhai, Terrorist Leader
- Jaffer Sadiq as Tango, Terrorist Group Member
- Ramesh Pisharody as YouTuber Stephen
- Alencier Ley Lopez as Police Superintendent Vincent Koshy
- Boban Samuel as Saghavu Anirudhan
- Srikant Murali as Advocate Aravindakshan
- Neena Kurup as Nancy, Susan's Mother
- Sminu Sijo as Thresyakkutty, Varkeychan's Wife
- Kottayam Ramesh as Constable Sugunan
- Thennal Abhilash as Nithya, Balan's Daughter
- Vineeth Thattil as Gopi, Balan's Brother In Law
- Rafi as Haridas, Balan's Father In Law
- Vijilesh Karayad as Chandran
- Ambika Mohan as Vaidyar's Patient
- Unni Marimayam as Prisoner
- KP Naisal as Prisoner
- Sinoj Varghese as Prisoner
- Thankachan Vithura as Bus Conductor
- Anusree as Balan's Wife (Cameo Appearance)
Production
Development
The film was announced in October 2021.
Filming
Filming began in October 2021,[8][9] and the filming scenes in Kerala wrapped in December 2021. The second schedule began in August 2022 in Mumbai, Delhi, and Rajasthan.[10] The entire filming wrapped in September 2022.[11]
Release
Theatrical
The film was initially planned to be released on 14 July 2023, but later It was postponed due to adverse weather conditions in Kerala.[12] It was then theatrically released on 28 July 2023.[13]
Home media
The digital rights were acquired by ManoramaMAX and streaming started on 21 September 2023.[14]
Box office
The film was a commercial success at the box office, grossing ₹21.70 crore (US$2.6 million) worldwide, with Kerala grossing ₹15.5 crore (US$1.9 million), ₹95 lakh (US$110,000) from the rest of India, and ₹5.25 crore (US$630,000) from overseas earnings.[3]
Reception
Critical reception
Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Raffi's Voice of Sathyanathan, starring Dileep and Veena Nandakumar in the lead roles, suffers from a very average storyline that seems more fitting for the 90s or 2000s."[15] Gopika ls of The Times of India gave the film 2.5 stars out of 5 and wrote "Raffi's Voice of Sathyanathan is a one-time watch. It had its moments but towards the end, it fell flat."[16]
Nirmal Jovial of The Week gave the film 2 stars out of 5 and stated "Overall, the film did not create a favourable impression. But if you are someone who can be content with 'old wine in a new bottle', you might find enjoyment in this film."[17] Princy Alexander of Onmanorama described the film as 'a perfect family entertainer' and wrote "Though the film gives limited screens pace to its female stars, it is definitely a winner."[18] Vignesh Madhu of The New Indian Express gave the film 1.5 stars out of 5.[19]
References
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- ^ "Voice Of Sathyanathan". British Board of Film Classification. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ a b c "'Voice of Sathyanathan' box office collections: Dileep starrer crosses 21.70 crores worldwide". The Times of India. 2023-09-22. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
- ^ "'അടുത്തകാലത്ത് ദൈവം തമ്പുരാൻ കാണിച്ച വലിയ കുസൃതിയാണ് ഞാൻ'; 'വോയ്സ് ഓഫ് സത്യനാഥൻ' ട്രെയിലർ". www.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Mammootty launches the trailer of Dileep-Raffi's 'Voice Of Sathyanathan'". The Times of India. 2023-06-24. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "Mammootty adds glamour to 'Voice of Sathyanathan' trailer launch. Pics with Dileep go viral". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 2023-06-25.
- ^ "'Voice of Sathyanathan' box office collections: Dileep starrer crosses Rs 23 crores". The Times of India. 2023-08-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Dileep begins shooting for 'Voice of Sathyanathan' in Mumbai". OnManorama. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Voice of Sathyanathan Expected OTT Release Date, Cast & Crew, Digital Platform, Budget, Reviews, and More About the Malayalam Film". Pricebaba.com Daily. 2023-08-17. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "It's a wrap for Dileep's Voice of Sathyanathan". Cinema Express. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "It's a wrap for Dileep starrer 'Voice of Sathyanathan'; expected to release on THIS date". The Times of India. 2022-09-21. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Voice Of Sathyanathan Twitter Review: Dileep Starrer Movie Sparks Exciting Buzz". www.filmibeat.com. 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Voice of Sathyanathan | 44 മാസത്തിനു ശേഷം ദിലീപ് ചിത്രം തിയേറ്ററിൽ; 'വോയിസ് ഓഫ് സത്യനാഥൻ' പ്രേക്ഷകർക്ക് മുൻപിൽ". News18 Malayalam (in Malayalam). 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2023-07-28.
- ^ "Voice of Sathyanathan: Dileep starrer comedy movie out on OTT; Know more". newsable.asianetnews.com. Retrieved 2023-09-21.
- ^ Suresh, Anandu (2023-07-28). "Voice of Sathyanathan movie review: A typical Dileep-Raffi film with absolutely nothing fresh". The Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Voice Of Sathyanathan Movie Review : A one-time watch with an interesting central character". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ Jovial, Nirmal (2023-07-28). "'Voice of Satyanathan' review: Decent entertainer for fans of Dileep's brand of comedy". The Week. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ Alexander, Princy (2023-07-28). "'Voice of Sathyanathan' movie review | A perfect family entertainer". Onmanorama. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ Madhu, Vignesh (2023-07-29). "'Voice of Sathyanathan' movie review: A silly, dated film played to Dileep's strengths". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2023-08-23.