Varathan
| Varathan | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Amal Neerad |
| Screenplay by | Suhas–Sharfu |
| Produced by | Nazriya Nazim Amal Neerad |
| Starring | Fahadh Faasil Aishwarya Lekshmi |
| Cinematography | Littil Swayamp |
| Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
| Music by | Sushin Shyam |
Production companies | Fahadh Faasil and Friends Amal Neerad Productions |
| Distributed by | A & A Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Varathan (lit. 'Outsider') is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film directed by Amal Neerad and co-produced by Nazriya Nazim. The film is written by Suhas-Sharfu and stars Fahadh Faasil and Aishwarya Lekshmi. It was released on 20 September 2018.
Synopsis
Aby (Fahadh Faasil), who had just lost his job in Dubai, lands in a village with Priya (Aishwarya Lekshmi), his wife. The young couple moves to Priya’s ancestral property, a farmhouse in the hills, a terrain that’s in part alluring and part eerie. Priya who has a modern lifestyle becomes a target of a particularly unrefined culture of the village. Her husband is considered as a Varathan (outsider) by the villagers and viewed with less significance. One day, some nearby youths who had been disturbing Priya, attacks and violates her. Aby thinks of complaining to the police, and she mocks him for being a coward. A teenager who was having an affair with the sister of one of the youths who violated Priya runs into Aby's house for protection. Aby takes a firm position and decides to defend the teenager. He fights the family and the youths who intends to kill the teenager. They are drawn into a deadly game of Aby's passive anger, violence, and ferocity. The second half turns hostility's twin side with suspense in the air.
Cast
- Fahadh Faasil as Aby
- Aishwarya Lekshmi as Priya Paul
- Sharaf U Dheen as Josey
- Dileesh Pothan as Benny
- Nisthar Sait
- Arjun Asokan as Johnny
- Vijilesh Karayad as Jithin
- Shobhi Thilakan
- Chethan Jayalal as Preman
- Parvathy T as Priya's mother
- Kochu Preman as Oanth
- Jinu Joseph (cameo)
Production
Besides directing, Amal Neerad co-produced the film with Nazriya Nazim, which stars her husband Fahadh Faasil alongside Aishwarya Lekshmi. Neerad revealed the film's title on 20 June 2018 by releasing the first poster. Varathan in Malayalam means "outsider" in English.[1][2][3] Writer Suhas describes the film as a "survival thriller".[4] Shot in Dubai and Wagamon, filming was completed by June 2018.[5]
Release
The film was released on 20 September 2018.[6]
Many of the critics remarked that the film is an unofficial adaptation of Straw Dogs.[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]
References
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- ^ "Fahadh Faasil's look in Amal Neerad's Varathan revealed. See pic". Hindustantimes.com. 20 June 2018.
- ^ "Varathan First Look: Fahadh Faasil is working under his wife Nazriya's production company? - Asianet Newsable". M.dailyHunt.in.
- ^ Shrijith, Sajin (20 September 2018). "'Varathan is a survival thriller'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 21 September 2018.
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