''Achayans'' is a 2017 Indian

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directed by Kannan Thamarakkulam and written by Sethu. It stars

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and Amala Paul in lead role Amala Paul is a trendy biker in Achayans – Times of India
Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (10 December 2016). Retrieved on 2017-07-01. Sshivada, Anu Sithara, Sanju Sivram and Adil Ibrahim. Principal photography began in November 2016, with shooting locations being Edakochi and Vagamon. The film was released in India in May 2017 with mixed-to-negative reviews, Despite, was a Hit at box office. The film was later dubbed into Telugu as ''Marana Mrudangam''.

Synopsis

Four brothers - Roy, Tony, Rafi, and Aby - get drunk on the night before Tony's

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. Their family members send them to a Christian de-addiction centre, but they are kicked out. When they decide to start a road trip, they are accompanied by two women, Reetha and Prayaga, who have escaped from a critical situation. When they reach a hotel on

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2017, they sleep late after the celebration. The next day Reetha is found dead. Finding the culprit and the reason behind her death is the main plot of the film.

Cast

as Roy Thottathil *

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Karthik Viswanathan IPS *

as Tony Vavachan * Amala Paul as Reetha Fernandez **Baby Parthavi as Young Reetha * Sshivada as Jessica * Anu Sithara as Prayaga **

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as Young Prayaga * Sanju Sivram as rafi * Adil Ibrahim as Aby *

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as Roy's mother * Janardhanan as Varkey Vavachan, Tony's father * Ponnamma Babu as Aleyamma Vavachan, Tony's mother *

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as George, Jessica's father * Usha as Jessica's mother * Siddique as Fernandez, Reetha's father * Anju Aravind as Aleena, Reetha's mother *Kumarakam Raghunath as Aravindan, Prayaga's father *Nitha Promy as Prayaga's mother * Maniyanpilla Raju as DSP Satheeshan Pothuvaal * Suja Varunee as SI Panchami *Shanu Suresh * Idavela Babu as Sugathan * Dharmajan Bolgatty as Sudharman * Ramesh Pisharody as Father Jose Keerikkadan * Kalabhavan Navas as Jose Keerikkadan's assistant * Saju Navodaya as SI Nalinikanth * Jayakrishnan as Police Officer * Sohan Seenulal as Lakshmana *

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as Valsa *

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as Craig * Rajavarman Ramakrishnan as Tony's driver *Sajan Palluruthy as Alcohol addict *Jaise Jose as Goon * Sruthi Ramakrishnan as Geetha *Maya Viswanath * P. C. George as himself (

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)

Production

The venture began production in November 2016. Achayans marked third collaboration for the duo after '' Aadupuliyattam''.

Release

Theatrical

Achayans was opened in over 1000 screens in

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, released alongside '' Godha'' and '' Adventures of Omanakuttan'' on 19 May 2017.

Reception

Critical response

Indiaglitz rated 3/5 and said that "''Achayans'' needs to have been reworked in a different way. A more sharper script would have made it more entertaining".

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stated that the movie is a one time watch and rated 3.5/5.

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rated the movie 3.5/5 and said that "Overall, Achayans is a film that requires some patience to watch and doesn't quite qualify as an entertainer".

Box office

Though the critic reviews were unfavourable, the film managed to be one of the profitable ventures of 2017. The film made on a budget of ~6

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and collected above 17.5

worldwide.

References

External links

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