Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...
-language
drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction) intended to be more serious than humorous in tone. The drama of this kind is usually qualified with additional terms that specify its particular ...
co-written and directed by Ajith Pillai. It stars Asif Ali and
Sunny Wayne
Sujith Unnikrishnan (born 19 August 1983), known by his stage name Sunny Wayne is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in second lead to supporting roles. He made his acting debut in ''Second Show'' (2012), in which Dulqu ...
, along with
Swathi Reddy
Swathi Reddy (born 19 April 1987) is an Indian actress and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu films, along with Tamil and Malayalam films. She has acted in over 29 movies. Her nickname ''Colours Swathi'' comes from her sti ...
,
Janani Iyer
Janani (formerly known as Janani Iyer) is an Indian people, Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Malayalam movies. She made noticed for her role in the Tamil cinema, Tamil feature film ''Avan Ivan'' (2011). Her not ...
,
Joju George
Joseph "Joju" George (born 22 October 1977) is an Indian actor, playback singer, director, writer and producer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema along with Tamil, and Telugu cinemas.
In 2015, he won the Kerala State Film Award � ...
,
Nedumudi Venu
Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...
,
Nishanth Sagar
Nishanth Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishanth Sagar , is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in over 50 films.
Career
Nishant Sagar made his Malayala ...
and Yassar. Cinematography was by Abinandhan Ramanujam and music was composed by
Prashant Pillai
Prashant Pillai (born 8 September 1981) is a music producer and composer from India.
Early career
After completing his Sound engineering in Chennai, he went on to work with A.R.Rahman. After a short stint with him, he moved on and settled in ...
.
Major parts of the film were shot in the islands of
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
and
Andaman
Andaman may refer to:
* Andaman Islands, an island group in the Bay of Bengal
* Andaman Island, Penang, an artificial island in George Town, Penang
* Andaman Sea, a sea of the eastern Indian Ocean
* ''Andaman'' (1998 film), an Indian Kannada-lang ...
besides the different locations in
Kerala
Kerala ( , ) is a States and union territories of India, state on the Malabar Coast of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, following the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, by combining Malayalam-speaking regions of the erstwhile ...
. The movie was released on 1 May 2014 and tells the story of a hedonistic Christian who is taken out of prison to a picturesque seaside town. The movie was praised for its excellent cinematography and different style of direction and story telling .
Plot
The film starts with Alex narrating his sad story. He is the scion of a large and rich Christian family, whose male members take pride in flaunting their virility. Due to his wayward life he lands up in prison. He makes attempts to flee from prison but in vain. A saviour appears before him in the form of Akbar Ali. Akbar Ali is from
Lakshadweep
Lakshadweep () is a union territory of India. It is an archipelago of 36 islands divided into three island subgroups: the Amindivi Islands in the north, the Laccadive Islands (separated from Amindivi roughly by the 11th parallel north), and th ...
, and circumstances make Alex follow him to the beautiful islands. The aftermath is the rest of the narration.
Sunny Wayne
Sujith Unnikrishnan (born 19 August 1983), known by his stage name Sunny Wayne is an Indian actor who predominantly works in Malayalam cinema in second lead to supporting roles. He made his acting debut in ''Second Show'' (2012), in which Dulqu ...
as Akbar Ali, a fisherman
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Janani Iyer
Janani (formerly known as Janani Iyer) is an Indian people, Indian actress who predominantly appears in Tamil cinema, Tamil and Malayalam movies. She made noticed for her role in the Tamil cinema, Tamil feature film ''Avan Ivan'' (2011). Her not ...
as Deena, a postal worker
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Swathi Reddy
Swathi Reddy (born 19 April 1987) is an Indian actress and television presenter who predominantly works in Telugu films, along with Tamil and Malayalam films. She has acted in over 29 movies. Her nickname ''Colours Swathi'' comes from her sti ...
as Isa
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Nedumudi Venu
Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in M ...
as Kuriachen, Alex's father
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Nishanth Sagar
Nishanth Balakrishnan (born 8 June 1980), known professionally by his stage name Nishanth Sagar , is an Indian actor who works primarily in the Malayalam film industry. He has acted in over 50 films.
Career
Nishant Sagar made his Malayala ...
as Hashim
*
P. Balachandran
Padmanabhan Balachandran Nair (2 February 1952 – 5 April 2021) was an Indian writer, playwright, scenarist, director, and actor. He was known for his work in Malayalam literature and Malayalam cinema.
Career
Balachandran is best known fo ...
as Raviettan
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Jijoy Rajagopal
Jijoy P R is an Indian film and theatre actor currently the director of K R Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts (KRNNIVSA), Kerala on deputation. He is an associate professor at the Film and Television Institute of India (F ...
as Sulaiman
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Joju George
Joseph "Joju" George (born 22 October 1977) is an Indian actor, playback singer, director, writer and producer who primarily works in Malayalam cinema along with Tamil, and Telugu cinemas.
In 2015, he won the Kerala State Film Award � ...