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 film directed by Vineeth Vasudevan. The film stars
Antony Varghese
Antony Varghese, also known by his screen name Pepe is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film '' Angamaly Diaries''.
Personal life
Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese a ...
, Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vishwam and Vineeth Vasudevan. It is produced by Shebin Backer and Girish A.D. and the music is composed by Midhun Mukundan. It was theatrically released on 20 January 2023.
Synopsis
The daily routine of a young man with sleep disorder gets disturbed with the arrival of a white coloured rooster in his neighbourhood.
Cast
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Antony Varghese
Antony Varghese, also known by his screen name Pepe is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film '' Angamaly Diaries''.
Personal life
Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese a ...
as Hari
* Sajin Cherukayil as Benny
*Vineeth Vishwam as Manu
*Vineeth Vasudevan as Kannan
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Akhila Bhargavan
Akhila Bhargavan is an Indian actress working primarily in Malayalam films. She made her debut in her acting career through the short film Anurag Engineering Works and she made her debut in the Malayalam movie Poovan (2023). Her movie Premalu ...
as Veena
*Anishma Anilkumar as Sini
*Bindu Satishkumar as Mariyamma
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Maniyanpilla Raju
Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam: മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Naslen K. Gafoor as Himself (cameo)
Production
On 2 May 2022,
Antony Varghese
Antony Varghese, also known by his screen name Pepe is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film '' Angamaly Diaries''.
Personal life
Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese a ...
Pepe officially announced the film by sharing the title "Poovan" through social media. Antony Varghese is the collaboration between makars Super Sharanya.
On 18 May 2022,
principal photography
Principal photography is the phase of producing a film or television show in which the bulk of shooting takes place, as distinct from the phases of pre-production and post-production.
Personnel
Besides the main film personnel, such as the ...
took place in Taliparamba Village, Near
Kannur
Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and Municipal corporation (India), municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the maj ...
,
Kerala
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. Filming was wrapped up on 19 June 2022.
Soundtrack
The songs are composed by Midhun Mukundan and the lyrics are penned by Titus Mathew. The first single titled "Chanthakkaari" was released on 9 December 2022 and Second song titled "Palli Medayil" was released on 20 December 2022.
Reception
S. R. Praveen of
The Hindu
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Wrote "Even if you take away the rooster and his insomnia from the script, there will remain elements of the average, light-hearted family drama. That would have still made for a better watch than these unimaginative, snooze-worthy add-ons for the sake of novelty". Cris of
The News Minute
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Wrote "It is not a bad debut, there is promise in Vineeth Vasudevan's storytelling; it just needs some shaping up that, no doubt, experience will bring". Vignesh Madhu of
Cinema Express
''Cinema Express'' was an Indian Tamil language, Tamil-language entertainment fortnightly magazine published from Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was a part of The New Indian Express, The New Indian Express Group, which also publishes ''Samakalika Mal ...
says: "Poovan, like the rooster in the film, tries a lot but is eventually caged in mediocrity". Aparna Prasanthi of
The Indian Express
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Wrote "'Poovan' is a film that goes through some of the usual constructions. It can also be said that the film tried to be a light hearted entertainment and failed". Sanjith Sidhardhan of
Ott Play
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Says "Poovan has a few sparks of humour but otherwise, it feels like another chapter from the Girish AD universe that has begun to lose its novelty".
Home media
The streaming rights of the film were sold to
Zee5
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