''Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo'' () is a 2019 Indian

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 family drama film directed by G. Prajith and written by

Sajeev Pazhoor Sajeev Pazhoor (born 8 April 1974) is an Indian screenwriter, novelist and director in Malayalam cinema. He is known for his movie Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum starring Fahadh Faasil and directed by Dileesh Pothan. He made his debut in Mala ...

. The film stars

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1967) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil, Telugu and Kannada film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over ...

and

Samvrutha Sunil Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian former actress who appeared mainly in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film '' Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose. She has acted in over 47 movies. Her best known films i ...

, with

Alencier Ley Lopez Alencier Ley Lopez is an Indian film and theatre actor, who appears in Malayalam films. Lopez made his debut in the 1998 film '' Daya''; and he worked in films like '' Annayum Rasoolum'' (2013), '' Njan Steve Lopez'' (2013), and '' Maheshinte P ...

Sudhi Koppa Sudhi Koppa is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his cinematic debut in 2009 with an uncredited appearance in '' Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded'' (2009). Personal life Sudhi hails from Kochi. His father, who was a government ...

, Dinesh Prabhakar, and Mangal in supporting roles. It was released on 12 July 2019 to positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Suni is a daily wage worker who lives in a modest house with his wife, Geetha, and their daughter. Geetha had left her home to be with Suni and is pretty sad about her husband's drinking habit. One night Suni finds a lorry that has just met with an accident. He is excited seeing that the lorry is carrying bottles of foreign liquor. He calls his friends and they decide to loot some boxes of liquor. Their troubles start from then on.

Cast

as Suni *

as Geetha, Suni's wife *

as Karuppai *

as Thamara/Abhilash * Dinesh Prabhakar as Prasad * Mangal as Shanavaz *

Johny Antony Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Taha, Kamal an ...

as George Kutty *

Jaffar Idukki Jaffar Idukki is an Indian actor, impressionist, and comedian, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. Started his career with the 2007 film '' Kaiyoppu'', he has acted in about hundred films and has performed in a number of comedy sta ...

as Rameshan (George Kutty's neighbor) *

Sruthy Jayan Sruthy Jayan is an Indian actress who works predominantly on Malayalam cinema. She is also a trained Indian classical dance, classical dancer. Filmography Films *''All films are in Malayalam, unless otherwise notes'' Television Short film ...

as Jessy (Highway Jessy) *

Sreelakshmi Sreelekshmi is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam-language films and television serials. She has won three Kerala state Awards, two Best Actress and one Second Best Actress. Personal life She was born to Bhaskaran Nair and Rajeswari ...

as Annamma *

Saiju Kurup Saiju Govinda Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works in Malayalam and Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri ...

as Kuryan (Jessy's neighbor) *

Bhagath Manuel Bhagath Manuel is an Indian actor who acts in Malayalam films. He debuted in the 2010 film '' Malarvaadi Arts Club'', directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan. Personal life Bhagath Manuel was born on 30 November 1986 in Muvattupuzha, Kerala, India. ...

as Salim *

Srikant Murali Srikant Murali (also spelt Srikanth Murali) is an Indian actor, director and ad filmmaker. He has acted in Malayalam films such as Home (2021 film), ''Home'' (2021), Aby (film), ''Aby'' (2017), Virus (2019 film), ''Virus'' (2019) and ''Action H ...

as S.I Aboobakkar * Rajan Pootharakkal *

Sudheesh Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Character Actor in 2021. Personal life Sudheesh is the only son of T. Sudhakaran ...

as Sukumaran Mash *

Vettukili Prakash Prakash V. G., professionally credited as Vettukili Prakash, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He acts in supporting roles. Career Prakash born in 1966, hails from Ayyanthole in Thrissur, India. He took graduation in stage ac ...

as Antony (Hotel Owner) * Sumangal *

Muhammad Musthafa Muhammad Musthafa (Malayalam: ) is an Indian actor and film director, director who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won special mention for his performance in the film ''Ain (film), Ain'' in the 62nd National Film Awards. Mus ...

* Arun as Kunjambu, Geetha's brother *

G. Suresh Kumar G. Suresh Kumar is an Indian film producer and actor known for Poochakkoru Mookuthi and Araam Thamburan. He produces films under the banner Revathy Kalamandhir an Indian film production company based in Thiruvananthapuram which is founded in ...

as Govindan, Geetha's father *

Dharmajan Bolgatty Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur , who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later for ...

as A. Vincent

Production

Biju Menon was approached by writer Pazhoor for the lead role. He agreed to do the role after liking the one-line story. After six months, Pazhoor completed the full screenplay. The female lead role was finalized after the filming began. While they were looking for a suitable actress, it was Menon who contacted Samvrutha, and she immediately agreed after hearing the story. The film marks the return of Samvrutha in films after a hiatus. Samvrutha filmed for 20 days. The film was shot in a well-developed village (Monthal) which is famous for its natural resources and infrastructure between Mahé and

Thalassery Thalassery () (also called Tellicherry) is a city and municipality on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahe and Kozhikode. Thalassery municipality has a population of just under ...

and in parts of

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 ...

and

Kozhikode Kozhikode (), also known as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. Known as the City of Spices, Kozhikode is listed among the City of Literature, UNESCO's Cities of Literature. It is the nineteenth large ...

. About the film's title, Pazhoor said "You can connect it to Suni. His nature is such that you can't trust him easily until he emphasises that he is telling the truth,".

Soundtrack

The film features songs composed by

Shaan Rahman Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam film industry. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film '' Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny An ...

and

Viswajith Viswajith C. T. is an Indian composer, singer and musician who works in Malayalam, Marathi and Telugu films. Career Viswajith C T started his career by singing tracks for famous music composers Ramesh Narayan, M. G. Radhakrishnan and Thankar ...

while the background scoring was done by

Bijibal Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films. In a career spanning more than twenty years, he has composed for more than 150 feature films, several television commercials and a few d ...

. Soundtrack album was released by Goodwill Entertainments.

Release

''Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo'' was released on 12 July 2019.

Critical reception

Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics. Rating 4 out of 5 stars ''

The Times of India ''The Times of India'' (''TOI'') is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by the Times Group. It is the List of newspapers in India by circulation, third-largest newspaper in India by circulation an ...

'' wrote: "''Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo'' works because of the storytelling, but also because everyone seems to have done their best ... Working with a wonderful little screenplay, G Prajith has crafted a superb story that shows you can make a compelling movie without bombastic dialogues, action scenes or even a big star cast". ''

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'' wrote "''Sathyam Paranja Vishwasikkuvo'' is a believable tale that hits home".

References

External links

* * {{IMDb title, 9396112 2010s Malayalam-language films Films shot in Kannur Films shot in Thalassery Films shot in Kozhikode Indian family films Films about labour