Varayan
2022 Malayalam film
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Varayan is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Jijo Joseph.[1] The film was written by Danny, and it was produced by Premachandran A. G. It stars Siju Wilson and Leona Lishoy in lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 20 May 2022.[2][3][4][5]
Cast
- Siju Wilson as Fr. Eby Capuchin/Ebichan
- Leona Lishoy as Daisy
- Jude Anthany Joseph[6] as Fr.Aju
- Jayashankar
- Vijayaraghavan as Bishop
- Davinchi Santhosh
- Maniyanpilla Raju as Isthak
- Baiju Ezhupunna as Varkey
- Bindu Panicker as Thressia Chedathy
- Adinad Sasi
- Harish Pengan
- Joy Mathew as Fr. Carlose
Soundtrack
The film's soundtrack and score are composed by Prakash Alex. The lyrics for the songs were penned by B. K. Harinarayanan.[7][8] Sanah Moidutty made her debut as a playback singer in Malayalam in this film.[9]
| Varayan | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soundtrack album by Prakash Alex | ||||
| Released | 1 June 2022[10] | |||
| Recorded | 2022 | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 17:46 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Prakash Alex chronology | ||||
| ||||
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Edanin Madhunirayum" | Harinarayanan BK | Sanah Moidutty | 03:41 |
| 2. | "Para Para Para Paarupenne" | Harinarayanan BK | Mathai Sunil, Bijibal, Jibin Gopal, Madhu Paul, Vijay Jacob, Poby, Prakash | 04:42 |
| 3. | "Kayalondu Vattam Varache" | Harinarayanan BK | Sai Bhadra, Anamika Prakash, Pavni Prakash, Joann Lizbet, Christa Merrin | 04:11 |
| 4. | "Naadente Naadu" | Harinarayanan BK | K. S. Harisankar | 04:03 |
| 5. | "Penkathiron Varavane" | Harinarayanan BK | Anna Jacob | 01:09 |
| Total length: | 17:46 | |||
Production
The film was produced by Premachandran A. G. under the banner of Sathyam Cinemas. The puja event for the film production was held in Kochi, and the shooting began in December 2019.[11] The first look poster for the film was released on 19 January 2020.[12] The cinematography of the film was done by Rajeesh Raman, and the editing of the film was done by Johnkutty.[13][14] The actor, Jude Anthany Joseph, got injured in his leg while shooting the film at Alappuzha, and it was shared in an interview on The New Indian Express.[15][16][17] The teaser for the film was released on 19 May 2022. The trailer for the film was released on 20 April 2022.[18]
Release
Theatrical
The film was released theatrically on 20 May 2022.
Home media
The online streaming rights to the film were sold to Amazon Prime Video.[19]
Reception
V Vinod Nair critic of Times of india gave 3 stars out of 5 and stated that "If you are a Siju Wilson fan, you can watch this light-hearted movie, with a willing suspension of disbelief".[20] Critic from Mathrubhumi[21] and Manorama Online critic gave mixed reviews.[22] Samayam critic gave 3.5 out of 5 [23]