Vivekanandan Viralanu
2024 Indian Malayalam comedy drama film by Kamal
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Vivekanandan Viralanu is a 2024 Indian Malayalam language comedy drama film, directed by Kamal, starring Shine Tom Chacko, Swasika Vijay, Grace Antony, Mareena and Johny Antony in lead roles.[2][3][4] The principal photography of the film started on 15 June 2023.[5]
- Nediyath Naseeb
- P.S.Shelliraj
- Kamaludheen Saleem
- (Co-producer)
- Suresh Sak (Co-producer)
| Vivekanandan Viralanu | |
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| Directed by | Kamal |
| Written by | Kamal |
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| Cinematography | Prakash Velayudhan |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Bijibal |
Production company | Nediyath Productions |
| Distributed by | Magic Frames |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
The film marks the 100th screen appearance of actor Shine Tom Chacko and the return of director Kamal to filmmaking after a hiatus of five years.[6]
The film was wrapped up on 25 July 2023[7] and released on 19 January 2024.[8][9][1]
Premise
Vivekanandan is a government employee with violent sexual urges and faces repercussions from his victims almost all the time. Fed up of his atrocities, his victims, who also include his wife and live-in partner, decide to teach him a lesson in consent. Interestingly, their revenge ends up going viral online and everyone gets to know about his deviant and predatory behavior.[10]
Cast
- Shine Tom Chacko as Vivekanandan S. Padmanabhan
- Swasika as Sithara
- Grace Antony as Diana
- Mareena as Aisha (Aishu)
- Manju Pillai as Ammini
- Johny Antony as S. Padmanabhan "Pappettan"
- Maala Parvathi as Savithri Teacher
- Sminu Sijo as CPO Mercy Mathew
- Sarath Sabha as Joppan
- Vineeth Thattil David as CI Hameed
- Sidhartha Siva as Dr. Mahalingeshwaran
- Pramod Velliyanad
- Neena Kurup
- Niyas Backer as CPO Jayan
- Sinoj Varghese as Paapi
- Josekutty as Sachidanandan S. Padmanabhan
- Remya Suresh as Lilly
- Ashitha Ashokan
- Majeed as Chief Minister
- Unni Raja as Rohith Eeshwar
- Riyas Narmakala as MLA Joseph John
- Ansha Mohan as Divya
- Radha Gomathi
- M. A. Nishad as Himself
Production
The film was written and directed by Kamal. In an interview, he stated that the film addresses a contemporary issue affecting women that is not often discussed and explained that he cast actor Shine Tom Chacko in the lead role because he sought a performer without the burden of a major star image.[3]
The cast includes Swasika Vijay, Grace Antony, Mareena Michael Kurisingal, Maala Parvathi, and Sminu Sijo, who portray women associated with the protagonist Vivekanandan.[8][11] The film's distribution rights were acquired by producer Listin Stephen. It was produced by Nediyath Naseeb and P. S. Shelliraj, with Kamaludheen Saleem and Suresh Sak serving as co-producers.[12]
The song "Oru Chillupaathram", performed by Sithara Krishnakumar, was released as the film's first single.[13][14] Principal photography took place in Thodupuzha and Ernakulam.[3]
Reception
Anandu Suresh of The Indian Express wrote " The film serves as a misguided pamphlet written by men attempting to define feminism, women empowerment, rape, sexual perversion and social media without grasping the basics."[15] While S. R. Praveen of The Hindu wrote " A loud, overdramatic take on an issue that the film fails to grasp"[16]