Anveshanam
Anveshanam (transl. Investigation) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Prasobh Vijayan. The film stars Jayasurya, Leona Lishoy, Shruthi Ramachandran, Nandhu, Vijay Babu, Lal and Lena.
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| Directed by | Prasobh Vijayan |
| Produced by | A. V. Anoop Premlal K. K. Mukesh Mehta C. V. Sarathi |
| Written by | Francis Thomas Ranjeet Kamala Sankar (additional screenplay) |
| Starring | Jayasurya Shruti Ramachandran Vijay Babu Lal Lena |
| Music by | Jakes Bejoy |
| Cinematography | Sujith Vasudev |
| Edited by | Appu N. Bhattathiri |
Production company | E4 Entertainment |
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Running time | 102 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
The story starts in the evening, as the boy is injured and unconscious and taken to hospital by his mother and family friend. At the hospital, the mother and family friend claim that the boy had fallen down the stairs in the apartment and got the head injury. Mystery starts as everyone has their version of the events and they don't seem to match each other.
The police get involved and an investigation is initiated. Meanwhile, the boy breathes his last.
The point of view, takes the audience through, whether the boy had an accident or is it a murder...any foul play involved, or any child abuse possible.
The IPS, a lady police officer, is very suspicious about some possible 'cover-up' activities, to hush up this boy's death. The investigation keeps the audience on their toes, suspense is nail biting, make us guessing who the villain is or villains are.
Cast
- Jayasurya as Aravind
- Vijay Babu as Dr. Gautham
- Shruti Ramachandran[1] as Kavitha Aravind[2]
- Leona Lishoy as Latha Siddarth
- Nandhu as Alphonse
- Lal as Dr. Fariz (Cameo Appearance)
- Lena as Sony
- Jai Vishnu as Sarath
- Shaju K S as Kumar
- Srikanth Murali as Dr. Ashok
Production
Writer Francis Thomas approached E4 Entertainment in early 2018 with his script and they confirmed it as one of their upcoming projects. During the same time, Prasobh Vijayan was making his directoral debut through Lilli which was also released by a sibling banner of E4 Entertainment. Following the warm reception of Lilli, Prasobh was hired as the director for Anveshanam with Jayasurya to play the lead character.[3] Thomas's wife, actress Shruti Ramachandran, was cast as a lead character as well.[2] The movie was initially planned for September 2019 which was later moved to November.[4] However, due to incomplete post-production works, the movie was further postponed and finally confirmed to be released on 31 January 2020.[5]
Marketing
The first look of the film, along with the title and the tagline for the first time, was released through the Facebook page of Actor Jayasurya on July 26, 2019. The poster featured the actor looking out of what looks like an open window, which forms one of the many blue blocks of a building.[6] The two-minute trailer of the movie was released on January 5, 2020.[7][8] Following the trailer release, a series of character posters were released through social media.
References
- sreekumar, priya (1 August 2019). "Here to stay". Deccan Chronicle.
- "Shruti Ramachandran: My film stint made my hubby's dream to write a script easier - Times of India ►". The Times of India.
- MG, Gokul (2 August 2019). "Thriller on its way". Deccan Chronicle.
- "ജയസൂര്യയുടെ അന്വേഷണം നവംബർ ഒന്ന് മുതൽ". News18 Malayalam. 14 September 2019.
- "റിലീസ് തള്ളിപ്പോകുന്ന 'പ്രതീക്ഷയില്ലാത്ത പടം'; വിമർശനത്തിന് മറുപടിയുമായി ജയസൂര്യ ചിത്രത്തിന്റെ നിർമ്മാതാവ്". News18 Malayalam. 19 November 2019.
- Friday, July 26, 2019 - 16:38 (26 July 2019). "First look poster of Jayasurya's 'Anveshanam' is out". The News Minute. Retrieved 31 January 2020.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
- Daily, Keralakaumudi. "'The truth is always bizarre', trailer of 'Anweshanam' is out". Keralakaumudi Daily.
- "'Anweshanam' trailer hints its an edge-of-the-seat thriller - Times of India". The Times of India.
External links
- Anveshanam on IMDb