Adhyarathri

Adhyarathri (transl. First Night) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language comedy film directed by Jibu Jacob, written by Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Anthony, produced and distributed by Central Pictures.[1] The film stars Biju Menon as Manoharan, a marriage broker,[2] along with Aju Varghese, Anaswara Rajan, and Sarjano Khalid in pivotal roles.[3] The film was released on 4 October 2019.

Adhyarathri
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJibu Jacob
Produced byCentral Pictures
Written bySharis Mohammed
Jebin Joseph Antony
StarringBiju Menon
Manoj Guinness
Anaswara Rajan
Aju Varghese
Sarjano Khalid
Music byBijibal
CinematographySadhik Kabir
Edited byE. S. Sooraj
Production
company
Central Pictures
Distributed byCentral Pictures
Release date
  • 4 October 2019 (2019-10-04)
Running time
129 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

The film tells the story of the all-consuming Manoharan (Biju Menon) in a village called Mullakkara in Kuttanadu, surrounded by a lake. Manoharan, who had been running for everything in the country since ancient times, had to be a wedding broker in a special situation twenty-two years ago. The humiliation of the loss of his sister at the wedding, and the grief of her father's heart attack, have made Manoharan a love interest. Ever since Manoharan became a broker, no one ever has fled from mullurkara.

In the meantime, he is given the task to marry off his ex-girlfriend's daughter, Aswathi (Anaswara Rajan), the granddaughter of a teacher couple who looked her after just like her parents. He confirms Achu's marriage with Kunjumon (Aju Varghese), a small local businessman. However, the story takes a twist when Manoharan came to know that Achu studying in Bangalore had fallen in love with a boy from her college.

Cast
  • Biju Menon as Manoharan Mullakkara
  • Anaswara Rajan as Aswathy Ramachandran/Shalini
  • Manoj Guinness as Kunjatta P Kumaran
  • Aju Varghese as Kunjumon Puthenpurakkal
  • Jathavedh Rajan as Young Manoharan
  • Althaf Manaf as Young Kunjatta
  • Aswin Jose as Young Satheesh
  • Della George as Young Shyama
  • Sarjano Khalid as Sathya
  • Vijayaraghavan as Narayanan Maashu
  • Sreelakshmi as Sharada
  • Pauly Valsan as Thresiyamma
  • Biju Sopanam as Satheesh
  • Veena Nair as Shyama
  • Sneha Babu as Manoharan's Niece
  • Shobha Singh as Kamala
  • Kollam Sudhi as Sudhi, Kunjumon's Assistant
  • Jayan Cherthala as Kumaran
  • Anu Sithara (Cameo) as Anitha, Manoharan's Sister
  • Nandhu Pothuval as Attukal Ramakrishnan
  • Chembil Ashokan as Sudhakaran, Shyama's Father
  • Vinod Kedamangalam as Jose
  • Prasad Muhamma as Ambrose
  • Naseer Sankranthi
  • Shiny T. Rajan as Kunjumon's mother
  • Jithan V Shoubhagam as Banglore college student
  • Mahadevan Mahi as Tutorial Student 1
  • Vineeth Sreenivasan as Narrator Voice

Production

The film marks the second collaboration of Menon and Jacob after Vellimoonga.[4][5]

Soundtrack
Adhyarathri
Soundtrack album by
Bijibal
Released24 September 2019
Recorded2019
StudioBodhi
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LanguageMalayalam
LabelManorama Music

The music of the film was composed by Bijibal while lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma and B. Ajithkumar.

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Njanennum Kinavu"Santhosh VarmaAnn Amie, Ranjith Jayaraman3:36
2."Onavillane"D B AjithkumarNajim Arshad3:38

Release

The film was released theatrically on 4 October 2019.[6][7]

Box office

The film grossed approximately ₹4.45 crore in its first week run in Kerala.[8] In the overseas opening weekend, it grossed $141,123 in the United Arab Emirates,[9] US$14,202 (₹10.11 lakh) in the United States, US$1,560 (₹1.12 lakh) in Canada, A$371 (₹17,835) in Australia,[10] and NZ$3,910 (₹1.78 lakh) in New Zealand.[11] In three weeks, it grossed US$22,713 (₹16.07 lakh) in the US and A$3,569 (₹1.73 lakh) in Australia.[12]

References
  1. "Adhyarathri". Filmibeat.
  2. "Adhyarathri first look gives us a pleasant setting". Times of India.
  3. "Anaswara Rajan to make Tamil debut".
  4. "Biju Menon's Adhyarathri begins filming". New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
  5. "Biju Menon and Aju Varghese to act in Adhyarathri". The News Minute.
  6. "'Jallikattu' to lock horns with 'Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal', 'Aadyarathri' and 'Vikruthi'! - Times of India". The Times of India.
  7. "Aadya Rathri Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes" – via timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  8. Pillai, Sreedhar (14 October 2019). "Jallikattu beats Aadyarathri, Vikruthi to top Kerala box office, earns Rs. 7.30 cr in opening week". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
  9. "Aadya Rathri". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  10. "War collects 11.20 mil. USD [Rs. 79.83 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  11. "War collects 12.93 mil. USD [Rs. 91.57 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 21 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  12. "Housefull 4 collects approx. 3.03 mil. USD [Rs. 21.40 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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