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| director = [[Abrid Shine]] |
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| producer = [[Nivin Pauly]]<br> P.S Shamnas<br>Abrid Shine |
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Revision as of 06:54, 30 July 2022
| Mahaveeryar | |
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| Directed by | Abrid Shine |
| Written by | Abrid Shine |
| Screenplay by | Abrid Shine |
| Story by | M. Mukundan |
| Produced by | Nivin Pauly P.S Shamnas Abrid Shine |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Chandru Selvaraj |
| Edited by | Manoj |
| Music by | Ishaan Chhabra |
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| Distributed by | Pauly Jr. Pictures |
Release date |
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Running time | 140 Minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mahaveeryar is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language fantasy comedy film, scripted and directed by Abrid Shine. Produced by Pauly Jr. Pictures and Indian Movie Makers, based on a short story written by the writer M. Mukundan. Starring Nivin Pauly, Asif Ali, Shanvi Srivastava, Lal and Siddique in lead roles.[1] The film released on 21 July 2022.[2] Experimental or budgetary drawback of the film is that it does not have any transitory segments/cut scenes/voice-over lead or creative cues surrounding time travel, legal proceedings, and social justice.[citation needed]
Premise
The film focuses on justice for a woman by time-travel to a court in the 21st century through the 18th-century lens. The proceedings are snowballed by a time-traveling monk named Apoornnananda Swamikal. The film intertwines through a funny situation the monk created to set the stage for his case of interest.[3]
Cast
- Nivin Pauly as Swami Apoornnanandan
- Asif Ali as Veerabhadran
- Shanvi Srivastava as Devayani
- Lal as Rudhra Mahaveera Ugrasena Maharaja
- Siddique as MM Veerendra Kumar -Chief Judicial Magistrate
- Lalu Alex as Public Prosecutor
- Major Ravi as Veerabhaskar
- Mallika Sukumaran as Kaladevi
- Vijay Menon as Veerasimhan
- Krishna Prasad as Krishnanunni
- Kalabhavan Prajod as Veerachandran T.N
- Sudheer Paravoor as Babukuttan
Music
The soundtrack of Maha Veeryar is composed by Ishaan Chhabra and lyrics by B K Harinarayanan and Ann Anna Augustine.[4]
Track list
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Radhe Radhe" | B.K. Harinarayanan | Vidyadharan Master and Jeevan Padmakumar | 3:05 |
| 2. | "Varanavilley" | Ann Anna Augustine | Anwesha | 3:41 |
| 3. | "Thakaramale Samayamale Unaru" | B.K. Harinarayanan | K. S Harishankar and Anand Sreeraj | 4:17 |
Production
Mahaveeryar is the third-time collaboration between Nivin and Abrid Shine, after 1983 and Action Hero Biju. The film was produced by Nivin's own production house, Pauly Jr pictures. After a decade apart, Asif and Nivin reunite in the film. They last starred together in Rajesh Pillai's Traffic and Joshiy's Sevenes. The cinematography was handled by Chandru Selvaraj and the music was composed by Ishaan Chhabra. Kannada actor Shanvi Srivastava plays the female lead.[5]
The principal photography of the film started on 21 February 2021 with a switch-on ceremony in Rajasthan. The major portion of the film was shot in Jaipur.[6] On 20 April 2021, principal photography of the film was completed.[7]
Reception
The film received mixed reviews from critics. The Times of India rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote "It is the best of times..."[8]
References
- ^ "Watch: Teaser of Nivin Pauly's period drama Mahaveeryar out". The News Minute. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "'Mahaveeryar' release date: Nivin Pauly'sfantasy movie gets a release date". Times of India. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
- ^ Mahaveeryar - IMDb, retrieved 5 May 2022
- ^ Radhe Radhe Song, Lyric Video, Mahaveeryar | Ishaan Chhabra | Abrid Shine Nivin Pauly, Shanvi. 123Musix. YouTube. 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Abrid Shine's Mahaveeryar, with Nivin Pauly and Asif Ali, gets first look poster". The New Indian Express. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- ^ "The shoot of Nivin Pauly and Asif Ali starrer 'Mahaveeryar' begins today". Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ "It's a wrap for Nivin Pauly-Asif Ali starrer 'Mahaveeryar'". Times of India. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ^ https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/mahaveeryar/movie-review/93026605.cms
External links
- Mahaveeryar at IMDb