Mazhayathu (transl. In The Rain) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age family drama film written and directed by Suveeran.[4] Produced under the banner Spellbound Films Inc., the film features an ensemble cast consisting of Nikesh Ram, Aparna Gopinath, Nandhana Varma, Shanthi Krishna, Manoj K Jayan, Sunil Sukhada, Santhosh Keezhattoor, Nandhu, Sivaji Guruvayoor, Sreeya Remesh, and Reshmi Boban.

Mazhayathu[2][3]
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySuveeran
Written bySuveeran
Produced bySpellbound Filmc Inc
StarringNikesh Ram
Aparna Gopinath
Nandhana Varma
Manoj K Jayan
Shanthi Krishna
Sunil Sukhada
Santhosh Keezhattoor
Sivaji Guruvayoor
Narrated byNandhana Varma
CinematographyMuralikrishnan
Edited byVijayakumar
Music byGopi Sunder
Production
company
Spellbound Release
Distributed bySpellbound Release
Release date
  • 25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)[1]
Running time
133 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Plot

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The story revolves around a Malayali middle-class family consisting of Venugopal,[5] Anitha, and their daughter, Sreelakshmi alias Ummi. The couple, Venugopal and Anita, despite their usual tiffs, lead a healthy family life. Anita strives to be independent and tries to find a job for herself. Venugopal is a government employee and his love for his daughter knows no bounds. As far as Ummi is concerned, she needs her father's help for every single thing.

One day, an incident shakes the whole family and the happy life ends. Venugopal fails to make out the reason for people's angry reactions to seeing him. He is thunderstruck on realizing the reason, and the present-day news stories appear in different media in Kerala which are replete with related cases which add fuel to spreading rumours.

Cast

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Production

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Development

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After the film Athithi in Tamil, this is the second movie under production by Spellbound Films Inc. Their third movie was simultaneously under production in Tamil titled "MichaelPatty Rasavum Dubai Rosavum", which was released in May 2018.

Filming

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The filming of Mazhayathu[6] started on 30 August 2017 in Kuttiady. The shoot went on for 30 days in Vadakara, and the crew moved to Kannur district to complete the later part. The shoot went on for 15 days in Kannur and a few scenes were shot in Ernakulam and Chennai. The post-production work started by the end of November 2017.

Music

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The soundtrack features two songs composed by Gopi Sundar. The audio was released on 16 April 2018 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Dubai.

Track list

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Track Name Singer Lyrics Length Notes
"Akalumbol" Vijay Yesudas[7] Sivadas Purameri 3:00
"Aaro Varunnathai " Divya S. Menon Sivadas Purameri 4:00

Release

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The film was released on 25 May 2018[8] to mixed reviews.

Critical reception

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Times of India Rating 3/5[9] Book My Show users have given reviews of four stars whereas critics reviewed it for 3 stars and 69% likings towards the movie[10] IMDB rated the movie with 7.3stars[3]

Awards and nominations

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Year Film Award Category Result Ref.
2018 Mazhayathu Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival TINFF Toronto Canada Best Actor Nikesh Ram Won [11]
Overcome Film Festival California USA Best Actor Nikesh Ram Won [12]
Asiavision Awards Dubai Best Actor Nikesh Ram Won [13]
Medellin International Film Festival Colombia Best International Movie Mazhayathu Won

References

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  1. ^ "Mazhayathu (2018) - Movie | Reviews, Cast & Release Date in pune - BookMyShow".
  2. ^ "പെൺകു‌‌ട്ടികളുള്ള മാതാപിതാക്കൾ ഈ സിനിമ കാണണം; മഴയത്ത് ട്രെയിലര്‍".
  3. ^ a b "Mazhayathu". 25 May 2018 – via www.imdb.com.
  4. ^ "സുവീരന്റെ 'മഴയത്ത്'; ടീസർ".
  5. ^ "മഴയത്ത്' ടീസര്‍ ശ്രദ്ധേയമാകുന്നു--Video - Samayam Malayalam". malayalam.samayam.com.
  6. ^ "Mazhayathu [2018] | മഴയത്ത് [2018]".
  7. ^ "വിജയ് യേശുദാസിന്റെ ആലാപനം, മഴയത്ത് ഗാനമെത്തി--Video - Samayam Malayalam". malayalam.samayam.com.
  8. ^ "Suveeran's Mazhayathu to release on May 25". The Times of India. 10 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Mazhayathu Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos - eTimes". The Times of India.
  10. ^ BookMyShow. "Mazhayathu Movie (2018) - Reviews, Cast & Release Date in Ottapalam - BookMyShow". BookMyShow.
  11. ^ "tinff - Fullscreen Page". tinff.
  12. ^ "Overcome Film Festival". overcomefilmfestival.modifiergroup.com.
  13. ^ "Asiavision Awards in Dubai: The winners". gulfnews.com. 16 February 2019.