Varane Avashyamund

2020 2h 25m ML

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6.6

SOLID

★6.6TMDB · 40

ComedyFamilyRomance

Synopsis

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A divorced woman trying to get hired as a French tutor and teaching classical dance, and she has a daughter. Her brother Manuel also resides in a flat in Chennai. Their next door neighbours are Unnikrishnan, a retired Major who has a pet dog, Prabhakaran and Bibeesh who lives with a serial-actress aunt (not related by blood) and his young school going brother. The story revolves around the divorced mother and daughter finding happiness of love in their own ways. The film explores commonality of romantic love in different stages of life.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Suresh Gopi
Major Unnikrishnan
Shobana
Neena
Dulquer Salmaan
Bibeesh
Kalyani Priyadarshan
'Nikki' Nikhitha
Urvashi
Dr. Sherly
KPAC Lalitha
Akashavani
Lalu Alex
Manuel
Sarvajith Santosh Sivan
Karthik

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Anoop Sathyan
Writers: Anoop Sathyan
Languages: Malayalam
Countries: India

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MONEY

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Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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2 / 8

MONEY

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Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.

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3 / 8

ERA

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Released 6 years ago.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Anoop Sathyan, shot by Mukesh Muraleedhar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Alphons Joseph. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Toby Record shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Suresh Gopi and Shobana and Dulquer Salmaan carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt11531530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Anoop Sathyan directs. Mukesh Muraleedhar behind the camera. Alphons Joseph scores. Toby Record cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in India. Dialogue in Malayalam.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $0.6M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 7.0× over at the box office.
3Released 6 years ago.
4Directed by Anoop Sathyan, shot by Mukesh Muraleedhar. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Alphons Joseph. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Toby Record shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Suresh Gopi and Shobana and Dulquer Salmaan carry the top of the cast.
8IMDB entry: tt11531530 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 40 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

The technical file

Cinematography: Mukesh Muraleedhar
Original score: Alphons Joseph
Editing: Toby Record
Production design: Dino Shankar
Costume design: Uthara Menon
Makeup / hair: Ronex Xavier
Sound: Sachin Sudhakaran
Stunt coordinator: Mafia Sasi
Runtime: 145 min · 2h 25m
Status: Released
Budget: $587,640
Box office: $4,139,731
Return: 704% of budget
Original language: ML
Certification (US): AA
IMDB: Varane Avashyamund (2020)

Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

Wayfarer Films
IN
M
M Star Entertainments
IN

Key crew

ProducerDulquer Salmaan
EditorToby Record
Costume DesignUthara Menon
LyricistSanthosh Varma
Playback SingerHaricharan
Playback SingerShweta Mohan
Playback SingerSwetha Somasundaran
Playback SingerAlphons Joseph
Playback SingerShelton Pinheiro
Playback SingerThirumali
LyricistDr Kritaya
Playback SingerKarthik
Playback SingerK. S. Chithra
Playback SingerAnne Amie
LyricistAnoop Sathyan
ColoristSRIK Varier
ChoreographerShobana
Assistant EditorAmal Laiju
Public RelationsAthira Diljith
PublicistOldmonks Design
ChoreographerSrividya Sailesh
GafferRajesh Thakkudu
Assistant DirectorTheertha Mythri
Assistant DirectorAthulya Madhu

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

malayalam
suresh gopi

Release history · US

When it landed

Digital2020-02-15AA

Also known as

International titles

വരനെ ആവശ്യമുണ്ട്IN
Varane AvashyamunduIN
ParinayamIN

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