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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{short description|2019 film directed by V. K. Prakash}}<br />
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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Praana<br />
| image = Praana film poster.jpg<br />
| alt = <br />
| caption = Theatrical release poster<br />
| director = [[V. K. Prakash]]<br />
| producer = {{Plainlist|<br />
* Suresh Raj<br />
* Praveen S. Kumar<br />
* Anita Raj<br />
}}<br />
| screenplay = Rajesh Jayaraman<br />
| starring = [[Nithya Menen]]<br />
| music = {{Plainlist|<br />
*[[Louis Banks]]<br />
*Arun Vijay<br />
*[[Ratheesh Vegha]]<br />
}}<br />
| cinematography = [[P. C. Sreeram]]<br />
| editing = Sunil S. Pillai<br />
| studio = SRaj Productions<br/>Real Studio<br />
| distributor = Central Pictures<br />
| released = 18 January 2019 (Malayalam)<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = [[Malayalam]]<br />
| budget = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
| gross = <!--Must be attributed to a reliable published source with an established reputation for fact-checking. No blogs, no IMDb.--><br />
}}<br />
'''''Praana''''' is a 2019 Indian [[Malayalam language]] [[psychological thriller]] film directed by [[V. K. Prakash]] and written by Rajesh Jayaraman. It had dubbed releases in [[Hindi]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]] and [[Kannada]] languages.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/nithya-menens-praana-is-a-one-actor-movie-made-in-four-languages-5071396/|title=Nithya Menen’s Praana is a one-actor movie made in four languages|date=20 February 2018|first=Manoj|last=Kumar|newspaper=The New Indian Express|access-date=27 March 2019}}</ref> [[Nithya Menen]] is the sole actor in the film, who plays an English writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/oct/09/vkps-next-praana-has-nithya-menen-in-the-lead-1669217.html|title=VKP's next Praana has Nithya Menen in the lead'|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref> [[Resul Pookutty]] and [[Amrit Pritam]] was the sound designers and [[P. C. Sreeram]] was the cinematographer. [[Louis Banks]], Arun Vijay, and [[Ratheesh Vegha]] provided the music for the film.<br />
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The Malayalam version of the film released on 18 January 2019.<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
Based on a series of events in the life of a female English writer, Tara Anuradha ([[Nithya Menen]]), who dwells in the horrors of her own fears as she focuses on social issues. The movie also deals with intolerance and injustice that is prevailing in the contemporary society.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/regional-movies/nithya-menen-s-praana-makes-a-splash-at-cannes-2018-makers-release-trailer/story-2i8SduO9gbXIsPjzIKPvbN.html |title=MOVIES ‘Nithya Menen’s Praana makes a splash at Cannes 2018, makers release trailer'|work=hindustantimes|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref><br />
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==Production==<br />
===Filming===<br />
Nithya Menen is well versed in [[Malayalam]], [[Hindi]], [[Kannada]] and [[Telugu language|Telugu]] languages, which helped in shooting a multilingual film. The shooting was done in a hill station in South India. The shooting commenced on 2 October 2018 and was extensively shot in [[Peerumedu]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/nithya-menen-only-actor-vkp-prakashs-pranna-77046 |title= MOVIES ‘Nithya Menen is the only actor in VKP Prakash's 'Pranna' |work=The News Minute |access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/nithya-menen-plays-a-english-writer-battling-intolerance-in-vk-prakashs-multi-lingual/articleshow/60971947.cms|title=Nithya Menen plays a[sic] English writer battling intolerance in|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref><br />
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===Music===<br />
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[[Louis Banks]] composed the song "Oru Vaakkin Mounam" sung by [[Nithya Menen]]. Arun Vijay composed the original [[background score]] and the song "Titliyon Sa" penned by lyricists P. K. Anilkumar in Hindi, Anusha Akasam in Telugu, Harinarayanan B. K. in Malayalam, and Nagarjuna Dixit-HSN Raju in Kannada. Shilpa Raj sung the song in all four languages. She also sang the [[Sanskrit]] title song "Praana" composed by [[Ratheesh Vegha]].<ref name="auto">{{cite web |url=https://malayalam.indianexpress.com/entertainment/nithya-menen-to-debut-in-bollywood-with-v-k-prakash-praana/|title=MOVIES ‘Nithya Menen to debut in Bollywood with V K Prakash Praana: അഭിനേതാക്കളെയല്ല, പറയുന്ന കഥയെ കേന്ദ്രീകരിച്ചാണ് സിനിമകള് ഉണ്ടാവേണ്ടത്: നിത്യാ മേനന്'|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/tamil/2018/feb/22/nithya-menens-next-a-multilingual-1776946.html|title=MOVIES ‘Nithya Menen’s next, a multilingual- The New Indian Express'|work=The New Indian Express|access-date=2018-11-09}}</ref><br />
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==Release==<br />
The Malayalam version of the film released on 18 January 2019, receiving mixed to positive reviews. <br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{IMDb title|8016662}}<br />
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