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{{Short description|2022 Indian thriller film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2024}}
{{Infobox film
| image =
| name = Vazhakku
| caption =
| director = [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]]
| based_on =
| producer = {{Ubl | Parrot Mount Pictures | Tovino Thomas Productions}}
| writer = Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
| screenplay =
| starring = {{Ubl
| [[Tovino Thomas]]
| [[Kani Kusruti]]
| [[Sudev Nair]]
| [[Azees Nedumangad]]
}}
| cinematography = [[Chandru Selvaraj]]
| editing = [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]]
| music = {{ubl
| [[music director|Prithvi Chandrasekhar]]
}}
| studio = {{Ubl | Parrot Mount Pictures | Tovino Thomas Productions}}
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|2022|07|29|df=y|}}
| country = India
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Vazhakku''''' ({{Translation|Quarrel}}) is a 2022 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language film directed and edited by [[Sanal Kumar Sasidharan]] starring [[Tovino Thomas]], [[Kani Kusruti]], [[Sudev Nair]], and [[Azees Nedumangad]]. The film is about a lawyer named Siddharthan who is going through a divorce. He meets a woman named Sathi and her daughter, who are also going through marital problems. The two families are going through their difficult times.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/sanal-kumar-sasidharan-says-vazhakkugetting-an-official-selection-at-the-27th-iffk-is-important-to-him-as-several-people-have-been-trying-to-paint-him-as-a-women-abuser-in-film-circles/articleshow/94841479.cms|title=Sanal Kumar Sasidharan says 'Vazhakku'getting an official selection at the 27th IFFK is important to him, as several people have been trying to paint him as a 'women abuser' in film circles|work=timesofindia.indiatimes.com}}</ref>

The film was released on 29 July 2022, in India. The film was screened at the 27th edition of the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]] among the only 12 [[Malayalam language]] film screened and was also selected to premier at Korean international Film Festival IFFSA-SEOUL 2022. Vazhakku won several awards at the [[54th Kerala State Film Awards]], including three [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]], [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] and Best Visual Effects.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/malayalam-review/sanal-kumar-sasidharans-vazhakk-is-an-intriguing-well-acted-film|title=Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Vazhakk Is An Intriguing, Well-Acted Film|work=filmcompanion.in}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2022/12/12/iffk-vazhakku-movie-venue-tovino-thomas-sanalkumar-sasidharan-film-delegates-fight.html|title=IFFK: Brawl breaks out between delegates, volunteers during screening of Tovino's 'Vazhakku'|work=onmanorama.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/tovino-s-vazhakku-screening-ends-up-in-quarrel-at-iffk-delegates-mark-protest-1.8126948|title=Tovino's 'Vazhakku' screening ends up in quarrel at IFFK, delegates mark protest|work=english.mathrubhumi.com}}</ref> The film was later released for free on [[Vimeo]] on 14 May 2024.

== Plot ==
Siddharthan ([[Tovino Thomas]]), a lawyer, was going through a tumultuous divorce. On the day scheduled for the signing of their mutual divorce agreement, he betrayed his wife, Lakshmi, by engaging in infidelity before embarking on an inland drive. Desperate to salvage their marriage, he pleaded with Lakshmi over the phone to postpone the divorce, citing their daughter Tara's well-being. His attempt, however, proved futile. During his return journey, a chance encounter with Sathi ([[Kani Kusruti]]) and her mute daughter, who were also facing marital turmoil, profoundly altered his perspective on life. Feeling a deep sense of dissatisfaction and emptiness, he sought meaning in his existence. His meeting with Sathi, a woman similarly disillusioned with her marriage, led to further complications in both their lives.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/reviews/malayalam-review/sanal-kumar-sasidharans-vazhakk-is-an-intriguing-well-acted-film|title=Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Vazhakk Is An Intriguing, Well-Acted Film|work=filmcompanion.in}}</ref>

== Cast ==
* [[Tovino Thomas]] as Sidharthan
*Devaki Rajendran as Lakshmi
* [[Kani Kusruti]] as Sathi
* [[Sudev Nair]] as Unknown Authority
* [[Azees Nedumangad]] as Reghu
* Byju Netto as Helper
* Thanmaya Sol as Thara

== Awards and nominations ==
{|class="wikitable"
|-
! Award !! Category !! Recipient!! Result !! Ref.
|-
|rowspan="3"| [[53rd Kerala State Film Awards]] || [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist (Female)]] || Thanmaya Sol || {{Won}} || rowspan="3"|<ref>{{cite news|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/malayalam/53rd-kerala-state-film-awards-nanpakal-nerathu-mayakkam-best-film-mammootty-vincy-aloshious-mahesh-narayanan-8851060/|title=53rd Kerala State Film Awards: Nanpakal Nerathu Mayakkam named Best Film; Mammootty, Vincy Aloshious, Mahesh Narayanan bag top honours|work=indianexpress.com}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Cinematography|Best Cinematography]] || [[Chandru Selvaraj]]|| {{Won}}
|-
| Best Visual Effects || Anish T, Sumesh Gopal || {{Won}}
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|13748326|Vazhakku}}

[[Category:2022 films]]
[[Category:2022 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian courtroom films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Justin Prabhakaran]]

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