Varane Avashyamund

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Varane Avashyamund
File:Varane Aavashyamundu.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnoop Sathyan
Produced byDulquer Salmaan
Written byAnoop Sathyan
Starring
Music byAlphons Joseph
CinematographyMukesh Muraleedharan
Edited byToby John
Production
company
  • Wayfarer Films
  • M Star Entertainments
Distributed byPlay House Release
Release date
  • 7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
Running time
145 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box office₹ 31 crore[1]

Varane Avashyamund (transl. Groom wanted) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy drama film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan (in his directorial debut) and produced by Dulquer Salmaan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana and Kalyani Priyadarshan. It has music by Alphons Joseph.[2] Principal photography began on 1 October 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The film was released on 7 February 2020. It was a comeback movie for Suresh Gopi in acting after a gap of five years. The movie also witnessed Suresh Gopi and Shobhana reuniting after 15 years.[3]

Plot[edit]

Neena is a divorced woman trying to get hired as a French tutor and teaching classical dance, and she has a daughter Nikhitha aka Nikki. Her brother Manuel also resides in a flat in Chennai. Their next-door neighbors are Major Unnikrishnan, a retired Major who has a pet dog, Jimmy, and Bibeesh who lives with a serial-actress aunt and his young school-going brother.

Nikki is looking for a groom through a matrimonial portal and she is very picky. She keeps on rejecting all the alliances that come to her. She casually tells her friends that she once really liked a guy named Aby but she did not pursue the relationship because his mom joked about her looks. Her friends message him from her phone when she was not around and then the two start seeing each other again. Nikki also gets really close with Aby's mom Dr. Sherly.

Major Unnikrishnan has anger management issues and he starts going to a Dr. Bose to get himself treated. Neena also goes to the same place to teach dance. Slowly they start a liking for each other. Noticing this their flatmates start to gossip and it reaches Nikki's ears as well. Nikki questions Neena and Neena does not deny this. Nikki tells her fiance about this and he immediately breaks up. Nikki starts hating her mother because of this. She tells Neena that more than her fiance, she misses his mom a lot.

Bibeesh is also in love with his colleague, but it does not work out. Turns out that she has a boyfriend. During this time, their flat becomes flooded, and Bibeesh and his brother shift to Nikki's house. Slowly they fall in love. One night Bibeesh and his brother have a disgusting fight and Nikki stops the quarrel by taking Bibeesh onto the top of the terrace.

Bibeesh then opens up about his personal life with Nikki. He keeps describing various incidents, he says that his younger brother was born to their parents in 11th standard and his friends mocked at him. Meanwhile he loses his father in an accident and his mother's hospitalized. He narrates the day when his father died to be the worst, he says that he always had an extra pair of keys in his school bag but unfortunately on that particular day he has forgotten his another pair of keys and he has to wait in his neighbour's house for time being, meanwhile Bibeesh recollects about a gross experience of vomiting after sipping a squash that he has drunk at his neighbours house and feels that in any moment of his life, even a thought about that incident will still give him vomiting sensation. His heart wrenching story about losing his parents during his school time itself makes Nikki realise how much her mother loves her and they patch up. Meanwhile, Major Unnikrishnan struggles to propose Neena and seeing his struggle Neena says you don't have to say; I understood. So he ends up saying Neena looks like actress Shobana instead. Later Bibeesh and Nikki go out on a date.

Cast[edit]

Production[edit]

On 12 April 2019, The Times of India reported that Suresh Gopi, Shobana and Nazriya Nazim will be starring in a drama film directed by debutant Anoop Sathyan, son of veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad.[18] It marked the comeback of the superstar Suresh Gopi, after a brief hiatus. Later, Nazriya was replaced by Kalyani Priyadarshan.[19] On 17 September 2019, The New Indian Express reported that Dulquer Salmaan will also be starring in the film and producing it. Urvashi was also confirmed to play an important role.[19] Filming was said to begin by October 2019 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[20] The film also marked the on-screen collaboration of Suresh Gopi and Shobana after a period of 14 years, after working together in Makalkku (2005).[21]

The principal photography of the film began on 1 October 2019 in Chennai, with both Dulquer and Kalyani shared pictures from sets on their social media accounts. The filming was officially launched by filmmaker Lal Jose.[2] On 4 October 2019, Suresh Gopi began shooting his portions.[22] Dulquer joined the sets for filming on 11 October 2019.[23] On 26 November 2019, Urvashi's shooting for the film commenced.[24] Filming was completed on 21 December 2019, with Dulquer shared a picture expressing thanks on Instagram.[25] Bhagyalakshmi dubbed for Shobhana and Singer Anne Amie for Kalyani Priyadarshan.

Home Media[edit]

The movie was released on Netflix and Sun NXT on 20 April 2020 with English subtitles.[26][27]

Soundtrack[edit]

Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Ne Va En Arumukha..."Santhosh Varma, Dr. KritayaAlphons JosephK. S. Chithra, Karthik03:32
2."Kuttikkurumba..."Santhosh Varma, Anoop SathyanAlphons JosephK. S. Chithra 
3."Mullapoove ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephHaricharan02:50
4."Muthunne Kannukalil ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephSwetha Mohan, Swetha Somasundaran 
5."Mathi kanna Ullathu Chollan ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephAlphons Joseph, Sherdhin, Shelton Pinheiro, Thirumali 
6."Oh En Eesa Song ..."Dr:KritayaAlphons JosephAlphons Joseph 
7."Aadyamorillam ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephAnn Amie 
8."Muthunne Kannukalil ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephSwetha Mohan 
9."Oh En Eesa ..."Dr:KritayaAlphons JosephAlphons Joseph 

Release[edit]

The film was released on 7 February 2020.

Critical reception[edit]

The Times of India critic rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that the film's strengths lie "in the moving moments when each of the four characters talk about their past.... Varane Avashyamund is a feel-good movie for all audience and probably all seasons, because it is all heart."[28]

Box office[edit]

The film was commercial success and it was comeback film of leading actor Suresh Gopi after five years and whose stardom has been reaffirmed by this film.[29]

In the overseas opening weekend, it grossed US$93,932 (₹67.06 lakhs) from 44 screens in the United States, US$13,215 (₹9.44 lakhs) from 8 screens in the Canada, NZ$16,353 (₹7.52 lakhs) from 6 screens in New Zealand[30] and S$7,920 (₹4.07 lakhs) from 2 screens in the Singapore.[31] It grossed US$174,538 (₹1.3 crore) in United States in five weeks,[32] US$22,537 (₹16.27 lakhs) in Canada in two weeks, £62,690 (₹58.25 lakhs) in United Kingdom in two weeks, A$4,016 (₹1.91 lakhs) in Australia in three weeks, NZ$22,849 (₹10.39 lakhs) in New Zealand in two weeks,[31] €3,240 (₹2.59 lakhs) in Germany in three weeks[33] and S$12,450 (₹6.67 lakhs) in Singapore in three weeks.[34]

The film grosser ₹17 crore from Kerala box office and ₹31 crore from Worldwide box office in its final run.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Suresh Gopi starrer 'Kaval' resumes post-production work in Kerala?". Republic TV. 3 June 2020.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Onmanorama Staff (3 October 2019). "Dulquer Salmaan back to Mollywood, launches his next with Kalyani Priyadarshan". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Varane Avashyamund: Five reasons why you should not miss Suresh Gopi, Shobana, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Dulquer Salmaan-starrer". The Times of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "Major Unnikrishnan says hi!". Times of India. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "'വരനെ ആവശ്യമുണ്ട്' പോസ്റ്റുമായി ദുൽഖർ സൽമാൻ; ആർക്കെന്നല്ലേ?". News18 Malayalam. 1 January 2020. Archived from the original on 1 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Shobana talks about her comeback film 'Varane Avashyamund'". 1 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Singer Anne Amie: I was offered the opportunity to dub for Kalyani in 'Varane Avashyamud, while I was in Chennai for Filmfare Awards". 16 February 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  8. ↑ George, Anjana (1 June 2020). "When Urvashi was asked to improvise a scene for Varane Avashyamund". Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "Did you know KPAC Lalitha's real name is Maheshwari Amma?". 12 May 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  10. ↑ Changanassery, Santhosh (25 April 2020). "After acting in Dulquer Salmaan's movie, Johny Antony is waiting for Mammootty's opinion". On Manorama. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "It's a heart-warming film, Dulquer on 'Varane Avashyamund'". Mathrubhumi. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  12. ↑ "Santhosh Sivan's son to essay a part in Anoop Sathyan directorial 'Varane Avashyamund'". Times of India. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  13. ↑ George, Nina C (13 February 2020). "'Had to unlearn many things when I decided to act'". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  14. ↑ MP, Abin (8 February 2020). "മാധവന്‍റേയോ ദിവ്യ ഉണ്ണിയുടെയോ, അതോ...; പ്രേക്ഷകരെ കണ്‍ഫ്യൂഷനാക്കിയ 'കുക്കറമ്മ' ആര്?". Samayam Malayalam. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  15. ↑ Soman, Deepa (2 March 2020). "Wafa Khatheeja Rahman: Anoop used to brief me the scenes and I'd form my own lines in Beary for them". Times of India. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  16. ↑ Mathews, Anna (17 March 2020). "Siju Wilson: I have been able to do a wide range of roles this year". Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  17. ↑ "ഒറ്റ രംഗത്തില്‍ മിന്നി മാധവ് സുരേഷ്, അച്ഛന്റെ അനുഗ്രഹം തേടി സെറ്റില്‍; വീഡിയോ". Mathrubhumi. 17 February 2020. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  18. ↑ Anjana George (12 April 2019). "Nazriya, Shobana and Suresh Gopi to team up for Anoop Sathyan's debut directorial". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 Express News Service (17 September 2019). "Suresh Gopi-Shobana film to go on floors next month". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  20. ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan (1 September 2019). "Anoop Sathyan ropes in Dulquer and Kalyani for a family-drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  21. ↑ Timesofindia.com (7 October 2019). "Suresh Gopi and Shobana reunite after 14 years for Anoop Sathyan's directorial debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  22. ↑ Timesofindia.com (4 October 2019). "Suresh Gopi joins Anoop Sathyan's directorial debut!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  23. ↑ Sanjith Sidhardhan (11 October 2019). "Dulquerstarts shooting for Anoop Sathyan directorial". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  24. ↑ Express News Service (26 November 2019). "Urvashi joins Suresh Gopi-Shobana film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  25. ↑ Samayam Malayalam (22 December 2019). മനസ് നിറഞ്ഞ് ദുൽഖര്‍ സൽമാൻ; ഏവര്‍ക്കും നന്ദി പറഞ്ഞ് താരം: ഇൻസ്റ്റാഗ്രാം കുറിപ്പ് വൈറൽ! [Dulquer Salmaan feels overjoyed; Expresses thanks to everyone; Instagram post goes viral!]. The Times of India (in മലയാളം). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  26. ↑ "Varane Avashyamund | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  27. ↑ "Varane Avashyamund | Sunnxt". www.sunnxt.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  28. ↑ "Varane Avashyamund Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Varane Avashyamund". The Times of India. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  29. ↑ Shreeya Nair (15 February 2021). "Suresh Gopi to make royal comeback: Box office hits of the Malayalam action king". Republic TV.
  30. ↑ "Love Aaj Kal collects 1.1 mil. USD [Rs. 7.85 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 "Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan collects approx. 900k USD [Rs. 6.48 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  32. ↑ "Baaghi 3 collects approx. 3.30 mil USD [Rs. 24.39 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 17 March 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  33. ↑ "Thappad collects approx. 600k USD [Rs. 4.37 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
  34. ↑ "Baaghi 3 collects approx. 2.32 mil USD [Rs. 17.23 cr.] in overseas". Bollywood Hungama. 9 March 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2021.

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