Aakashamittayee

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Akashamittayee
Akashamittayee film poster.jpg
Theatrical release poster
Directed by Samuthirakani
M. Padmakumar
Written by K. Gireesh Kumar
Screenplay bySamuthirakani
Based on Appa (Tamil)
Produced by Maha Subair
Starring Jayaram
Kalabhavan Shajohn
Iniya
Sarayu
Narrated by Mohanlal
Cinematography Alagappan N.
Edited by Ranjan Abraham
Music byMansoor Ahamed
Production
company
Varnachitra Big Screen Studios India
Distributed byMaha Subair Movies
Release date
  • 19 October 2017 (2017-10-19)(Kerala)
Running time
138 minutes
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Akashamittayee is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film co-directed by Samuthirakani and M. Padmakumar. Written by K. Gireesh Kumar. Scripted by Samuthirakani, it is a remake of his 2016 Tamil film Appa directed by Samuthirakani with Yuvasri Lakshmi and Nasath reprising their roles. The film stars Jayaram, Kalabhavan Shajohn, Iniya, and Sarayu in the lead roles. It was released in Kerala on 19 October 2017 coinciding with Deepavali. [1] [2] The movie captures the area around Hindustan Newsprint Limited (HNL), located at Velloor in Kottayam District in Kerala.

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Plot

The story is about two fathers with different mindsets, and how that reflects on the way they raise their respective kids. [3]

Cast

Soundtrack

Aakashamittayi
Soundtrack album by
Manzoor Ahamed
Released21 October 2017
Recorded2017
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Label Satyam Audios
Producer Manzoor Ahamed

The songs were composed by Manzoor Ahamed. The soundtrack album, which was released on 2017, features songs with lyrics penned by Rafeeq Ahmed.

TrackSongArtist(s)
1"Aakaasha Palakombathu"Abhijith Vijayan
2"Aakaasha Palakombathu"Manzoor Ahmed
3"Kiya Kiya Kokkku"Rimi Tomy, Anusha
4"Pularikal pookkalil"Gopu Krishna
5"Uyaramillaymayanente"Viswajith, Sudheep

Reception

Padmakumar K of Onmanorama rated the film two-and-a-half out of five stars and wrote that "Though average in terms of artistic scale, the movie gives some worthwhile insights into the present scenario of education system. It's preachy yet watchable." [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Padmakumar K. (22 October 2017). "Akasha Mittayi review: The good, the bad and the ugly sides of a system". Onmanorama .
  2. "Kalidas Jayaram supports his father's film". 24 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
  3. "Aakashamittayi". Fimibeat.com. 21 October 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 21 September 2017.