Aedan (film)

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Aedan: Garden of Desire
Directed bySanju Surendran
Written byS. Hareesh, Sanju Surendran
Story by S. Hareesh
Produced byMurali Mattummal
StarringAbhilash Nair
George Kurian
Prasant
Nandini Sree
Sunny
Jojo George
Dileep Kumar
Cinematography Manesh Madhavan
Edited bySreya Chatterjee
Release date
  • 10 December 2017 (2017-12-10)(IFFK)
Running time
130 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Aedan: Garden of Desire is a 2017 Indian Malayalam film directed by Sanju Surendran. The film stars Abhilash Nair, George Kurian, Prasant, Nandini Sree, Sunny, Jojo George, and Dileep Kumar. [1] Aedan is more of a folktale in its elemental qualities and evocation of eternal human passions. Following the tradition of Indian epic narration, the structure of the film is that of a story within a story. [2] The stories attempt a microscopic examination of human nature. [3] [4] As the story courses through the frustrations of the characters, the idyllic landscape of a beautiful Kerala village takes on diabolic dimensions during night time. [5] [6]

Contents

The film premiered at the 2017 International Film Festival of Kerala. [7]

Synopsis

The thread of the story is from the three short stories of S Hareesh - 'Niryatharayi', 'Manthrikavaalu', and 'Chappathile Kolapathakam'. [8]

Cast

Awards

The film has received the following honors:

International Film Festival of Kerala
Kerala State Film Awards

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