Aedan: Garden of Desire | |
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Directed by | Sanju Surendran |
Written by | S. Hareesh, Sanju Surendran |
Story by | S. Hareesh |
Produced by | Murali Mattummal |
Starring | Abhilash Nair George Kurian Prasant Nandini Sree Sunny Jojo George Dileep Kumar |
Cinematography | Manesh Madhavan |
Edited by | Sreya Chatterjee |
Release date |
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Running time | 130 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
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]
The film premiered at the 2017 International Film Festival of Kerala. [7]
The thread of the story is from the three short stories of S Hareesh - 'Niryatharayi', 'Manthrikavaalu', and 'Chappathile Kolapathakam'. [8]
The film has received the following honors:
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