Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil...

Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil...
Directed by	Abhilash Babu
Screenplay by	Abhilash Babu
Story by	Abhilash Babu
Produced by	Crowd Funding
Starring	Pradeep Kumar Surya S Kenshin Gauthami Kaur
Cinematography	Jose Mohan Biju Mohan Don Palathara Abhijith Chithrakumar
Edited by	Hari Geetha Sadasivan
Production company	the week-end academia thiruvananthapuram
Release date	15 December 2024 (2024-12-15)
Running time	134 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil... (Dust Art Redrawn in Respiration) is a 2024 crowd funded Indian Malayalam language experimental mockumentary film directed by Abhilash Babu. The film was premiered at the 29th IFFK. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Summary

Suneer Muhammad and Naveen are father and son, similarly Nalini and Dhanya are mother and daughter. Dhanya and Naveen were in a romantic relationship and without knowing this Suneer and Nalini fall in love and decide to live their life together. This creates a dilemma in Dhanya's life and she breaks up with Naveen. ^{[2] [4]}

Cast

• Pradeep Kumar - Suneer Muhammad
• Surya S - Nalini
• Kenshin - Naveen
• Gauthami Kaur - Dhanya
• Aromal T - Documentary Director
• Sherin Catherine - Stephy Susan
• Anil EP - Anil EP
• Abhilash Babu - Film Director

Production

Director Abhilash Babu, who had already made a film Aalokam in 2023, decided to meet people with his script and many came forward to support him through crowdfunding. Thus 'Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil...' was launched. The film follows the format of a documentary or an interview and the film did not have any music score. It was completed with a budget of two lakhs fifty thousand with a shooting time of 13 hours. ^{[5] [6]} Actor Kenshin stated that, "during workshop, we were linking the characters with our own experiences, as if we took a particular route in our life at a particular point of time." ^[4]

Accolades

• Official Selection, Malayalam Cinema Today at the 29th IFFK ^{[1] [7] [8]}
• Official Selection, Malayalam Cinema Category at the 8th Dialogue International Film Festival, Ottappalam.
• Official Selection, KUFF (Kerala University Film Festival), 2025
• Official Selection, Indian Cinema Now category, IEFFK, Kozhikode, 2025
• Official Selection RIFFK, Kozhikode, 2025
• Official Selection TIFF, Thalassery, 2025

References

1. "IFFK 2024 - അന്താരാഷ്ട്ര മത്സര വിഭാഗത്തിൽ മലയാളത്തിൽ നിന്ന് ഫെമിനിച്ചി ഫാത്തിമ, അപ്പുറം". Mathrubhumi. 15 October 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
2. "'എന്റെ രാഷ്‍ട്രീയ കാഴ്‍ചപ്പാടാണ് എന്റെ സിനിമ'- ഡോ. അഭിലാഷ് ബാബു അഭിമുഖം". Asianet News. 15 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
3. "'പുരോഗമന' മലയാളിയും ഒരു സിനിമാറ്റിക് വിചാരണയും". Madhyamam. 4 November 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
4. IS, Gopika (16 December 2024). "Mockumentary format gave me the chance to explore things thematically". The Times of India (Kochi Times).
5. "'മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ'; പ്രിവ്യൂ ഷോ ഈ മാസം 29 ന്". Kala Kaumudi. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
6. "കേരളീയ മധ്യവർഗത്തെ ഡോക്യുമെന്റ് ചെയ്യുന്ന 'മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ...'". Truecopy Think Media. 13 December 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2025.
7. "29th IFFK official selection: Two films in international category; 'Kishkindha Kaandam' in Malayalam cinema". The South First. 16 October 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
8. "Malayalam films Feminichi Fathima and Appuram chosen for International Competition section of 29th IFFK". The Hindu . 15 October 2024. Retrieved 8 March 2025.

External links

• Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil... at IMDb