Varayan

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Varayan
Varayan film poster.jpg
Release poster
Directed byJijo Joseph
Written byDanny Capuchin
Produced byPremachandran A. G.
Starring
CinematographyRajeesh Raman
Edited by Johnkutty
Music byPrakash Alex
Production
company
Sathyam Cinemas
Release date
  • 20 May 2022 (2022-05-20)
Running time
143 minutes
Country India
Language Malayalam

Varayan is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Jijo Joseph. [1] The film was written by Danny, and it was produced by Premachandran A. G. It stars Siju Wilson and Leona Lishoy in lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 20 May 2022. [2] [3] [4] [5]

Contents

Cast

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack and score are composed by Prakash Alex. The lyrics for the songs were penned by B. K. Harinarayanan. [7] [8] Sanah Moidutty made her debut as a playback singer in Malayalam in this film. [9]

Varayan
Soundtrack album by
Prakash Alex
Released1 June 2022 [10]
Recorded2022
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length17:46
LanguageMalayalam
Prakash Alex chronology
Mohanlal
(2018)		Varayan
(2022)
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Edanin Madhunirayum"Harinarayanan BK Sanah Moidutty 03:41
2."Para Para Para Paarupenne"Harinarayanan BKMathai Sunil, Bijibal, Jibin Gopal, Madhu Paul, Vijay Jacob, Poby, Prakash04:42
3."Kayalondu Vattam Varache"Harinarayanan BKSai Bhadra, Anamika Prakash, Pavni Prakash, Joann Lizbet, Christa Merrin04:11
4."Naadente Naadu"Harinarayanan BK K. S. Harisankar 04:03
5."Penkathiron Varavane"Harinarayanan BKAnna Jacob01:09
Total length:17:46

Production

The film was produced by Premachandran A. G. under the banner of Sathyam Cinemas. The puja event for the film production was held in Kochi, and the shooting began in December 2019. [11] The first look poster for the film was released on 19 January 2020. [12] The cinematography of the film was done by Rajeesh Raman, and the editing of the film was done by Johnkutty. [13] [14] The actor, Jude Anthany Joseph, got injured in his leg while shooting the film at Alappuzha, and it was shared in an interview on The New Indian Express. [15] [16] [17] The teaser for the film was released on 19 May 2022. The trailer for the film was released on 20 April 2022. [18]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 20 May 2022.

Home Media

The online streaming rights to the film were sold to Amazon Prime Video. [19]

Reception

V Vinod Nair critic of Times of india gave 3 stars out of 5 and stated that "If you are a Siju Wilson fan, you can watch this light-hearted movie, with a willing suspension of disbelief". [20] Critic from Mathrubhumi [21] and Manorama Online critic gave mixed reviews. [22] Samayam critic gave 3.5 out of 5 [23]

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