Varane Avashyamund

Varane Avashyamund (transl. Groom wanted) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan (in his directorial debut) and produced by Dulquer Salmaan. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Dulquer Salmaan, Shobana and Kalyani Priyadarshan. It has music by Alphons Joseph.[1] Principal photography began on 1 October 2019 at Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The film was released on 7 February 2020.

Varane Avashyamund
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnoop Sathyan
Produced byDulquer Salmaan
Written byAnoop Sathyan
Starring
Music byAlphons Joseph
CinematographyMukesh Muraleedharan
Edited byToby John
Production
company
  • Wayfarer Films
  • M Star Entertainments
Distributed byPlay House Release
Release date
  • 7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
(India)
Running time
145 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget7 crores
Box office31.20 crores

Plot

Neena (Shobana) is a divorced woman trying to get hired as a French tutor and teaching classical dance, and she has a daughter Nikhitha aka Nikki (Kalyani Priyadarshan). Her brother Manuel (Lalu Alex) also resides in a flat in Chennai. Their next-door neighbors are Major Unnikrishnan (Suresh Gopi), a retired Major who has a pet dog, Jimmy, and Bibeesh (Dulquer Salmaan) who lives with a serial-actress aunt and his young school-going brother.

Nikki is looking for a groom through a matrimonial portal and she is very picky. She keeps on rejecting all the alliances that come to her. She casually tells her friends that she once really liked a guy named Aby (Rahul Rajasekharan) but she did not pursue the relationship because his mom joked about her looks. Her friends message him from her phone when she was not around and then the two start seeing each other again. Nikki also gets really close with Aby's mom Dr. Sherly (Urvashi).

Major Unnikrishnan has anger management issues and he starts going to a Dr. Bose (Johny Antony) to get himself treated. Neena also goes to the same place to teach dance. Slowly they start a liking for each other. Noticing this their flatmates start to gossip and it reaches Nikki's ears as well. Nikki questions Neena and Neena does not deny this. Nikki tells her fiance about this and he immediately breaks up. Nikki starts hating her mother because of this. She tells Neena that more than her fiance, she misses her mom a lot.

Bibeesh is also in love with his colleague, but it does not work out. Turns out that she has a boyfriend. During this time, their flat becomes flooded, and Bibeesh and his brother shift to Nikki's house. Slowly they fall in love. One night Bibeesh & his brother have a disgusting fight & Nikki stops the quarrel by taking Bibeesh onto the top of the terrace.

Bibeesh then opens up about his personal life with Nikki. He keeps describing various incidents, he says that his younger brother was born to their parents in 9th standard & his friends mocked at him. Meanwhile he loses his father in an accident & his mother's hospitalized. He narrates the day when his father died to be the worst, he says that he always had an extra pair of keys in his school bag but unfortunately on that particular day he has forgotten his another pair of keys & he has to wait in his neighbour's house for time being, meanwhile Bibeesh recollects about a gross experience of vomiting after sipping a squash that he has drunk at his neighbours house & feels that in any moment of his life, even a thought about that incident will still give him vomiting sensation. His heart wrenching story about losing his parents during his school time itself makes Nikki realise how much her mother loves her and they patch up. Meanwhile, Major Unnikrishnan struggles to propose Neena and seeing his struggle Neena says you don't have to say; I understood. So he ends up saying Neena looks like actress Shobana instead.

Cast
  • Suresh Gopi as Major Unnikrishnan
  • Dulquer Salmaan as Bibeesh P
  • Shobhana as Neena
  • Kalyani Priyadarshan as Nikhitha / Nikki
  • Urvashi as Dr. Sherly
  • K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Akashavani
  • Lalu Alex as Manuel / Chachan
  • Johny Antony as Dr. Bose
  • Major Ravi as Major Athmaram
  • Sarvajith Santosh Sivan as Karthik
  • Rahul Rajasekharan as Aby
  • Meera Krishnan as Maami
  • Sreeja Ravi as Cookeramma
  • Wafa Khatheeja Rahman as Wafa
  • Krishnachandran Nair as Ranjan Shankar
  • Vidya Menon Ahamed as Dhanya
  • Theni Murugan as Gangaiyamaran
  • K. Gopal as House Owner
  • Nalsen K. Gafoor as Young Bibeesh
  • Baby Maheshwari as Young Nikitha
  • Eldho as Bibeeesh's father
  • Nimisha as Bibeesh's mother
  • Bibin Perumballikunnel as Serial Actor
  • Siju Wilson as Alphonse Antony (Cameo appearance)
  • Arvind Venugopal as Guest Appearance in the Song "Nee Vaa En Aarumukha"
  • Anoop Sathyan as the man who dates Nikhitha and also appears in the Song "Kuttikurumba" (Cameo Appearance)
  • Vineeth Sreenivasan as Adithyan Arun (Photo Appearance)
  • Lal Jose as Sivaprasad (cameo appearance)
  • Madhav Suresh Gopi as man at window during fight scene ( cameo appearance)

Production

On 12 April 2019, The Times of India reported that Suresh Gopi, Shobana and Nazriya Nazim will be starring in a drama film directed by debutant Anoop Sathyan, son of veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad.[2] It marked the comeback of the superstar Suresh Gopi, after a brief hiatus. Later, Nazriya was replaced by Kalyani Priyadarshan.[3] On 17 September 2019, The New Indian Express reported that Dulquer Salmaan will also be starring in the film and producing it. Urvashi was also confirmed to play an important role.[3] Filming was said to begin by October 2019 in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[4] The film also marked the on-screen collaboration of Suresh Gopi and Shobana after a period of 14 years, after working together in Makalkku (2005).[5]

The principal photography of the film began on 1 October 2019 in Chennai, with both Dulquer and Kalyani shared pictures from sets on their social media accounts. The filming was officially launched by filmmaker Lal Jose.[1] On 4 October 2019, Suresh Gopi began shooting his portions.[6] Dulquer joined the sets for filming on 11 October 2019.[7] On 26 November 2019, Urvashi's shooting for the film commenced.[8] Filming was completed on 21 December 2019, with Dulquer shared a picture expressing thanks on Instagram.[9] Bhagyalakshmi dubbed for Shobhana and Singer Anne Amie for Kalyani Priyadarshan.

Home Media

The movie was released on Netflix and Sun NXT on 20 April 2020 with English subtitles.[10][11]

Soundtrack
Track listing
No.TitleLyricsMusicSingerLength
1."Ne Va En Arumukha..."Santhosh Varma, Dr. KritayaAlphons JosephK. S. Chithra, Karthik03:32
2."Kuttikkurumba..."Santhosh Varma, Anoop SathyanAlphons JosephK. S. Chithra 
3."Mullapoove ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephHaricharan02:50
4."Muthunne Kannukalil ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephSwetha Mohan, Swetha Somasundaran 
5."Mathi kanna Ullathu Chollan ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephAlphons Joseph, Sherdhin, Shelton Pinheiro, Thirumali 
6."Oh En Eesa Song ..."Dr:KritayaAlphons JosephAlphons Joseph 
7."Aadyamorillam ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephAnn Amie 
8."Muthunne Kannukalil ..."Santhosh varmaAlphons JosephSwetha Mohan 
9."Oh En Eesa ..."Dr:KritayaAlphons JosephAlphons Joseph 

Release

The film was released on 7 February 2020.

Critical reception

The Times of India critic rated 3.5 out of 5 stars and wrote that the film's strengths lie "in the moving moments when each of the four characters talk about their past.... Varane Avashyamund is a feel-good movie for all audience and probably all seasons, because it is all heart."[12]

References
  1. Onmanorama Staff (3 October 2019). "Dulquer Salmaan back to Mollywood, launches his next with Kalyani Priyadarshan". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. Anjana George (12 April 2019). "Nazriya, Shobana and Suresh Gopi to team up for Anoop Sathyan's debut directorial". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. Express News Service (17 September 2019). "Suresh Gopi-Shobana film to go on floors next month". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  4. Sanjith Sidhardhan (1 September 2019). "Anoop Sathyan ropes in Dulquer and Kalyani for a family-drama". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  5. Timesofindia.com (7 October 2019). "Suresh Gopi and Shobana reunite after 14 years for Anoop Sathyan's directorial debut". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  6. Timesofindia.com (4 October 2019). "Suresh Gopi joins Anoop Sathyan's directorial debut!". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  7. Sanjith Sidhardhan (11 October 2019). "Dulquerstarts shooting for Anoop Sathyan directorial". The Times of India. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  8. Express News Service (26 November 2019). "Urvashi joins Suresh Gopi-Shobana film". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  9. Samayam Malayalam (22 December 2019). മനസ് നിറഞ്ഞ് ദുൽഖര്‍ സൽമാൻ; ഏവര്‍ക്കും നന്ദി പറഞ്ഞ് താരം: ഇൻസ്റ്റാഗ്രാം കുറിപ്പ് വൈറൽ! [Dulquer Salmaan feels overjoyed; Expresses thanks to everyone; Instagram post goes viral!]. The Times of India (in Malayalam). Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  10. "Varane Avashyamund | Netflix". www.netflix.com. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  11. www.sunnxt.com https://www.sunnxt.com/malayalam-movie/detail/101024/varane-avashyamund/. Retrieved 25 April 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  12. "Varane Avashyamund Movie Review {3.0/5}: Critic Review of Varane Avashyamund". The Times of India. 7 February 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
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