''Aedan: Garden of Desire'' is a 2017 Indian

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film directed by Sanju Surendran. The film stars Abhilash Nair, George Kurian, Prasant, Nandini Sree, Sunny, Jojo George, and Dileep Kumar. ''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

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. The stories attempt a microscopic examination of human nature. 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. The film premiered at the 2017

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Synopsis

The thread of the story is from the three short stories of S Hareesh - 'Niryatharayi', 'Manthrikavaalu', and 'Chappathile Kolapathakam'. * Hari, a submissive man after meeting Peter (a retired school principal) becomes a man with wild intentions. * Neetu a strong female figure strongly explores her sexuality with lecherous Bineesh while transporting her father's dead body, and they both are happy with it. * Thampi, a rowdy from mistaking

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for Jesus Christ becomes reformed, and hearing their feared rowdy's story under intoxication, two friends feels silly and blabber mischievous stuff about each other, and one kills the other.

Cast

*Abhilash Nair as Immanuel as Hari *Nandini Sree as Jeevan Raj as Neetu *Prasant M. Madathilkarottu as Bineesh (as Prasant) *Spadikam Sunny alias Torappan Bastian as Maadan Tampi *George Kurian as Peter Sir *Jojo George as Kaliyar Kuruvila *Rahul Pratap as Hospital Attendant *P.M. Yesudas as Neelakandan (as Yesudas)

Awards

The film has received the following honors: ;

* 2017: FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, India * 2017: Rajathachakoram award for the best debut director at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, India ;

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* 2017: Second Best Film * 2017: Best adapted screenplay * 2017: Best Cinematography * 2017: Best Sound Editing

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, 5933698, Aedan: Garden of Desire 2017 films Indian drama films Films based on short fiction 2010s Malayalam-language films