''Mazhayathu'' is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language

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film written and directed by

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. Produced under the banner Spellbound Films Inc. The film features an

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consisting of

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and Reshmi Boban.

Plot

The story revolves around a Malayali middle-class family consists of Venugopal, Anitha, and their daughter Sreelakshmi alias Ummi. The couple, Venugopal and Anita, though there are usual tiffs between the husband and the wife, lead a healthy family life. Anita strives to be independent and tries to find a job for herself to be so. Venugopal is a government employee. Venugopal's love for his daughter Ummi knows no bounds. As far as Ummi is concerned she needs her father's help for every single thing she does. One day, an incident shakes the whole family and the happy life ends. Venugopal fails to make out the reason for people's angry reactions on seeing him. He is thunder struck on realizing the reason for the reaction of the people. The present day news stories appear in different media in Kerala which are replete with related cases add which fueling to spreading rumours.

Cast

as Venugopal *

as Anitha *

as Sreelakshmi alias Ummi *

as Police Circle Inspector *

as Police Constable *

as School Principal Anamika *Reshmi Boban as Lissy Miss *

as Venugopal's Friend *

as School Manager *

as Venugopal's Friend Narayenettan *

as Anitha's Friend Suma Aunty

Production

Development

After the film '' Athithi'' in Tamil, this is the second movie under production by Spellbound Films Inc. Their third movie is under production simultaneously in Tamil titled "MichaelPatty Rasavum Dubai Rosavum", which is ready to release in May 2018.

Filming

The filming of Mazhayathu started on 30 August 2017 in a village named Kuttiady in Vadakara. The shoot went on for 30days in Vadakara and then the crew moved to Kannur district to complete the later part. In Kannur the shoot went on for 15days and few scenes were shot in Ernakulam and Chennai. Then the post production work started by end of November, 2017.

Music

The soundtrack features two songs composed by

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. The Audio was released on 16 April 2018 in Crowne Plaza Hotel Dubai.

Track list

Release

The film was released on 25 May 2018 The film received mixed reviews.

Critical reception

Times of India Rating 3/5 Book my show users have reviews as four stars where critics reviewed it for 3stars and 69% likings towards the movie IMDB rated the movie with 7.3stars

Awards and nominations

References

{{reflist 2018 films 2010s Malayalam-language films Indian drama films 2018 drama films