''Poovan'' () is a 2023 Indian

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-language film directed by Vineeth Vasudevan. The film stars

Antony Varghese Antony Varghese, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film ''Angamaly Diaries''. Personal life Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese and Alphonsa on 11 October 1989. He d ...

, Sajin Cherukayil, Vineeth Vishwam and Vineeth Vasudevan. It is produced by Shebin Backer and Girish A.D. and the music is composed by Midhun Mukundan. It was theatrically released on 20 January 2023.

Synopsis

The daily routine of a young man with sleep disorder gets disturbed with the arrival of a white coloured rooster in his neighbourhood.

Cast

as Hari * Sajin Cherukayil as Benny *Bindu Satishkumar as Mariyamma *Vineeth Vishwam as Manu Hari's Friend *Vineeth Vasudevan as Kannan *

Maniyanpilla Raju Sudheer Kumar (born 20 April 1955), better known by his stage name Maniyanpilla Raju (Malayalam:മണിയൻപിള്ള രാജു), is an Indian actor and producer who works in Malayalam film industry.Antony Varghese Antony Varghese, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his debut in 2017 through the film ''Angamaly Diaries''. Personal life Antony Varghese was born in Angamaly, Kerala to Varghese and Alphonsa on 11 October 1989. He d ...

Pepe officially announced the film by sharing the title "Poovan" through social media. Antony Varghese is the collaboration between makars

Super Sharanya ''Super Sharanya'' is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Girish A.D, Girish A. D. The film stars Anaswara Rajan in the titular role while Arjun Ashokan, Mamitha Baiju and Naslen K. Gafoor plays supp ...

. On 18 May 2022,

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took place in Taliparamba Village, Near

Kannur Kannur (), formerly known in English as Cannanore, is a city and a municipal corporation in the state of Kerala, India. It is the administrative headquarters of the Kannur district and situated north of the major port city and commercial hu ...

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. Filming was wrapped up on 19 June 2022.

Soundtrack

The songs are composed by Midhun Mukundan and the lyrics are penned by Titus Mathew. The first single titled "Chanthakkaari" was released on 9 December 2022 and Second song titled "Palli Medayil" was released on 20 December 2022.

Reception

S. R. Praveen of

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Wrote "Even if you take away the rooster and his insomnia from the script, there will remain elements of the average, light-hearted family drama. That would have still made for a better watch than these unimaginative, snooze-worthy add-ons for the sake of novelty". Cris of

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Wrote "It is not a bad debut, there is promise in Vineeth Vasudevan’s storytelling; it just needs some shaping up that, no doubt, experience will bring". Vignesh Madhu of

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says: "Poovan, like the rooster in the film, tries a lot but is eventually caged in mediocrity". Aparna Prasanthi of

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Wrote "'Poovan' is a film that goes through some of the usual constructions. It can also be said that the film tried to be a light hearted entertainment and failed". Sanjith Sidhardhan of

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Says "Poovan has a few sparks of humour but otherwise, it feels like another chapter from the Girish AD universe that has begun to lose its novelty".

Home media

The streaming rights of the film were sold to

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. It released on 24 March 2023.

References

External links

* * {{Rotten Tomatoes, m/poovan 2023 films 2023 drama films Indian drama films 2020s Malayalam-language films