''Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo'' () is a 2019 Indian
Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...
-language
family drama film
In film and television, drama is a category or genre of narrative fiction (or semi-fiction
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Fiction – narrative which is made up by the author. Litera ...
directed by G. Prajith and written by
Sajeev Pazhoor. The film stars
Biju Menon
Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a car ...
and
Samvrutha Sunil
Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film ''Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose before which she had also appeared as a junior artist in the film '' Ayal ...
, with
Alencier Ley Lopez,
Sudhi Koppa
Sudhi Koppa is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his film debut in 2009 with an uncredited appearance in ''Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded'' (2009).
Personal life
Sudhi hails from Kochi. His father, who was a government offic ...
, Dinesh Prabhakar, and Mangal in supporting roles. The film was released on 12 July 2019 to positive reviews from critics.
Plot
Suni is a daily wages worker, who lives in a modest house with his wife Geetha and their daughter. Geetha had left her home to be with Suni and is pretty sad about her husband’s drinking habit.
One night Suni finds a lorry that has just met with an accident. He is excited seeing that the lorry was carrying bottles of foreign liquor. He calls his friends and they decide to loot some boxes of liquor. Their troubles start from then on.
Cast
*
Biju Menon
Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil cinema, Tamil and Telugu cinema, Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a car ...
as Suni
*
Samvrutha Sunil
Samvritha Sunil (born 31 October 1986) is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films. She made her debut in 2004 through the film ''Rasikan'' directed by Lal Jose before which she had also appeared as a junior artist in the film '' Ayal ...
as Geetha (Suni's wife)
*
Alencier Ley Lopez as Karuppai
*
Sudhi Koppa
Sudhi Koppa is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He made his film debut in 2009 with an uncredited appearance in ''Sagar Alias Jacky Reloaded'' (2009).
Personal life
Sudhi hails from Kochi. His father, who was a government offic ...
as Thamara/Abhilash
* Dinesh Prabhakar as Prasad
* Mangal as Shanavaz
*
Johny Antony
Johny Antony is an Indian film director and actor, known for making comedy films in Malayalam cinema. He is from Changanassery in Kottayam district, Kerala. He worked for about a decade as an associate to directors Thulasidas, Thaha, Taha, Kama ...
as George Kutty
*
Jaffar Idukki
Jaffar Idukki is an Indian actor, impressionist, and comedian, who predominantly works in the Malayalam cinema. Started his career with the 2007 film ''Kaiyoppu'', he has acted in about hundred films and has performed in a number of comedy sta ...
as Rameshan (George Kutty's neighbor)
*
Sruthy Jayan
Sruthy Jayan is an Indian actress who works predominantly on Malayalam cinema. She is also a trained classical dancer.
Filmography
Films
*''All films are in Malayalam
Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian st ...
as Jessy (Highway Jessy)
*
Sreelakshmi
Sreelekshmi is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam-language films and television serials. She has won three Kerala state Awards, two Kerala State Television Award for Best Actress and one Kerala State Film Award for Second Best Actress.
...
as Annamma
*
Saiju Kurup
Saiju Kurup (born 12 March 1979) is an Indian actor who works predominantly in Malayalam cinema and occasionally in Tamil cinema. He is credited as Anirudh in Tamil movies. He debuted in ''Mayookham'' (2005) by Hariharan. As of June 2021, he h ...
as Kuryan (Jessy's neighbor)
*
Bhagath Manuel
Bhagath Manuel (born November 26, 1986) is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam cinema. He made his debut in Vineeth Sreenivasan's '' Malarvadi Arts Club''. He is known for his performance in '' Doctor Love'' and ''Thattathin Marayathu
...
as Sulfy
* Srikant Murali as S.I Aboobakkar
* Rajan Pootharakkal
*
Sudheesh
Sudheesh (born 7 December 1972) is an Indian actor and director from Calicut who predominantly works in Malayalam film industry. He won Kerala State Film Awards for Best Character Actor in 2021.
Personal life
Sudheesh is the only son of T. S ...
as Mash
*
Vettukili Prakash
Prakash V. G., professionally credited as Vettukili Prakash, is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam films. He acts in supporting roles.
Career
Prakash born in 1966, hails from Ayyanthole in Thrissur, India. He took graduation in stage act ...
as Antony (Hotel Owner)
* Sumangal
*
Muhammad Musthafa
*
Arun as Geetha's brother
*
G. Suresh Kumar as Geetha's father
*
Dharmajan Bolgatty
Dharmajan Bolgatty (born 1976) is an Indian actor, producer, comedian, politician and entrepreneur, who works in Malayalam films, television, and stage shows. He began his career as a comedian appearing in sketch comedies on stage, later foraye ...
as A. Vincent
Production
Biju Menon was approached by writer Pazhoor for the lead role, he agreed to do the role after liking the one-line story. After six months, Pazhoor completed the full screenplay. The female lead role was finalized after the filming began. While they were looking for a suitable actress it was Menon who contacted Samvrutha, she immediately agreed after hearing the story. The film marks the return of Samvrutha in films after a hiatus.
Samvrutha filmed for 20 days. The film was shot in a well developed village (Monthal) which is famous for its natural resources and infrastructure between
Mahé and
Thalassery
Thalassery (), formerly Tellicherry, is a municipality, Commercial City on the Malabar Coast in Kannur district, in the state of Kerala, India, bordered by the districts of Mahé (Pondicherry), Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kasaragod and Kodagu (Karna ...
and in parts of
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 ...
and
Kozhikode
Kozhikode (), also known in English as Calicut, is a city along the Malabar Coast in the state of Kerala in India. It has a corporation limit population of 609,224 and a metropolitan population of more than 2 million, making it the second la ...
. About the film's title, Pazhoor said "You can connect it to Suni. His nature is such that you can't trust him easily until he emphasises that he is telling the truth,".
Soundtrack
The film features songs composed by
Shaan Rahman
Shaan Rahman (born 30 December 1979) is an Indian composer and singer, best known for his compositions in the Malayalam cinema. Shaan made his debut as a music director in the 2009 film ''Ee Pattanathil Bhootham'' directed by Johny Antony. He g ...
and Vishwajit, while the background scoring was done by
Bijibal
Bijibal Maniyil is an Indian music composer and playback singer who works predominantly in Malayalam films, documentaries, short films and television commercials. He has composed for more than 150 feature films, several documentaries and televisi ...
. Soundtrack album was released by Goodwill Entertainments.
Release
''Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo'' was released on 12 July 2019.
Critical reception
Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics.
Rating 4 out of 5 stars ''
The Times of India
''The Times of India'', also known by its abbreviation ''TOI'', is an Indian English-language daily newspaper and digital news media owned and managed by The Times Group. It is the third-largest newspaper in India by circulation and largest ...
'' wrote: "''Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo'' works because of the storytelling, but also because everyone seems to have done their best ... Working with a wonderful little screenplay, G Prajith has crafted a superb story that shows you can make a compelling movie without bombastic dialogues, action scenes or even a big star cast". ''
The Hindu
''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It began as a weekly in 1878 and became a daily in 1889. It is one of the Indian newspapers of record and the secon ...
'' wrote "''Sathyam Paranja Vishwasikkuvo'' is a believable tale that hits home".
References
External links
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* {{IMDb title, 9396112
2010s Malayalam-language films
Films shot in Kannur
Films shot in Thalassery
Films shot in Kozhikode
Indian family films
Films about labour