''Yakshi – Faithfully Yours'' is a 2012

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

romantic fantasy Romantic fantasy is a subgenre of fantasy fiction, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the chivalric romance genre. One of the key features of romantic fantasy involves the focus on relationships, social, ...

film written and directed by debutant Abhiram Suresh Unnithan, son of veteran Malayalam director Suresh Unnithan. The film features new faces in the lead roles. The main characters of the film are inspired from the Malayalam

mythology Myth is a folklore genre consisting of narratives that play a fundamental role in a society, such as foundational tales or origin myths. Since "myth" is widely used to imply that a story is not objectively true, the identification of a narra ...

work ''

Aithihyamala Aithihyamala or Ithihyamala ( ml, ഐതിഹ്യമാല) (''Garland of Legends'') is a collection of century-old stories from Kerala that cover a vast spectrum of life, famous persons and events. It is a collection of legends numbering over ...

''. The film released on 14 December 2012.

Plot

The classic mythological symbol of lust Naga-Yakshi, who comes down to earth on gandharva yamam and mates with virgin boys and kills them straight away after having her orgasm. Nagayakshi is a celestial creature of lust who comes to Earth, mates with virginal men and kills them after she orgasms. Things take a turn when she falls in love with two mortal non-virginal men.

Cast

* Faizal as vishnu bhattathiri/ unni *

Avanthika Mohan Priyanka Mohan, better known by her stage name Avantika Mohan is an Indian actress and model. She made her feature film debut with '' Yakshi – Faithfully Yours'' and later earned popularity through the TV series ''Athmasakhi''. Early life Av ...

as nagayakshi * Ved as Jithu * Akhil Devan as Kishore * Shivakumar as Inspector Mukunda Raman *

Parvathy Nair Parvati Nair (born 5 December 1992) is an Indian model and actress who works in the South Indian film industry. Born into a Malayali family in Abu Dhabi, she trained as a software professional from Manipal Institute of Technology. She started ...

as Meenakshi * Manoj Madhusoodanan * Likhiya Jamal as Shreya * Jijoy * Vishnu Manohar *

Ambika Ambika may refer to: Mythology * Ambika (goddess), an avatar of the Hindu goddesses Durga, Parvati, and Shakti * Ambika (Jainism), a Jain Yakshini goddess * Ambika (Mahabharata), the wife of Vichitravirya was also the mother of Dhritarashtra, ...

as Unni's mother * Devan as Appan thampuran

Production

''Yakshi – Faithfully Yours'' is an experimental film dealing with real time film making. The film presents the title character of

Yakshi ''Yakshinis'' or ''yakshis'' (यक्षिणी sa, yakṣiṇī or ''yakṣī''; pi, yakkhiṇī or ''yakkhī'') are a class of female nature spirits in Hindu, Buddhist, and Jain religious mythologies that are different from devas and ...

as the one who is not to be looked upon with fear or horror, but with emotions and feelings. The film started its shooting in Olappamanna Mana on 16 January 2012.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of ''Yakshi – Faithfully Yours'' includes four major tracks composed by debutant Aravind Chandrasekhar, with lyrics from veteran poet Devadas and debutant M. T. Pradeep Kumar and one OST track from the band Downtroddence.

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