''Vivekanandan Viralanu'' is a 2024 Indian

Malayalam language 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 wa ...

comedy drama film, directed by Kamal, starring

Shine Tom Chacko Shine Tom Chacko (born 15 September 1983) is an Indian actor and former assistant director who works in Malayalam cinema along with a few Telugu language, Telugu and Tamil language, Tamil films. After working as an assistant to director Kamal ...

, Swasika Vijay,

Grace Antony Grace Antony aka Mary Gracy is an Indian actress, model and classical dancer who works in the Malayalam film industry. Her debut film was '' Happy Wedding'' (2016). She rose to fame after her performance in the Mollywood hit film ''Kumbalangi ...

, Mareena and

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, Taha, Kamal an ...

in lead roles. The principal photography of the film started on 15 June 2023. The film, touted as the 100th film of actor Shine Tom Chacko is also considered as the comeback film of director Kamal, after a gap of five years. The film was wrapped up on 25 July 2023 and released on 19 January 2024.

Premise

Vivekanandan is a government employee with violent sexual urges and faces repercussions from his victims almost all the time. Fed up of his atrocities, his victims, who also include his wife and live-in partner, decide to teach him a lesson in consent. Interestingly, their revenge ends up going viral online and everyone gets to know about his deviant and predatory behavior.

Cast

as Vivekanandan S.P *

Swasika Pooja Vijay (born 5 November 1991), better known by her stage name A stage name or professional name is a pseudonym used by performers, authors, and entertainers—such as actors, comedians, singers, and musicians. The equivalent conce ...

as Sithara *

as Diana * Mareena as Aisha (Aishu) *

Manju Pillai Manju Pillai is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television shows. She is best known for portraying comedic roles to character roles. Personal life Manju Pillai is the granddaughter of Malayalam film actor S. P. Pillai. S ...

as Ammini *

as Padmanabhan/Pappettan *

Maala Parvathi Parvathi Satheesan, known professionally as Parvathi T. or Malaa Parvathi, is an Indian actress who appears mainly in Malayalam films. Personal life Parvathi was born in Thiruvananthapuram, to Adv. C. V. Thrivikraman and gynaecologist Dr. K. ...

as Savithri Teacher *

Sminu Sijo Sminu Sijo is an Indian actress who predominantly works in Malayalam Cinema Malayalam cinema, also referred to as Mollywood, is a segment of Cinema of India, Indian cinema dedicated to producing films in the Malayalam, Malayalam langua ...

as CPO Mercy Mathew *Sarath Sabha as Joppan *Vineeth Thattil David as CI Hameed *

Sidhartha Siva Sidhartha Siva is an Indian film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and lyricist and who works in Malayalam cinema. Early life His hometown is Kaviyoor,Pathanamthitta in Kerala. He is the son of filmmaker Kaviyoor Sivaprasad. Film care ...

as Dr. Mahalingeshwaran *Pramod Velliyanad *

Neena Kurup Neena Kurup is an Indian actress who appears in Malayalam films and television series in supporting roles to character roles. Alsarchived at Ghostarchiveon 11 December 2021 Filmography Television ; Serials ; Telefilms * ''Parppidam as ...

*Niyas Backar as CPO Jayan * Sinoj Varghese as Paapi * Josekutty as Vinod * Remya Suresh as Lilly * Ashitha Ashokan * Majeed as Chief Minister * Unni Raja as Rohith Eeshwar * Riyas Narmakala as MLA Joseph John *Ansha Mohan as Divya *Radha Gomathi * M. A. Nishad as Himself

Production

Veteran director Kamal, who also wrote the film, stated that, "In this film, we are addressing a crucial issue that women face in this era which is not often discussed", and he signed his disciple

for the lead role. He said that he needed an actor without the burden of a huge star image. 5 actresses, Swasika Vijay,

, Mareena,

and Sminu Sijo were signed to play the women comes in the life of Vivekanandan (Shine Tom Chacko). Producer

Listin Stephen Listin Stephen is an Indian film producer and distributor who works in Malayalam, Tamil and Hindi film industries. He founded the film production company Magic Frames that has produced and distributed a lot of successful movies over a decade. ...

acquired the distribution rights of the film. The film is produced by Nediyath Naseeb and P.S.Shelliraj with Kamaludheen Saleem and Suresh Sak as co-producers. Singer Sithara's song "Oru Chillupaathram" had the first musical release. The film was shot at the locations of Thodupuzha and Ernakulam.

Reception

Anandu Suresh of

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wrote " The film serves as a misguided pamphlet written by men attempting to define feminism, women empowerment, rape, sexual perversion and social media without grasping the basics." While S.R.Praveen of

The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

wrote " A loud, overdramatic take on an issue that the film fails to grasp"

References

External links

* {{Kamal (director) Indian comedy-drama films Films shot in Thodupuzha Films shot in Kochi Films directed by Kamal (director)