Poovan
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| Directed by | Vineeth Vasudevan |
| Written by | Varun Dhara |
| Produced by | Shebin Backer Girish A. D. |
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| Cinematography | Sajith Purushan |
| Edited by | Akash Joseph Varghese |
| Music by | Midhun Mukundan |
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Running time | 131 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Poovan (transl. Rooster) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Vineeth Vasudevan. The film stars Antony Varghese, 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.[2]
Synopsis
[edit]The daily routine of a young man with sleep disorder gets disturbed with the arrival of a white coloured rooster in his neighbourhood.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Antony Varghese as Hari
- Sajin Cherukayil as Benny
- Vineeth Vishwam as Manu
- Vineeth Vasudevan as Kannan
- Akhila Bhargavan as Veena
- Bindu Satishkumar as Mariyamma
- Maniyanpilla Raju
- Anishma Anilkumar as Sini
- Rinku Ramdeer as Diju Paul
- Naslen K. Gafoor as Himself, cameo
Production
[edit]On 2 May 2022, Antony Varghese Pepe officially announced the film by sharing the title "Poovan" through social media. Antony Varghese is the collaboration between makars Super Sharanya.[4]
On 18 May 2022, principal photography took place in Taliparamba Village, Near Kannur, Kerala.[5] Filming was wrapped up on 19 June 2022.[6]
Soundtrack
[edit]| Poovan | |
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| Soundtrack album by Midhun Mukundan and Titus Mathew | |
| Released | 2022 |
| Recorded | 2022 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Length | 16:06 |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Official audio | |
| Poovan – Full Album on YouTube | |
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[7] and Second song titled "Palli Medayil" was released on 20 December 2022.[8]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Chanthakkaari" | Midhun Mukundan, Vineeth Sreenivasan | 3:49 |
| 2. | "Palli Medayil (Carol Song)" | Titus Mathew, Midhun Mukundan | 4:04 |
| 3. | "Shleehaye" | Midhun Mukundan | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Kadalu Theendum" | Midhun Mukundan | 2:55 |
| 5. | "Dey Malamuky" | Midhun Mukundan | 1:34 |
| 6. | "Poovan Theme" | Midhun Mukundan | 1:21 |
| Total length: | 16:06 | ||
Reception
[edit]S. R. Praveen of The Hindu 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".[9] Cris of The News Minute 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".[10] Vignesh Madhu of Cinema Express says: "Poovan, like the rooster in the film, tries a lot but is eventually caged in mediocrity".[11] Aparna Prasanthi of The Indian Express 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".[12] Sanjith Sidhardhan of Ott Play 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".[13]
Home media
[edit]The streaming rights of the film were sold to Zee5. It released on 24 March 2023.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ "Poovan". Zee5. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
- ^ "Antony Varghese's Poovan release postponed". Cinema Express. 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Poovan Movie Review: Poor attempt at slice of life movie". The Times of India. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Antony Varghese Pepe's next titled 'Poovan'". The Times of India. 2 May 2022. Archived from the original on 15 August 2023. Retrieved 15 August 2023.
- ^ "Antony Varghese starts shooting for Poovan". The New Indian Express. 18 May 2022. Archived from the original on 30 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Poovan Movie: ആന്റണി വർഗീസ് ചിത്രം പൂവന്റെ ഷൂട്ടിങ് പൂർത്തിയായി; ഉടൻ തിയേറ്ററുകളിലേക്ക്". Zee News (in Malayalam). 19 June 2022. Archived from the original on 21 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Poovan Movie: എൻ ചന്തക്കാരിയെ.... കോഴിക്കുഞ്ഞ് താരമായ 'പൂവനി'ലെ വീഡിയോ ഗാനമെത്തി". Zee News (in Malayalam). 9 December 2022. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ "Antony Varghese's Upcoming Film Poovan's New Song Palli Medayil Out Now". News18 India. 20 December 2022. Archived from the original on 25 December 2022. Retrieved 25 December 2022.
- ^ "'Poovan' movie review: Unimaginative attempt at making a novel film". The Hindu. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ^ "Poovan review: Vineeth Vasudevan's promising debut loses direction along the way". The News Minute. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 March 2023. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- ^ "Reviews: Poovan Movie Review: Witty, but not meaty enough". Cinema Express. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "അടിമുടി ക്ളീഷെ; 'പൂവൻ' റിവ്യൂ: Poovan Movie Review & Rating". The Indian Express (in Malayalam). 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Poovan review: This Antony Varghese-starrer is a hodgepodge comedy-drama that fizzles out fast". Ott Play. 20 January 2023. Archived from the original on 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 April 2023.
- ^ "Poovan on OTT: Antony Varghese's comedy entertainer locks its release date on ZEE5". Ott Play. 20 March 2023. Archived from the original on 24 April 2023. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
External links
[edit]- Poovan at IMDb
- Poovan at Rotten Tomatoes