Varane Avashyamund

For the 1983 Malayalam film, see Varanmaare Aavashyamundu.

Varane Avashyamund
Theatrical release poster
Directed byAnoop Sathyan
Written byAnoop Sathyan
Produced byDulquer Salmaan
StarringSuresh Gopi
Shobana
Dulquer Salmaan
Kalyani Priyadarshan
CinematographyMukesh Muraleedharan
Edited byToby John
Music byAlphons Joseph
Production
companies
Distributed byPlay House Release
Release date
  • 7 February 2020 (2020-02-07)
Running time
145 Minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Varane Avashyamund (transl. Groom wanted) is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language romantic comedy film written and directed by Anoop Sathyan, in his directorial debut. It was co-produced by Dulquer Salmaan under the banner of Wayfarer Films. The film stars Suresh Gopi, Shobana, Dulquer Salmaan and Kalyani Priyadarshan. It has music by Alphons Joseph.[1] Set in Chennai, It revolves around the people and happenings in an apartment complex in the city. It explores love, life, family and relationships.

On 12 April 2019,It was reported that Suresh Gopi, Shobana and Nazriya Nazim will be starring in a film directed by debutant Anoop Sathyan, son of veteran filmmaker Sathyan Anthikad.[2] Later, Nazriya was replaced by Kalyani Priyadarshan. It was later reported that Dulquer Salmaan will also be starring in the film and producing it. The principal photography took place between October and December 2019 in and around Chennai. The music was composed by Alphons Joseph. The film has cinematography by Mukesh Muraleedharan and editing by V. S. Vinayak.[3]

Varane Avashyamund was marketed as the comeback film of Suresh Gopi after a five-year hiatus from acting; actress Shobana's Malayalam comeback after a 7-year absence since her last Malayalam film, Thira (2013), as well as Kalyani's Malayalam debut.[4] The film was released in theatres worldwide on 7th February 2020 to positive reviews from critics praising the cast performances (particularly of Gopi and Shobana), screenplay and direction. The film emerged as a commercial success grossing over ₹25 crore becoming the 4th highest grossing Malayalam film of the year.[5] Varane Avashyamund made into the FC Gold list of films of Film Companion for the year 2021.[6]

  1. ^ Onmanorama Staff (3 October 2019). "Dulquer Salmaan back to Mollywood, launches his next with Kalyani Priyadarshan". Malayalam Manorama. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
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  3. ^ "Dulquer starts shooting for Anoop Sathyan's directorial". The Times of India. 11 October 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Varane Avashyamund: Five reasons why you should not miss Suresh Gopi, Shobana, Kalyani Priyadarshan and Dulquer Salmaan-starrer". The Times of India. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Dulquer Salmaan's first production venture 'Varane Avashyamund' crosses Rs 25 crore". The Times of India. 25 February 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 28 May 2024.
  6. ^ FC, Team (18 January 2021). "Introducing, FC Gold: The Best in Entertainment". www.filmcompanion.in. Retrieved 28 May 2024.