2018 (film)

2018
Theatrical release poster
Directed byJude Anthany Joseph
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAkhil George
Edited byChaman Chakko
Music by
  • Songs:
  • Nobin Paul
  • William Francis
  • Background Score:
  • Nobin Paul
Production
companies
  • Kavya Film Company
  • PK Prime Production
Distributed byKavya Film Company
Release date
  • 5 May 2023 (2023-05-05)
Running time
148 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budgetest.₹26 crore[2]
Box officeest.₹176 crore[3]

2018 (subtitled onscreen as Everyone is a Hero) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film based on the severe 2018 Kerala floods that devastated Kerala. It is directed by Jude Anthany Joseph, who wrote the screenplay with Akhil P. Dharmajan and is produced by Venu Kunnappilly, C.K. Padmakumar, and Anto Joseph under the banner of Kavya Film Company in collaboration with P.K. Prime Production Producers. The film stars Tovino Thomas, Asif Ali, Kunchacko Boban,Vineeth Sreenivasan, Narain and Lal with an ensemble supporting cast.

Inspired by 2012, The film was announced on 16 October 2018 by Jude Anthany Joseph. Principal photography commenced on 27 May 2022. The film was shot in different parts of Kerala, as well as Tirunelveli and Hyderabad. The filming was wrapped up on 13 November 2022.

Initially set to release on 21 April 2023, it eventually released on 5 May 2023. The film received generally positive reviews and became a huge commercial success in the box office, grossing around ₹176 crore (US$21 million) at the box office to emerge as the highest-grossing Malayalam film of all-time.[4] until it was surpassed by Manjummel Boys. On 27 September 2023, the film was chosen by the Film Federation of India as India's official entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards.[5][6] It was chosen as it addresses a global issue and depicts the harrowing realities of what a natural calamity is for common people. It became the fourth Malayalam film after Guru (1997), Adaminte Makan Abu (2011) and Jallikattu (2019) to be selected as India's official submission for the Academy Awards, although it failed to make the cut.[7] It was featured in the 54th IFFI Indian panorama mainstream section.[8]

  1. ^ "2018". British Board of Film Classification. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
  2. ^ Bhattacharya, Roshmila. "'We Will Bring The Oscar'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 13 November 2023. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  3. ^ Singh, Jatinder (16 June 2023). "2018 worldwide closing box office collections; Biggest Malayalam film of all time". Pinkvilla. Archived from the original on 18 June 2023. Retrieved 5 October 2023.
  4. ^ Singh, Jatinder (16 June 2023). "2018 worldwide closing box office collections; Biggest Malayalam film of all time". Pinkvilla. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Tovino Thomas and Jude Anthany Joseph's 2018 is India's official entry for Oscars 2024". PINKVILLA. 27 September 2023. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Malayalam Film 2018 Is India's Official Oscar Entry". NDTV. Archived from the original on 27 September 2023. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
  7. ^ "'2018' picked as India's official entry for Oscars". The Times of India. 28 September 2023. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 November 2023.
  8. ^ "Indian Panorama 2023 Announces Official Selection for 54th IFFI, 2023". Press Information Bureau. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2023 – via press release.