| Mayaanadhi | |
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| Directed by | Aashiq Abu |
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| Cinematography | Jayesh Mohan |
| Edited by | Saiju Sreedharan |
| Music by | Rex Vijayan |
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| Distributed by | OPM Dream Mill Cinemas |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Mayaanadhi (transl. Mystic River) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshmi as an aspiring actress. Their troubled love and struggle for survival form the basic plot of the film. It released on 22 December 2017 to widespread critical acclaim from critics. The film was praised for the way it tackled with sexuality and was included in The Hindu 's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade.[1]
The plot was inspired by the 1960 French film Breathless.[2][3][4]
- ^ "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade". The Hindu. 19 December 2019. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- ^ "Indian Cinema gets its finest love story".
- ^ "In the new Bollywood love stories, the couples have no daunting opposition". 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Mayaanadhi review: Romantic, funny and touches your heart!". Sify. Archived from the original on 26 December 2017.