Vazhakku

Vazhakku
Directed bySanal Kumar Sasidharan
Screenplay by
  • Original screenplay:
  • Sanal Kumar Sasidharan
Produced by
  • Parrot Mount Pictures
  • Tovino Thomas Productions
Starring
CinematographyChandru Selvaraj
Edited bySanal Kumar Sasidharan
Music by
Release date
  • 29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Vazhakku (transl. Quarrel) is a 2022 Malayalam film directed and edited by Sanal Kumar Sasidharan and starring Tovino Thomas, Kani Kusruti, Sudev Nair, and Azees Nedumangad. The film is about a lawyer named Siddharthan who is going through a divorce. He meets a woman named Sathi and her daughter, who are also going through marital problems. The two families are going through their difficult times.[1][2]

The film was released on 29 July 2022, in India. It was met with positive reviews from critics, who praised the film's direction, performances, and screenplay. The film was screened at the 27th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala among the only 12 Malayalam language film screened and was also selected to premier at Korean international Film Festival IFFSA-SEOUL 2022. Vazhakku won several awards at the 54th Kerala State Film Awards, including three Best Child Artist, Best Cinematography and Best Visual Effects.[3][4][5][6] The film was later released for free on Vimeo on 14 May 2024.

  1. ^ "Vazhakku Trailer: Tovino Thomas Delivers a Chilling Performance in This Glimpse of Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Crime Drama - Watch". latestly.com.
  2. ^ "Sanal Kumar Sasidharan says 'Vazhakku'getting an official selection at the 27th IFFK is important to him, as several people have been trying to paint him as a 'women abuser' in film circles". timesofindia.indiatimes.com.
  3. ^ "Sanal Kumar Sasidharan's Vazhakk Is An Intriguing, Well-Acted Film". filmcompanion.in.
  4. ^ "IFFK: Brawl breaks out between delegates, volunteers during screening of Tovino's 'Vazhakku'". onmanorama.com.
  5. ^ "Tovino's 'Vazhakku' screening ends up in quarrel at IFFK, delegates mark protest". english.mathrubhumi.com.
  6. ^ "Tovino Thomas' Vazhakku Officially Selected for IFFSA-SEOUL 2022". latestly.com.