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Poovan

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]

Poovan
Release poster
Directed byVineeth Vasudevan
Written byVarun Dhara
Produced byShebin Backer
Girish AD
Starring
CinematographySajith Purushan
Edited byAkash Joseph Varghese
Music byMidhun Mukundan
Production
companies
  • Shebin Backer Productions
  • Stuck Cows
Distributed by
  • Central Pictures (Theatrical)
  • Zee5 (World-wide)
Release date
  • 20 January 2023 (2023-01-20)
Running time
131 minutes[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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
  • Bindu Satishkumar as Mariyamma
  • Vineeth Vishwam as Manu Hari's Friend
  • Vineeth Vasudevan as Kannan
  • Maniyanpilla Raju
  • Akhila Bhargavan as Veena
  • Anishma Anilkumar as Sini
  • Rinku Ramdeer as Diju Paul

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
Soundtrack album by
Midhun Mukundan and Titus Mathew
Released2022
Recorded2022
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length16:06
LanguageMalayalam
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]

Track listing
No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Chanthakkaari"Midhun Mukundan, Vineeth Sreenivasan3:49
2."Palli Medayil (Carol Song)"Titus Mathew, Midhun Mukundan4:04
3."Shleehaye"Midhun Mukundan3:43
4."Kadalu Theendum"Midhun Mukundan2:55
5."Dey Malamuky"Midhun Mukundan1:34
6."Poovan Theme"Midhun Mukundan1:21
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

  1. ^ "Poovan". Zee5. 28 April 2023. Archived from the original on 25 March 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ "Antony Varghese's Poovan release postponed". Cinema Express. 3 January 2023. Archived from the original on 1 February 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ "'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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ "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.

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