Salman Khan, Prithviraj, Fahadh Faasil, Asif Ali! Here’s the list of Eid releases
Festival seasons are always a great time to release movies. This year’s Vishu season witnessed the release of nearly 5 movies within a gap of two weeks. Now, it’s the time for Eid and we have some highly exciting Malayalam movies lined up for release.
Prithviraj-Indrajith-Murali Gopy starrer Tiyaan, Fahadh Faasil’s long delayed Role Models, Vineeth Sreenivasan’s Oru Cinemakkaran, Asif Ali-Unni Mukundan-Vinay Forrt trio’s Avarude Raavukal and Fahadh-Dileesh Pothan team’s Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum are the movies slated to hit screens for this Eid season.
Avarude Raavukal will be the first to release on June 23, this Friday. The movie, written and directed by Shanil Mohammed is touted to be an youthful entertainer. Asif Ali, Unni Mukundan and Vinay Forrt essay the central characters. It is produced by Ajay Krishnan under the banner of Ajay Entertainment.
Vineeth Sreenivasan’s Oru Cinemakkaran is also gearing up for an Eid release. The movie is directed by Leo Thaddeus of Payyans fame. Vineeth is playing the role of an aspiring filmmaker in and Rajisha Vijayan will be seen as his pair in the movie. Renji Panicker, Lal, Vijay Babu, Anusree, Murali Gopy, Lalu Alex and Harish Kanaran are also part of the cast.
Fahadh Faasil’s Role Models has long been in the making. The movie, written and directed by Rafi is touted to be a fun filled entertainer. Role Models stars Namitha Pramod as the female lead. Vinayakan, Vinay Forrt, Sharafudheen, and Srinda Arhaan play other prominent roles. Gopi Sunder has handled the music department while Shyam Dutt has cranked the camera. The movie is produced by GP Vijayakumar under the banner of Seven Arts.
Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum marks the rejoining of Fahadh Faasil and director Dileesh Pothen after the widely acclaimed Maheshinte Prathikaram. The movie stars Suraj Venjaramoodu, Alencier Ley Lopez and debutante Nimisha Sajayan in other major roles. It is written by former journalist Sajeev Pazhoor and produced under the banner Urvashi Theatres. Rajeev Ravi has cranked the camera for this movie and Bijibal has handled the music department. Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum is slate to hit screens on June 29.
Tiyaan is one of the most anticipated movies of the season. The movie is written by Murali Gopi and directed by Jiyen Krishnakumar. Tiyaan has an ensemble cast that includes Prithviraj, Indrajith, Murali Gopy, Padmapriya, Ananya and Shine Tom Chacko among others. The movie is said to be a socio-political drama set in the North Indian milieu. It is said to be one of the most expensive Malayalam movies to have release till date. Tiyaan is produced by Haneef Mohammed of Red Rose Creations on a budget of around Rs 25 crores. Tiyaan is also releasing on the same date as Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum on June 29.
Apart from these movies, Salman Khan’s Tubelight and Jayam Ravi’s Vanamagan are also releasing for this season. Tubelight, directed by Bhajrangi Bhaijaan filmmaker Kabir Khan will hit screens on June 23, Friday. Altogether, we have a mouthwatering season awaiting us this Eid. Let’s hope that all the movies will be reap the desired commercial success.
