Three biggies scheduled to hit screens in February!
This coming February, Kerala box office will witness the release of three highly promising films — ‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’, ‘Varane Avashyamund’ and ‘Trance’. All three films have high expectations among the Malayali audience.
‘Ayyappanum Koshiyum’ directed by Sachi stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon in the lead roles. It is reunion of the ‘Anarkali’ trio and expectations are hence on the higher side. The posters and teaser have all been impressive. The film is centred around a conflict between a police constable and a retired solider over a legal issue. Biju Menon plays Ayappan Nair, a middle-aged police constable and Prithviraj essays the part of Koshy Kurian, a havildar who is retired from army after 16 years of service. As per Prithviraj, it is a very intense, realistic kind of cinema. The makers are eyeing a February first week release.
‘Varane Avashyamund’ is also gearing up for release during the same time. The film is eagerly awaited for more than one reason. It marks the directorial debut of Sathyan Anthikad’s son Anoop Sathyan. There is also a dream star comprising of Dulquer Salmaan, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Suresh Gopi and Shobhana in the lead roles. Veterans Shobhana and Suresh Gopi are acting together after 15 years. Kalyani Priyadarshan, who has already made a mark in Telugu and Tamil cinema, is making her full length Malayalam debut. Besides playing one of the leads, Dulquer Salmaan is also producing the film under his banner of Wayfarer Films. All these factors combine to make it one of the most anticipated films of the year.
Next in the list of biggies slated for February release is ‘Trance’. This Anwar Rasheed directorial had tremendous expectations right from the time it got announced. Fahadh Faasil and Nazriya play the lead roles in the film that has been in the making for almost 2 years. The film was supposed to release much earlier but got postponed multiple times. Recently, it was confirmed that the film will be hitting screens on February 14. ‘Trance’ is a highly ambitious project that has some big names like Amal Neerad and Academy award winner Resul Pookutty involved in it.
So, February promises to a great month as far as Malayalam film industry’s trade circles and general audience are considered. We’ll have to wait and see which of these films emerge as the real winner at the box office.
