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Malayalam | ഗീതാഞ്ജലി |
Directed by | Priyadarshan |
Produced by | G. P. Vijayakumar |
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Music by | Vidyasagar |
Cinematography | Tirru |
Edited by | T. S. Suresh |
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Seven Arts International
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Distributed by | Seven Arts Release |
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Running time
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150 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹80 million (US$1.2 million) |
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Soundtrack album by Vidyasagar | ||||
Released | 16 June 2014 | |||
Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
Genre | Feature Film Soundtrack | |||
Length | 23:27 | |||
Language | Malayalam | |||
Label | East Coast Audios | |||
Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
Vidyasagar chronology | ||||
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Geethaanjali (also spelt Geethanjali) is a 2013 Indian Malayalam-language horror film directed by Priyadarshan, and written by Abhilash Nair, with dialogue by Dennis Joseph. It is a spin-off of the 1993 film Manichitrathazhu; Mohanlal reprised his role from the original and Suresh Gopi appears in a cameo role. It also features Nishan, Keerthi Suresh, Swapna Menon, Siddique, Madhu, Innocent, and K. B. Ganesh Kumar. The film was produced and released by Seven Arts; psychologist Dr. Sunny Joseph (Mohanlal) arrives in an old mansion to treat Anjali (Keerthy), who is haunted by her deceased twin sister Geetha (Keerthy), and investigates paranormal activities occurring there.
The film was originally planned to be shot in 3D and Auro-3D formats but this was abandoned because the technology was time-consuming and only a few theatres in Kerala were equipped with Auro sound equipment at that time. Principal photography commenced on 6 July 2013 at Thiruvananthapuram and was completed in September. Most of the filming took place at the Chitranjali Studio and in and around Thiruvananthapuram. The cinematographer was Tirru and editing was done by T. S. Suresh.
Geethaanjali was released in more than 300 theatres worldwide on 14 November 2013; it was a critical and commercial failure, critics said its screenplay was an imitation of the 2007 Thai film Alone (which itself was based on Agatha Christie's novel Elephants Can Remember) and its Indian remake Chaarulatha (2012), while the visuals by Tirru, Mohanlal's performance, and the graphics received praise.