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Directed by | Ranjith Sankar |
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Written by | Ranjith Sankar |
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Music by | Bijibal |
Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
Edited by | Sagar Das |
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138 minutes |
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Soundtrack album by Bijibal | ||||
Released | 11 October 2014 | |||
Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
Length | 07:37 | |||
Label | Mathrubhumi Music | |||
Producer | Bijibal | |||
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Varsham (English: Rain) is a 2014 Malayalam drama film written and directed by Ranjith Sankar. The film stars Mammootty and Asha Sarath in the main roles,T. G. Ravi as the antagonist, along with Mamta Mohandas, Govind Padmasoorya and Master Prajwal in major supporting roles. It features a film score and soundtrack by Bijibal.Varsham released worldwide on 6 November 2014. The film received generally positive reviews from critics.
The film narrates the story of Venu (Mammootty) who is an affluent finance company owner but at the same time very much uses the usual croony tactics finance companies use to build their business. His world is limited to only his son and wife. Like any father he imposes his dreams and aspirations on his son without realizing the effect it is having on him. One night, after an argument with Anand on giving a worker 10000 rupees for building house,his son dies of a cardiac arrest and this leads him to see the world in a different perspective. Using his finance company, Venu starts using innovative loan schemes at interests rates lower than that of the market to help people with healthcare, education and other such needs, which leads to him making enemies of his rivals. How he copes up with all these issues and tries to keep his social work in the name of his son alive forms the crux of the story.
Bijibal, who had earlier collaborated with Ranjith Sankar for all his films except Molly Aunty Rocks!, composed the soundtrack for the film. The lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma and M.R Jayageetha. The soundtrack of the film was released on 11 October 2014 under the label Mathrubhumi Music.
Varsham released worldwide on 6 November 2014 in about 400 theaters. The film released simultaneously in India as well as in countries such as the United States, the United Kingdom, Singapore, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Australia, Canada, Japan and the United Arab Emirates, a first for a Malayalam film.