Aavasavyuham
Aavasavyuham: The Arbit Documentation of An Amphibian Hunt also more commonly known as Aavasavyuham (transl.
Habitat) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language, comedy-drama science fiction film written and directed by Krishand. The film stars Rahul Rajagopal, Sreenath Babu, Sreejith Babu, Zhinz Shan in the lead roles, Technical crew for the movie is Chief Associate Director Vysakh Reetha,Editing by Rakesh Cherumadam and Cinematography by Vishnu Prabhakar. The approach used to depict the storyline in the film was inspired from Warren Beatty's directorial Reds and Christopher Nolan's directorial Interstellar. The film was streamed via SonyLIV from 4 August 2022 as a LIV originals opening to positive reviews from critics. The film also won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Film in 2021 and Kerala State Film Award for Best Screenplay in 2021. Film critic Anna M. M. Vetticad ranked it third in her year-end list of best Malayalam films of 2022.
| Aavasavyuham | |
|---|---|
 Official poster | |
| Directed by | Krishand |
| Screenplay by | Krishand |
| Produced by | Krishand |
| Starring | Rahul Rajagopal Sreenath Babu Sreejith Babu Zhinz Shan |
| Cinematography | Vishnu Prabhakar |
| Edited by | Rakesh Cherumadam |
| Music by | Ajmal Hasbulla |
| Distributed by | SonyLIV |
Release date |
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Cast
- Rahul Rajagopal
- Sreenath Babu
- Sreejith Babu
- Zhinz Shan
Production
Filmmaker Krishand used social media platforms such as TikTok as one of the popular communication techniques to narrate the plot of the film. The mockumentary element was also used in the film by the filmmaker and Krishand drew inspiration from the comic book character Swamp Thing which featured in the 1954 film Creature from the Black Lagoon, and werewolf stories. The final chapter of the film was inspired by Franz Kafka’s The Metamorphosis as well as the Gabriel García Márquez's A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings.
Awards and nominations
| Year | Award | Category | Work | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 26th International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK 2021) | FIPRESCI Award for Best Malayalam film | – | Won | |
| NETPAC Award for Best Malayalam film | – | Won | |||
| 52nd Kerala State Film Awards | Best Film | – | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay (Original) | – | Won | |||
| 13th J. C. Foundation Award | Best film | – | Won | ||
| 29th Padmarajan Awards | Best Director | Krishand RK / – | Won | ||
| Best Screenplay | Krishand RK / – | Won | |||
| 45th Kerala Film Critics Association Awards | Best Film | – | Won |
Notes
References
External links
Aavasavyuham at IMDb
This article uses material from the Wikipedia English article Aavasavyuham, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license ("CC BY-SA 3.0"); additional terms may apply (view authors). Content is available under CC BY-SA 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
®Wikipedia is a registered trademark of the Wiki Foundation, Inc. Wiki English (DUHOCTRUNGQUOC.VN) is an independent company and has no affiliation with Wiki Foundation.