Praana (transl. Life) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language psychological thriller film directed by V. K. Prakash and written by Rajesh Jayaraman.[1] Nithya Menen is the only person appearing in the film, who plays an English writer named Tara Anuradha.[2] Resul Pookutty and Amrit Pritam was the sound designers and P. C. Sreeram was the cinematographer. Louis Banks, Arun Vijay, and Ratheesh Vegha provided the music for the film.[3] The film was released on 18 January 2019.
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| Directed by | V. K. Prakash |
| Screenplay by | Rajesh Jayaraman |
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| Starring | Nithya Menen |
| Cinematography | P. C. Sreeram |
| Edited by | Sunil S. Pillai |
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Production companies | SRaj Productions Real Studio |
| Distributed by | Central Pictures |
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Running time | 152 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Plot
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Based on a series of events in the life of an English writer, Tara Anuradha, who dwells in the horrors of her own fears as she focuses on social issues. The movie also deals with intolerance and injustice that is prevailing in the contemporary society.
Production
editNithya Menen was fluent in Malayalam, Hindi, Kannada and Telugu languages, which helped in shooting the multilingual film. The shooting was done in a hill station in South India. The shooting commenced on 2 October 2018 and was extensively shot in Peerumedu, Kerala.[4][5]
Music
editLouis Banks composed the song "Oru Vaakkin Mounam" sung by Nithya Menen. Arun Vijay composed the original background score and the song "Titliyon Sa" penned by lyricists P. K. Anilkumar in Hindi, Anusha Akasam in Telugu, Harinarayanan B. K. in Malayalam, and Nagarjuna Dixit-HSN Raju in Kannada. Shilpa Raj sung the song in all four languages. She also sang the Sanskrit title song "Praana" composed by Ratheesh Vegha.[6][7]
Release
editThe Malayalam version of the film released on 18 January 2019, receiving mixed to positive reviews.
References
edit- ^ Kumar, Manoj (20 February 2018). "Nithya Menen's Praana is a one-actor movie made in four languages". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
- ^ "VKP's next Praana has Nithya Menen in the lead'". The New Indian Express. 10 October 2017. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "MOVIES 'Nithya Menen's Praana makes a splash at Cannes 2018, makers release trailer'". hindustantimes. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "MOVIES 'Nithya Menen is the only actor in VKP Prakash's 'Pranna'". The News Minute. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "Nithya Menen plays a[sic] English writer battling intolerance in". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "MOVIES 'Nithya Menen to debut in Bollywood with V K Prakash Praana: അഭിനേതാക്കളെയല്ല, പറയുന്ന കഥയെ കേന്ദ്രീകരിച്ചാണ് സിനിമകള് ഉണ്ടാവേണ്ടത്: നിത്യാ മേനന്'". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
- ^ "MOVIES 'Nithya Menen's next, a multilingual- The New Indian Express'". The New Indian Express. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018.