Varayan

Varayan is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action drama film directed by Jijo Joseph.^[1] The film was written by Danny, and it was produced by Premachandran A. G. It stars Siju Wilson and Leona Lishoy in lead roles. The film was released worldwide on 20 May 2022.^[2][3][4][5]

Varayan
Release poster
Directed by	Jijo Joseph
Written by	Danny Capuchin
Produced by	Premachandran A. G.
Starring	Siju Wilson Leona Lishoy Maniyanpilla Raju
Cinematography	Rajeesh Raman
Edited by	Johnkutty
Music by	Prakash Alex
Production company	Sathyam Cinemas
Release date	20 May 2022 (2022-05-20)
Running time	143 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Cast

• Siju Wilson as Fr. Eby Capuchin/Ebichan
• Leona Lishoy as Daisy
• Jude Anthany Joseph^[6] as Fr.Aju
• Jayashankar
• Vijayaraghavan as Bishop
• Davinchi Santhosh
• Maniyanpilla Raju as Esthakki Kapyar
• Baiju Ezhupunna
• Bindu Panicker as Thressia Chettathy
• Adinad Sasi
• Harish Pengan
• Joy Mathew as Fr. Carlose Priest of Church

Soundtrack

The film's soundtrack and score are composed by Prakash Alex. The lyrics for the songs were penned by B. K. Harinarayanan.^[7][8] Sanah Moidutty made her debut as a playback singer in Malayalam in this film.^[9]

Varayan
Soundtrack album by Prakash Alex
Released	1 June 2022[10]
Recorded	2022
Genre	Feature film soundtrack
Length	17:46
Language	Malayalam
Prakash Alex chronology
Mohanlal (2018) Varayan (2022)

No.	Title	Lyrics	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Edanin Madhunirayum"	Harinarayanan BK	Sanah Moidutty	03:41
2.	"Para Para Para Paarupenne"	Harinarayanan BK	Mathai Sunil, Bijibal, Jibin Gopal, Madhu Paul, Vijay Jacob, Poby, Prakash	04:42
3.	"Kayalondu Vattam Varache"	Harinarayanan BK	Sai Bhadra, Anamika Prakash, Pavni Prakash, Joann Lizbet, Christa Merrin	04:11
4.	"Naadente Naadu"	Harinarayanan BK	K. S. Harisankar	04:03
5.	"Penkathiron Varavane"	Harinarayanan BK	Anna Jacob	01:09
Total length:				17:46

Production

The film was produced by Premachandran A. G. under the banner of Sathyam Cinemas. The puja event for the film production was held in Kochi, and the shooting began in December 2019.^[11] The first look poster for the film was released on 19 January 2020.^[12] The cinematography of the film was done by Rajeesh Raman, and the editing of the film was done by Johnkutty.^[13][14] The actor, Jude Anthany Joseph, got injured in his leg while shooting the film at Alappuzha, and it was shared in an interview on The New Indian Express.^[15][16][17] The teaser for the film was released on 19 May 2022. The trailer for the film was released on 20 April 2022.^[18]

Release

Theatrical

The film was released theatrically on 20 May 2022.

Home Media

The online streaming rights to the film were sold to Amazon Prime Video.^[19]

Reception

V Vinod Nair critic of Times of india gave 3 stars out of 5 and stated that "If you are a Siju Wilson fan, you can watch this light-hearted movie, with a willing suspension of disbelief".^[20] Critic from Mathrubhumi^[21] and Manorama Online critic gave mixed reviews.^[22] Samayam critic gave 3.5 out of 5 ^[23]