Garudan (film)

Garudan (transl. The Eagle) is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language legal thriller[2] film directed by Arun Varma in his directorial debut, written by Midhun Manuel Thomas and produced by Listin Stephen. It stars Suresh Gopi and Biju Menon in lead roles, alongside an ensemble cast including Jagadish, Siddique, Thalaivasal Vijay, Dileesh Pothan, Abhirami, Divya Pillai, Arjun Nandhakumar, Nishanth Sagar, Major Ravi and Jayan Cherthala.

Garudan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byArun Varma
Screenplay byMidhun Manuel Thomas
Story byJinesh M
Produced byListin Stephen
Starring
CinematographyAjay David Kachappilly
Edited bySreejith Sarang
Music byJakes Bejoy
Production
company
Magic Frames
Distributed byMagic Frames
Release date
  • 3 November 2023 (2023-11-03)[1]
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

The film was officially announced in April 2023. Principal photography commenced in May 2023 in Kochi and wrapped up in August 2023. The music was composed by Jakes Bejoy, while Ajay David Kachappilly and Sreejith Sarang handled the cinematography and editing.

Garudan is scheduled to be released in theatres on 3 November 2023.

Premise

Harish Madhav is the Commandant of the Kerala Armed Police and Nishant is a college professor who has a wife and a child. The story progresses when Nishant gets involved in a legal issue.[3]

Cast

Production

Development

Garudan marks the reunion of Suresh Gopi and Biju Menon after 13 years.[5] They previously acted together in the 2011 film Christian Brothers.[6][7] The film is produced by Listin Stephen under his banner Magic Frames.[8] Midhun Manuel Thomas wrote the screenplay for the film, following Anjaam Pathiraa in 2020.[9] The story is written by Jinesh M.[10] The project was officially announced on 15 April 2023 during the occasion of Vishu.[11]

Filming

Following an announcement in April 2023, the film began principal photography on 12 May 2023 in Kochi.[12] The filming began with a pooja ceremony in the presence of Abhirami, Thalaivasal Vijay, Midhun Manuel Thomas, Listin Stephen and Major Ravi.[13] Major Ravi lit the Nilavilakku first and gave the first clap, while the film's story writer, Jinesh M, performed the switch-on.[14] Suresh Gopi joined the film set on 15 May 2023.[15] Biju Menon joined the set at the beginning of July after completing his shoot for Jis Joy's film.[4][5] Union Christian College at Aluva was also used for filming.[16] Apart from Kochi, Hyderabad was another main shooting location.[17] The shoot took place for 75 days on three schedules.[18][19] The entire filming wrapped up on 19 August 2023 in Kochi and entered post-production work.[20][21] Suresh Gopi completed his dubbing portions in the first week of October 2023.[22]

Music

The songs and background score are composed by Jakes Bejoy in his third collaboration with Magic Frames, following Jana Gana Mana and Kaduva in 2022.[23][24]

Release

Garudan is scheduled to be released in theatres on 3 November 2023.[25]

References
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