Ardhanareeswaran
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Ardhanareeswaran is an upcoming Malayalam fantasy
Adventure film
directed by Ratheesh Ravi. The film, which features Jayasurya
, Rima Kallingal
and Anoop Menon
, deals with transgender
ism, and includes over 300 hijadas. The film is about man raised as girl, who gets despised in his community which leads him to leave his home and in which he enters a land of Hijadas.
, Hampi
, Shimoga, Varanasi
, Mysore, Bellari. According to the director, the film will have action sequences never before seen in Indian Cinema. This film will reportedly have Jayasurya
performing his own stunts.
was chosen to play the lead role but had to drop the film due to clash of dates, Jayasurya
was chosen after the director watched Jayasurya's performance in Cocktail
. Rima Kallingal
plays the female lead alongside Jayasurya
in the film whilst Anoop Menon
will be seen as a supporting actor. Other members of the cast include Lena, Parvathy Menon , Jagathi Sreekumar and four new actors held from the auditions.
Cast
Fantasy film
Fantasy films are films with fantastic themes, usually involving magic, supernatural events, make-believe creatures, or exotic fantasy worlds. The genre is considered to be distinct from science fiction film and horror film, although the genres do overlap...
Adventure film
Adventure film
Adventure films are a genre of film.Unlike pure, low-budget action films they often use their action scenes preferably to display and explore exotic locations in an energetic way....
directed by Ratheesh Ravi. The film, which features Jayasurya
Jayasurya
Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
, Rima Kallingal
Rima Kallingal
Rima Kallingal is an Indian model and film actress, predominantly appearing Malayalam films. After being named First Runner Up in the Miss Kerala 2008 contest, she went to pursue a career in acting...
and Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon is a Indian film actor and screenwriter. He worked in television before achieving success as an actor in films. He won the 2008 Kerala State Film Award for second best actor and also the filmfare award 2009 for the same film.-Career:...
, deals with transgender
Transgender
Transgender is a general term applied to a variety of individuals, behaviors, and groups involving tendencies to vary from culturally conventional gender roles....
ism, and includes over 300 hijadas. The film is about man raised as girl, who gets despised in his community which leads him to leave his home and in which he enters a land of Hijadas.
Plot
Mathews, who is born as a boy child, but brought up as a girl. He is forced to leave the native place after the villagers make fun of him. He reaches the land of hijadas. After meeting many people there with the identical characteristics, he decides to become one among them in the name Sandhya.Production
The film under planning for three years now, in which now it has become full length film, the film's locations are BangaloreBangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
, Hampi
Hampi
Hampi is a village in northern Karnataka state, India. It is located within the ruins of Vijayanagara, the former capital of the Vijayanagara Empire. Predating the city of Vijayanagara, it continues to be an important religious centre, housing the Virupaksha Temple, as well as several other...
, Shimoga, Varanasi
Varanasi
-Etymology:The name Varanasi has its origin possibly from the names of the two rivers Varuna and Assi, for the old city lies in the north shores of the Ganga bounded by its two tributaries, the Varuna and the Asi, with the Ganges being to its south...
, Mysore, Bellari. According to the director, the film will have action sequences never before seen in Indian Cinema. This film will reportedly have Jayasurya
Jayasurya
Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
performing his own stunts.
Casting
Actor VikramVikram
Vikram may refer to:*Vikram , a male name in the Hindu community*Vikramāditya, a legendary king of India**Vikram, a character in Baital Pachisi, identified with Vikramāditya...
was chosen to play the lead role but had to drop the film due to clash of dates, Jayasurya
Jayasurya
Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
was chosen after the director watched Jayasurya's performance in Cocktail
Cocktail (2010 film)
Cocktail is a 2010 Malayalam thriller film edited and directed by Arun Kumar. The film stars Jayasurya, Anoop Menon, Samvrutha Sunil, Fahad Fazil, Innocent, and Mamukkoya. It is co-written by Anoop Menon and is an uncredited remake of the Canadian film Butterfly on a Wheel...
. Rima Kallingal
Rima Kallingal
Rima Kallingal is an Indian model and film actress, predominantly appearing Malayalam films. After being named First Runner Up in the Miss Kerala 2008 contest, she went to pursue a career in acting...
plays the female lead alongside Jayasurya
Jayasurya
Jayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
in the film whilst Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon
Anoop Menon is a Indian film actor and screenwriter. He worked in television before achieving success as an actor in films. He won the 2008 Kerala State Film Award for second best actor and also the filmfare award 2009 for the same film.-Career:...
will be seen as a supporting actor. Other members of the cast include Lena, Parvathy Menon , Jagathi Sreekumar and four new actors held from the auditions.
Cast
- JayasuryaJayasuryaJayasurya is an Indian film actor and comedian. He made his debut in 2001 in the Malayalam film Dosth and has since acted in about 50 films, notable ones being Swapnakkoodu , Pulival Kalyanam , Chathikkatha Chanthu , Classmates , Gulumaal , Happy Husbands and...
as Mathews/Sandhya - Rima KallingalRima KallingalRima Kallingal is an Indian model and film actress, predominantly appearing Malayalam films. After being named First Runner Up in the Miss Kerala 2008 contest, she went to pursue a career in acting...
- Anoop MenonAnoop MenonAnoop Menon is a Indian film actor and screenwriter. He worked in television before achieving success as an actor in films. He won the 2008 Kerala State Film Award for second best actor and also the filmfare award 2009 for the same film.-Career:...
as film director - LenaLena AbhilashLena Abhilash , is a Malayalam actress and a VJ . She is known for her contrasting roles in different Malayalam soaps, which otherwise is filled with tear-jerking female characters. She has acted in many films including Jayaraj's Sneham, Karunam and Shantam, Kochu Kochu Santhoshangal, Randam...
as Hema