Yakshiyum Njaanum is a 2010 Malayalam film by Vinayan

Vinayan

Vinayan is an Indian film director, mainly of Malayalam movies. He started his career with the film Super Star, in which he used a Mohanlal look-alike in the lead role....

 who himself has done the story and playwright for this film. The film is produced in the banner of RG Productions India Pvt. Ltd by new face multinational industrialist Rubon Gomez.

Yakshiyum Njanum is a suspense horror thriller and is director Vinayan's third film of this genre after the super hits Aakasha Ganga

Aakasha Ganga

Aakasha Ganga is a 1999 Malayalam horror film by Vinayan starring Divya Unni and Mukesh-Plot:The Manikyasseri family buried their maid, Ganga, after she became pregnant by a member of the family. Her soul was exorcised into a tree near where she was buried. One day a girl named Daisy, during a...

 and Vellinakshatram

Vellinakshatram (film)

Vellinakshatram is 2004 Malayalam horror film by Vinayan starring Prithviraj Sukumaran.-Plot:Vinod falls in love with Aswathi and marries her. Aswathi dies while giving birth to their first child, but the child survives. This causes her mother into mental breakdown 4 years. A spirit of Warrior's...

. Yakshiyum Njanum is the first Malayalam film to be shot in Red One camera which has immense potential for graphics.

Plot

The movie Yakshiyum Njanum runs around social circumstances in our society, with horror and fantasy. The Film runs around the ghost Athira played by Meghna Raj, Syam (Gautham) plays hero. Thilikan enacts the role of an astrologer, Narayanji. Mala Aravidan as Vatmeki an evil witch. Captain Raju as Athiras father, Sudeer as Menon, Parur Ramachandran as Gounder.

Production

The shooting of the film commenced on December 2, 2009 at various locations – Marine Drive, Vaikom

Vaikom

Vaikom is a taluk and also its capital town, situated in the North-West of Kottayam in Kerala, India. Its western border is the Lake Vembanad, and is crossed by various estuaries of the River Muvattupuzha. It lies between Ernakulam and Kottayam...

, Muhamma, Cherthala

Cherthala

Cherthala is a town located in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India. It is located 30 km south of the city of Kochi and 22 km north of Alappuzha town, on the Kochi-Alappuzha streatch of both the National Highway 47 as well as the costal Rail-route.lt is 85 km from the...

, Vypin Beach, Kakkanad

Kakkanad

Kakkanad is a region in the city of Kochi, in the state of Kerala, India. This is the part of Kochi where much of its IT industry is based in. It is also the administrative headquarters of the District of Ernakulam ....

, Athirapally, Kuttalam, Ambasamudram, Achankovil, Thenmala, Palaruvi.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was scored by débutante Sajan Madhav, with lyrics penned by Kaithapram

Kaithapram

Kaithapram Damodaran Namboothiri , popularly known as Kaithapram, is a noted Indian poet, lyricist, music director, actor, singer, screenwriter, music therapist, and performer of Carnatic music. He is the son of the late singer Keshavan Namboothiri and Aditi Antharjanam...

 and Vinayan

Vinayan

Vinayan is an Indian film director, mainly of Malayalam movies. He started his career with the film Super Star, in which he used a Mohanlal look-alike in the lead role....

. The composer is the son of music maestro Raveendran Master

Raveendran

M. Raveendran , fondly called as "Raveendran Master" was a popular South Indian music composer and Playback singer from Kerala. He was always referred to as the aristocratic music director of Malayalam who had a distinctive style of his own. He composed more than 150 films primarily for the...

. The album featured 4 songs and the karaoke

Karaoke

is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...

 of them and it got mostly positive reviews.

Song	Artist(s)
"Vrindhavanamundo"	Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan Madhu Balakrishnan is an Indian playback singer, who sings in Malayalam, Telugu, Tamil and Kannada languages.-Biography:Madhu Balakrishnan is from Tripunithura, Cochin, Kerala in India. A Graded artist in All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed with all major playback singers in Kerala...
"Anuragayamune"	K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra K. S. Chithra often credited as Chithra , is an Indian playback singer who has made her mark in the Indian music playback industry. Popularly known as Chinna Kuyil of South India, she has lent her voice to Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Oriya, Hindi, Assamese, Bengali, Badaga and Punjabi films...
"Thenundo Poove"	Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas Vijay Yesudas Kattassery , commonly credited as Vijay Yesudas, is an Indian playback singer, who has sung songs in Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, Kannada, Tulu and Telugu.-Early life:... , Manjari
"Ponmane"	Sithara Krishnakumar
"Vrindhavanamundo (karaoke)"	Instrumental
"Anuragayamune (karaoke)"	Instrumental
"Thenundo Poove (karaoke)"	Instrumental
"Ponmane (karaoke)"	Instrumental

External links

• http://yakshiyumnjanum.info
• http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/6951/yakshiyum-njanum.html
• http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/7293/malayalam/yakshiyum-njanum/index.htm