Solamante Theneechakal

Solamante Theneechakal is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed by Lal Jose and written by P. G. Prageesh. Produced by Lal Jose through the production house LJ Films, the film features Joju George along with debutants Shambhu Menon, Darshana S. Nair, Addis Antony Akkara and Vincy Aloshious in lead roles. Vidyasagar composed the film's music, and the cinematography was handled by Ajmal Sabu.

Solamante Theneechakal
Directed byLal Jose
Written byP. G. Prageesh
Screenplay byP. G. Prageesh
Produced byLal Jose
StarringJoju George
CinematographyAjmal Sabu
Edited byRanjan Abraham
Music byVidyasagar
Production
company
Distributed byLJ Films
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Cast

Production

Casting

The first audition of the film was held in 2018 and 16 actors were shortlisted including eight male and eight females from nearly 10,000 applications.[4] In May 2018, it was announced by director Lal Jose that the lead actors for his upcoming film will be selected through a talent hunt show Nayika Nayakan aired on Mazhavil Manorama[5] which will have 16 contestants competing in 4 rounds.[6] On the finale, Shambhu Menon and Darshana S. Nair were declared the winners of the show by Jose and the lead pair for his upcoming film. The runners-up of the show Vincy Aloshious and Addis Antony Akkara were selected to play pivotal roles in the film.[7] Jose commended that the reason he chose Shambhu and Darshana was purely professional. He added that "he wanted them for the particular roles in that movie. Their body language, accent, gestures, past life etc were apt for his character."[8] Lead actor, Shambhu transformed his physique to suit the character and also started practising martial arts and parkour for his upcoming role.[9][10] On 17 November 2021, Joju George was revealed to be a part of the film.[11] Scriptwriter P. G. Prageesh disclosed that Vincy and Darshana would be playing two women civil police officers who lead an ordinary life in the outskirts of Kochi. Addis will be playing the character of a circle inspector with Shambhu cast as a youngster who lives alone in Kochi, doing random jobs.[12] Johny Antony was also announced as a part of the cast in March 2022.[13]

Filming

The film was expected to start rolling in May 2019[9] but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[14][11] Principal photography began on 17 November 2021 with a customary pooja function held in Kochi. The film was expected to wrap up in a single schedule by mid-January 2022.[4] The film has Njarakkal Police Station, Eloor, Kumbalangi and other different parts of Kochi as the film's locations.[12]

Post-production

The title of the film was announced as Solamante Theneechakal through a title-poster released on 5 March 2022 through the official social media accounts of director Lal Jose.[15][16] The filming was also revealed to be over on an unspecified date.[17]

Soundtrack

Composer Vidyasagar provided the music for the film. Vayalar Sarath Chandra Varma and Vinayak Sasikumar are the lyricists.[11] The film's soundtrack audio was launched at the grand finale of reality show Super 4 Juniors, aired in Mazhavil Manorama.[18] The soundtrack album was distributed by the label of Manorama Music. The teaser of the first song of the film "Aanandamo" was released on 12 April 2022.[19]

Solamante Theneechakal
Soundtrack album by
Vidyasagar
Recorded2021–2022
GenreFilmi
LanguageMalayalam
LabelManorama Music
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Aanandamo"Vinayak SasikumarAbhay Jodhpurkar, Anwesshaa5:21

See also

References
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  18. "Ruth Ann Toby is the winner of Mazhavil Manorama Super 4 Juniors". On Manorama. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 17 April 2022.
  19. "Vidayasagar magic back in lyrical video teaser of 'Solamante Thenichakal'". On Manorama. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
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