Veyil (2022 film)

Veyil (transl. Sunlight) is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language drama film written and directed by Sarath Menon.[1] It is produced by Joby George under the banner of Goodwill Entertainments. The film stars Shane Nigam and Shine Tom Chacko.[2]

Veyil
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySarath Menon
Written bySarath Menon
Produced byJoby George
StarringShane Nigam
Shine Tom Chacko
CinematographyShaz Mohammed
Edited byPraveen Prabhakar
Music byPradeep Kumar
Production
company
Release date
  • 25 February 2022 (2022-02-25)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Veyil marks Sarath's directorial debut. The music is composed by Pradeep Kumar, while Shaz Mohammed completed the cinematography and Praveen Prabhakar has done the editing.[3] The film was released on 25 February 2022, having been postponed from the initial release on 28 January 2022.[4][5][6]

Plot

Karthi and Sidhu live with their mother. As a family, how they face life and deal with all the challenges thrown at them is what forms the crux of the story.

Cast
  • Shane Nigam as Sidharth/Sid
  • Shine Tom Chacko as Jomy Mathew
  • Sreerekhaa as Radha
  • Sona Olickal[7] as Sruthy
  • James Elia as Baby Mathew
  • Merin Jose Pottackal as Merin
  • Saed Imran as Karthik/Karthi
  • Anandhu PM as Chimban
  • Bitto Davis as Famous Francis
  • Sudhi Koppa

Soundtrack

The music for the film is being composed by Pradeep Kumar with lyrics for the songs written by Vinayak Sasikumar and Anwar Ali. Renganaath Ravee is in charge of sound design.

Veyil
Soundtrack album by
Pradeep Kumar
Released2021 (2021)
Recorded2020
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length3:34
LabelGoodwill Entertainments
ProducerJoby George
Singles from Veyil
  1. "The Hey Song"
    Released: 27 August 2021
Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."The Hey Song"Vinayak SasikumarAasha Sriram3:34
Total length:3:34

Release

The film was initially scheduled to release on 28 January 2022 , but was postponed due to Covid-19 . The film was released on 25 February 2022 after many postponements.

Reception

Veyil received positive reviews from critics. Deepa Soman of Times of India gave a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote "A relatable family drama".[8] OTTplay gave a rating of 3.5/5 and wrote "Shane Nigam revels in Sarath Menon's stellar family drama about the prism of perspectives".[9] The News Minute gave 3/5 and wrote "This Shane Nigam film is well-made, just a tad confusing".[10] The Cinema Express wrote that "Broken bonds are repaired in this deeply affecting family drama".[11]

References
  1. "Exclusive! Director Sarath Menon: I completed the first draft of 'Veyil' back in 2013". The Times of India. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. "Shane Nigam and Shine Tom Chacko-starrer Veyil gets first poster". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
  3. "Shane Nigam – starrer 'Veyil' film's trailer is here". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
  4. "veyil movie: ഷെയൻ നിഗതതിനറെ 'വെയില'; റിലീസ പരഖയാപിചച". Asianet News. 4 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. "Shane Nigam starrer 'Veyil' release postponed". Times of India. 27 January 2022. Retrieved 5 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "'ഭൂതകാല'ത്തിനു ശേഷം ഷെയ്‍ന്‍ നിഗം; 'വെയില്‍' റിലീസ് തീയതി പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചു". Asianet News. 5 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "New poster of 'Veyil' is out". Asianet. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  8. "Veyil Movie Review : A relatable family drama". The Times of India. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  9. "Veyil movie review: Shane Nigam revels in Sarath Menon's stellar family drama about the prism of perspectives". OTTplay. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  10. "Veyil review: This Shane Nigam film is well-made, just a tad confusing". The News Minute. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
  11. "Veyil Movie Review: Broken bonds are repaired in this deeply affecting family drama". The Cinema Express. 25 February 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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