Aaraattu (2022 film)

Grand festival), is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language action comedy film[3] co-produced and directed by B. Unnikrishnan and written by Udaykrishna.The film stars Mohanlal with Shraddha Srinath, Ramachandra Raju, Siddique, Vijayaraghavan, Saikumar, and Nedumudi Venu in supporting roles.The film was released on 18 February 2022, where it received mostly mixed to negative reviews from both audience and critics mainly criticising the direction and poor storyline leading to its underperformance at box office [4] In Muthalakotta, a village in Palakkad, people are financially recovering from the 2018 floods through gaining self-sufficiency via numerous farming ventures.Produced by Antony Binoy and Sakthi( Hippo prime motion pictures And movie pay medias) B.Unnikrishnan (R.D .Illuminations) Production In May 2020, director B. Unnikrishnan shared a picture of him having a meeting with screenwriter Udaykrishna, cinematographer Vijay Ulaganath, editor Shameer Muhammed and some technical crew for revealing that they are in the pre-production work of a film amid the COVID-19 lockdown in India.[8] Unnikrishnan said that ₹30 lakh will be allotted for COVID-19 precautions, and the film would have a larger than usual crew by COVID-19 pandemic standards, which would take 60 days to shoot.[12] The film was produced by the production houses RD Illuminations, Hippo Prime Motion Pictures, and Movie Pay Media's.Antony binoy and Sakthi "Mohanlal shares pic with AR Rahman on 'Aaraattu' sets".[21] Mohanlal completed his portion by 11 February 2021, with one day shoot left to be shot in March second week.[29] Originally scheduled for 20 August 2021, the premiere was postponed due to closure of theatres in Kerala because of COVID-19 pandemic in India.[32] Sanjith Sidhardhan of OTTplay gave 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "All-out Mohanlal show works only when it doesn't take itself too seriously" [33] The Times of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "Aaraattu is not a clever film, but if you are looking for a 'return to the theatre' family entertainer, this might serve your purpose.[37] Sowmya Rajendran of The News Minute gave 1.5 out of 5 stars and called it "loud, bombastic and boring.
The integral portions of the film has been shot in Palakkad district .
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