Sayanna Varthakal

Sayanna Varthakal is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language socio-political satire film written and directed by debutant Arun Chandu and produced by D14 Entertainments. Co-written by Sachin R Chandran and Rahul Menon, the film stars Gokul Suresh, Dhyan Sreenivasan, Aju Varghese and newcomer Sharanya Sharma in lead roles. The music of the film is composed by Prashant Pillai and the cinematography is handled by Sarath Shaji. It is reported that the movie tells the tale of a film actor and his life in a government-affiliated organisation.

Cast

 * Gokul Suresh as Ravi Kumar
 * Dhyan Sreenivasan as Dennis
 * Aju Varghese as Jithu Joseph
 * Sharanya Sharma as Sithara
 * Makarand Deshpande
 * Vijayaraghavan
 * Indrans
 * Anand Manmadhan
 * Irshad
 * Dinesh Prabhakar
 * Vishnu Govindan

Production
Sayanna Varthakal is the directorial debut of Arun Chandu who was a former associate of director Vineeth Sreenivasan. During an interview to The New Indian Express Arun said, "Sayanna Varthakal is a media-related story and the title is actually a reference to the title of the media channel run by Dennis (Dhyan Sreenivasan). Gokul Suresh plays the character Ravi Kumar, a government employee who crosses paths with Dennis." Sayanna Varthakal began its principal photography in late June 2018, and it was shot in various locations, including Ernakulam, Kolkata and Nepal border.

Soundtrack
The film features original background score and songs composed by Prashant Pillai.