Neru (film): Difference between revisions
Principal photography took place between August and October 2023 in and around [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. It was released in theatres worldwide on 21 December 2023.
Principal photography took place between August and October 2023 in and around [[Thiruvananthapuram]]. It was released in theatres worldwide on 21 December 2023.
”Neru” opened to critical acclaim from critics praising the cast performances (particularly Mohanlal and Anaswara Rajan), direction, screenplay, and editing.The movie is also performing well in box office making a gross collection of ₹20 crore in kerala box office within 6 days of its release. Neru is heavily inspired by the Hollywood movie Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketch_Artist_II:_Hands_That_See
”Neru” opened to critical acclaim from critics praising the cast performances (particularly Mohanlal and Anaswara Rajan), direction, screenplay, and editing.The movie is also performing well in box office making a gross collection of ₹20 crore in kerala box office within 6 days of its release.
== Plot ==
== Plot ==
2023 Indian film
Neru (pronounced [n̪eːɾə]; transl. Truth) is a 2023 Indian Malayalam-language courtroom drama film directed by Jeethu Joseph, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Santhi Mayadevi. It was produced and distributed by Antony Perumbavoor of Aashirvad Cinemas. The film stars Mohanlal along with Priyamani, Anaswara Rajan, Siddique, Sankar Induchoodan, Santhi and Jagadish in the supporting roles. The music was composed by Vishnu Shyam.
Principal photography took place between August and October 2023 in and around Thiruvananthapuram. It was released in theatres worldwide on 21 December 2023.
Neru opened to critical acclaim from critics praising the cast performances (particularly Mohanlal and Anaswara Rajan), direction, screenplay, and editing.The movie is also performing well in box office making a gross collection of ₹20 crore in kerala box office within 6 days of its release.
Sara, a blind girl is raped. The police lose hope as there is no scope of identifying the offender. Sara, with her sculptor skills, make a statue of her rapist and based on the similarities, they arrest Michael Joseph, son of a Mumbai based business man. Michael’s parents hire Advocate Rajashekhar and the former is granted bail, but Sara’s family decides to fight. CI Paul Vargheese, the investigating officer, suggests Vijayamohan, a brilliant lawyer who has not attended trials for many years now due to a past incident, as a special public prosecutor.
How Vijayamohan brings justice to Sara forms the rest of the story.
Neru inspired Hollywood movie
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See (1995) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sketch_Artist_II:_Hands_That_See
- Mohanlal as Advocate Vijayamohan, Special Public Prosecutor
- Priyamani as Advocate Poornima, Rajashekhar’s Daughter
- Anaswara Rajan as Sara Mohammed, Blind Sculptor
- Sankar Induchoodan as Michael Joseph
- Siddique as Advocate Rajashekhar, Defense Lawyer and Poornima’s Father
- Jagadish as Mohammed, Sara’s Stepfather
- K. B. Ganesh Kumar as CI Paul Varghese
- Santhi Mayadevi as Advocate Ahaana, Vijayamohan’s Junior (Old)
- Haritha G Nair as Advocate Aswathy, Vijayamohan’s Junior (New)
- Sreedhanya as Sara’s Stepmother
- Harikrishnan as Jayachandran, Michael’s Friend
- Aditi Ravi as Nikhila Jayachandran, Jayachandran’s Wife
- Nandhu as Public Prosecutor (Cameo Appearance)
- Mathew Varghese as Judge
- Dinesh Prabhakar as Robin
- Krishna Prabha as Doctor
- Kalesh Ramanand as Vinod, Michael’s Friend
- Poojappura Radhakrishnan as Vijayamohan’s Clerk
- Prashant Nair as CI Martin Joseph
- Ramadevi
- Resmi Anil as Seema, Mohammed’s House Servant
- Antony Perumbavoor
- Kalabhavan Jinto as Junior Advocate
- Chef Pillai
- Anup Achuthath Unnikrishnan as Advocate
Production[edit]
Development[edit]
I asked Shanti to write down in order as to how the legal procedures would unfold for such a case. But once she wrote it, I realised that it would be ideal for a series but there are different sets of challenges when you package it for a film. Also, there is a risk of monotony that can creep into the narrative. So the challenge was to keep it engaging and play to the gallery a bit without taking away the authenticity.
On 13 July 2023, producer Antony Perumbavoor officially announced an untitled film directed by Jeethu Joseph and starring Mohanlal. This project, with a working title Production No.33, signifies the 33rd production from Aashirvad Cinemas, with filming set to commence in August that year.[2] It was reported that Mohanlal would complete his work in a single short schedule before the commencement of the filming of Prithviraj Sukumaran-directed L2: Empuraan, which was postponed due to Prithviraj’s leg…
Read More: Neru (film): Difference between revisions