Mollywood’s coming of age drama Hridayam which was released on 21 Jan(Friday), is said to be getting amazing responses at the Box Office. It is written and directed by Vineeth Sreenivasan.
If reports are to be believed, Hridayam is soon to reach its break-even point, it has grossed around Rs 15 crores in its 1st week of release. The film showcases the life journey of Arun Neelakandan (portrayed by Pranav Mohanlal) who is from Kerala and goes to study in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, It depicts his Romance, friendship, break-up, etc.
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The audience is showering much love to the film as we can guess from the footfalls that are arriving at the ticket windows. The film has also been appreciated by the critics as well, The New Indian Express gave it 4/5 stars, TOI 3.5/5, The Quint 3.5/5, and Pinkvilla 3.5/5. They praised the screenplay writing, direction, and the main lead’s performance.
If we talk about its Box Office Collectin, Hridayam crosses the 50 Cr mark Worldwide, so the makers can take more time to show it on OTT.
Star Cast
Kalyani Priyadarshan played the lead actress role opposite Pranav, who was also seen in the superhit time-loop political thriller Silambarasan starrer Maanaadu. Other actors Darshan Rajendran, Vijayraghavan, Aju Varghese, Arun Kurian are also playing key roles in the film.
Hridyam’s Over The Top(OTT) Release?
Talking about Hridayam’s digital release earlier it was being said that makers have decided to premiere the film on the streaming platform Netflix but now we have learned that makers as of now are not thinking about the film digital premiere as it is running quite well in cinemas and DR acquired by Disney+ Hotstar.
The movie is to release soon on 18th Feb 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar:
#Hridayam #OTT rights @DisneyPlusHS, Satellite #Asianet pic.twitter.com/hIFSEd1cU7
— Sreedhar Pillai (@sri50) January 29, 2022
Behind The Scenes(BTS) Team
Hridayam is backed by Visakh Subramaniam under the banner of Merryland Cinema in association with Big Bang Entertainments. Merryland Cinemas are also the distributors. The cinematography and the editing have been carried out by Vishwajith Odukkathil and Ranjan Abraham respectively. The music is given by Hesham Abdul Wahab.
The Romantic drama Hridayam is receiving so much love overseas also, the worldwide collection is around Rs 47 Cr.
Kalyani Priyadarshan Upcoming Films
Films lead actress Kalyani Priyadarshan who was seen in two south Indian blockbusters in 2021 named Maanaadu and Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham will now soon be seen on a digital platform with the film Bro Daddy starring Mohanlal.
She will then be sharing screen space with Tovino Thomas in the action comedy film Thallumaala, which is reportedly in its production phase now.
