'Aavasayuham' and 'Purusha Pretham' director Krishand announces new film

Krishand, the National Film Award and Kerala State Film Award winning filmmaker behind such Malayalam films as Aavasavyuham and Purusha Pretham, has announced his next, Masthishka Maranam (Brain Death): A Frankenbiting of Simon's Memories. The first-look posters have been unveiled by the makers. 

 

With story, screenplay, and direction handled by Krishand, the film, which belongs to the Cyberpunk genre, promises to be another unique and quirky adventure, reflected in the title which continues the filmmaker's tradition of long, attention-grabbing names. 

 

When contacted by THE WEEK, Krishand described his film in one line: "A satire on mind and 'attention real estate' while technology encroaches personal space." Interesting, no?

 

Ajith Vinayaka Films, the producers of the Kerala State Award winner Gaganachari, is bankrolling the film which has a cast list comprising some of the most accomplished actors in Malayalam mainstream and independent cinema. 

 

Aside from Krishand's regular collaborators like Rahul Rajagopal, Vishnu Agasthya, Zhins Shan, and Sreenath Babu, the film also stars Divya Prabha, Niranj Maniyanpilla Raju, Rajisha Vijayan, Jagadish, Nandhu, Suresh Krishna, Shambhu, Anoop Mohandas, Santhy Balachandran, and Jain Andrews among others.

 

Prayag Mukundan is the director of photography while Varkey handles the music.

 

Meanwhile, Krishand has two projects completed and ready for release — a feature film Sangarsha Khadana - The Art of Warfare (which premiered at the last edition of IFFK) and a SonyLIV web series titled Sambhava Vivaranam Naalara Sangham. 

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