Saturday Night is a 2022 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film directed by Rosshan Andrrews and written by Naveen Bhaskar. It stars Nivin Pauly, Aju Varghese, Siju Wilson, and Saiju Kurup. The music was composed by Jakes Bejoy. The plot explores the relationship between four friends.[1]
| Saturday Night | |
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 First look poster | |
| Directed by | Roshan Andrews |
| Written by | Naveen Bhaskar |
| Produced by | Vinayaka Ajith |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Aslam K. Purayil |
| Edited by | T. Shivanandeeswaran |
| Music by | Jakes Bejoy |
Production company | Ajith Vinayaka Films |
| Distributed by | Ajith Vinayaka Release |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
This movie was released on 4 November 2022 and received mixed to negative response from audience and gradually it became box office disaster.[2]
Plot
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Four close friends reunite to find that the fourth, Stanley, to be completely different and mysterious and they set on a journey that explores the mysterious character and discover the true meaning of friendship.
Cast
edit- Nivin Pauly as Stanley, An Ex-Pilot
- Siju Wilson as Ajith Thomas
- Aju Varghese as Poocha Sunil
- Saiju Kurup as Justin
- Prathap Pothen as Davis Kalathiparambil
- Shari as Nirmala Davis
- Malavika Sreenath as Nikki Emmanuel
- Grace Antony as Susan Maria Paul
- Saniya Iyappan as Vaishnavi
- Vijay Menon as Paul John
- Bipin Perumbilli as Manjunath
- Shaani Shacky as Charles
- Ashwin Mathew as Willy
- Niva James as Rachel
- Ashwini as Sherin Joseph
- Roman Khan
Production
editDevelopment
editThe film is produced by Vinayaka Ajith under the banner of Ajith Vinayaka films. Naveen Bhaskar completed its script work. Saturday Night with Kirukkanum Koottukaarum is the film's full title. Nivin Pauly portrays Stanley. As per Nivin Pauly's social media post the film is a comedy entertainer.[3]
Casting
editRoshan Andrews who is the director of the film joined hands with Nivin Pauly as hero named Stanley for the film. While Nivin Pauly in the lead role, Aju Varghese, Saiju Kurup and Siju Wilson plays supporting characters.[4]
Filming
editThe shooting was started in March 2022. The director Rosshan Andrrews shared a behind the scene video of film shooting on 27 April 2022 that Roshan directing the film. He wrote along with the video, Shoot started… Saturday Night..[5] Cinematography was by Aslam K. Purayil, editor was T. Shivanandeeswaran.[6]
Music
editThe music was composed by Jakes Bejoy.
Release
editTheatrical
editThe film was released on 4 November 2022.[citation needed]
Home media
editThe digital rights of the film is acquired by Disney+ Hotstar and started streaming from 27 January 2023.[7] The satellite rights of the film is acquired by Asianet.[8]
Reception
editThe Times Of India rated the film 3 out of 5 stars and wrote "A tale of tight friends that needed tighter editing".[2] Indian express rated the film 0.5 out of 5 and wrote "This Nivin Pauly starrer is a huge disappointment".[9]
References
edit- ^ "Saturday Night Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes", The Times of India, retrieved 6 September 2022
- ^ a b "Saturday Night Movie Review : A tale of tight friends that needed tighter editing". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Nivin Pauly-Rosshan Andrrews film 'Saturday Night' gets first look". 18 August 2022.
- ^ "Nivin Pauly-Rosshan Andrrews film 'Saturday Night' gets first look". The New Indian Express. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Rosshan Andrrews-Nivin Pauly movie titled 'Saturday Night' | Malayalam Movie News - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Nivin Pauly-Rosshan Andrrews' Saturday Night first look poster out". Cinema Express. 17 August 2022. Retrieved 6 September 2022.
- ^ "Saturday Night OTT Release Date: When And Where To Watch Nivin Pauly's Malayalam Movie". English Jagran. 24 January 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Saturday Night Malayalam Movie OTT Release Date Announced By Disney+Hotstar Application - 27th January 2023". 20 January 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "Saturday Night movie review: This Nivin Pauly starrer is a huge disappointment". The Indian Express. 4 November 2022. Retrieved 31 July 2023.