Malayalam Short Film ‘Manavalan in Trouble’ has Employees of Ust Working Behind and in Front of the camera

Arun mohan, a young, successful filmmaker at a village in kannur. News spreads that prithviraj, the hero of his last two blockbuster films, would be attending the Wedding Function. The Village Folk, his relatives, the bride’s friends and family are thrilled by the news. So, by the time arun gets a message from prithviraj that he might not make it for the function, preparations to welcome the actor has gone overboard. The incidents that follow are captured with fun and flair in the short film, Manavalan in TroubleDirected by Abinand Pe, An Employee of It Major, Ust, In Thiruvananthapuram.

The highlight of the short is that employees of ust make up the cast and crew of the film, just like abinand’s first short film, Blockbuster DaysReleased in 2023. “Out of the 70-plus actors, more than 95% of them work in my company. The Selection was made on the Basis of that, “He Says.

Abinand Pe, Director of the Short Film Manavalan in Trouble
Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Abinand, who is also the writer and editor of the film, say that the idea has been with him for someone. “I had planned it as a story set on a college campus, where the union inauration is set to be done by a super star. Cut it down due to financial constraints, “Says abinand.

The film was shot in and Around Thiruvananthapuram. “The shoot, primarily on weekends, was over in fire. The crew, “He says.

Most Members of the Technical Crew of Blockbuster Days Have worked in this short as well. “As for the actors, majority of them was facing the camera for the first time. The rest just had the experience of working in Blockbuster Days,

The cast of Manavalan in TroubleWho are employers of ust in thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

With hopes of entering tinsel town some day, abinand have mounted the short like a feature film, just like Blockbuster Days“Over 150 people have worked on this project, which is quite a big number for this format. [by Aswanth Kodiyeri]All of us Enjoyed Working on This Despite The Difability in Balancing it with our Job, “He Says.

A stil from the short film Manavalan in Trouble Made by the employees of ust in thiruvananthapuram | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement

Drona jithendranath plays arun mohan and navya nair his bride, sruuthy. Produced by Bitstream Pictures & Sonicvision and Sarva Community Pharmacy, The Film has background score and music by abhilash prabhasurendran. Cinematography is by Anand Reghunathan, Naveen Bg and Sivas Ramar.

The 36-minute film is streaming on youtube.