Amen Information

Amen is a 2013 Indian Malayalam romantic musical comedy film directed by Lijo Jose Pellissery and starring Indrajith, Fahadh Faasil, Swati Reddy, Natasha Sahgal and Rachana Narayanankutty in the lead roles. This film is the debut Malayalam film of Telugu actress Swati Reddy. The story revolves around the lives of few people around an ancient Syrian Church. The film reached the theaters on 22 March 2013 receiving rave reviews and huge response from the theatrers.

Cast

• Indrajith as Father Vincent Vattolli
• Fahadh Faasil as Solomon
• Swati Reddy as Sosanna
• Rachana Narayanankutty as Clara
• Natasha Sahgal as Michelle
• Joy Mathew as Father Abraham Ottaplakal
• Nandu as Philipose
• Kalabhavan Mani as Looyi pappan
• Sunil Sukhada as Kapyar
• Anil Murali as Davis
• Rajesh Habbar as Estappan
• Chemban Vinod Jose As Paily
• Kainagiri Thankaraj as chalipappan
• Sudheer Karamana as Mathayichan
• Chali Pala as Mathews
• Kulapulli Leela as Shop Keeper
• Nisha as Sosanna's mother

Production

The film is scripted by P. S. Rafeeque, who also wrote Lijo's debut feature film Nayakan (2010). Abinandhan Ramanujam is the cinematographer who also wielded the camera for The Postman, a national award winning non-feature film from Chennai and shot the vivid TV series for MTV, The Rush. Indrajith was selected play the role of Father Vincent Vattolli, the pastor of a church in a village called Kumaragiri. This film is the actor's third film with Lijo after stellar performances in the critically acclaimed Nayakan and City of God (2011). Fahadh Faasil plays the other lead character named Solomon, who is in love with Sosanna, enacted by Subramaniapuram fame Swati Reddy. Meanwhile, scripwriter-turned-actor Natasha Sahgal, plays Indrajith's love interest in this film. Swati Reddy will play the role of a singer, who is part of a choir.One of the song in the The movie Amen called "shap song" was taken in a single shot.

Soundtrack

Amen's songs and background score are composed by Prashant Pillai. The music album has 7 songs:

1. Aatmavin by Karita Mohan,Shwetha Mohan, Preeti Pillai,Sanker Sharma
2. Solomanum Shoshannayum by Preeti Pillai,Shreekumar Vakkiyil
3. Pampara Pa Pa by Sopanam Anil,Sopanam Satheesh, Remya Nambeesan,Nithin Raj
4. The Vattolli song by Lucky Ali
5. Karuthiku Thithai by Sopanam Anil,Sopanam Satheesh, Nithin Raj,Sankar Sharma
6. Meen by Alyssa Mendonsa
7. Spirit Of Amen by Sankar Sharma,Alphons Joseph,Prashant Pillai

Release and reception

KeralaBoxoffice.com says that " Movie definitely appeals to you even it will be dragging at times. But, watch it for the total cinematic experience it provides "

Theaterbalcony.com gave a superb 88% and said that "That attitude of Lijo Jose with P.S Rafeeque to work forward with Amen and the belief, the guts of Mr.Fareed Khan to bring it out neatly and ofcourse beautifully desires lots of credit for their experimental piece."

Sify.com came up with a verdict brillient which says "With top-notch visuals, magnificent narrative style, superb performances from the entire cast, this is a shockingly spectacular experience that takes you to an altogether different world"