Abhilasham OTT Release Date: Saiju Kurup recently headlined this Malayalam film, which is now ready to make its digital debut. Released theatrically on March 29, the romantic saga received mixed reviews and earned Rs 1.08 crore at the box office. Directed by Shamzu Zayba, OTT lovers can now watch Abhilasham on Prime Video starting May 23, and those outside India can stream it on Simply South.
Produced by Ann Sariga Antony and Shankar Das under the banner of Second Show Productions, this Sreehari K Nair musical is cinematographed by Sajad Kakku and edited by Nimz. Other than Saiju, Abhilasham also stars Thanvi Ram, Arjun Ashokan, Shine Tom Chacko, Navas Vallikkunnu, Binu Pappu, Uma KP, Neeraja Rajendran, Sheethal Zackaria, Ajisha Prabhakaran, Nimna Fathoomi, Vasudev Sajeesh, Aadhish Praveen, Zhinz Shan and Nandana Rajan among others.
The story revolves around Abhilash, a man who has harboured feelings for his childhood friend Sherin for years but has never expressed them. After Sherin returns to town as a widow with a daughter, Abhilash's unspoken love resurfaces. His best friend, a lawyer named Ajesh, devises a plan to bring them closer by involving them in a legal complication over a shipment of attar bottles, leading to humorous and heartfelt situations.
A part of The Lensmen¡¯s review of the film read, ¡°Abhilasham was a concept where if they had reduced the melodrama and used the climax to build a 20-minute short film, the feel factor would have worked wonderfully. The kind of breathing space the film gets when Binu Pappu and Tanvi Ram have a conversation at the end should have been the movie¡¯s tone. But unfortunately, that happens only at the very end after dragging a slim plot for almost two hours.¡±
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