You Can Watch Roshan Mathew's Maharani On This OTT Platform
The Malayalam comedy-drama Maharani is a delightful mix of comedy and entertainment.
Malayalam cinema fans have a reason to celebrate as the comedy-drama film Maharani is all set to make its debut on OTT. Starring Shine Tom Chacko and Roshan Mathew, the movie was released in theatres on November 24. The movie is steered by the Mollywood director G Marthandan, known for comedies like Daivathinte Swanatham Cleetus and Paavada. The movie's script is penned by Ratheesh Ravi and is jointly produced by Sujit Balan and NM Badusha under the banner of Badusha Productions.
Now after months of its theatrical release, the Malayalam comedy-drama will start streaming on the OTT platform Manorama Max from June 21. Announcing the same, the streaming giant dropped an official poster of the film on their social media. Alongside the post, they wrote, 'Maharani | June 21 | manoramaMAX."
Apart from Roshan Mathew and Shine Tom Chacko, Maharani boasts an ensemble cast of other talented actors like Harishree Ashokan, Johnny Antony, Jafar Idukki, Balu Varghese, Sujith Balan, Sruthy Jayan, Kailash, Gokulan, Aswat Lal and Raghunath Paleri in significant roles in the movie. The film has a musical score composed by Govind Vasantha and Gopi Sundar. The cinematography of the movie is done by Lokanathan and the editing work is handled by Noufal Abdullah.
The movie promises a delightful mix of comedy and entertainment. Set against the backdrop of an imaginary village in the Alleppey district of Kerala, Maharani revolves around the characters Aji (played by Shine) and Viji (played by Roshan), the two protagonists of the movie.
Despite the odds, both of them are faithful and close friends who never fail to encourage each other. While Aji expects to elope with his lover, Viji wishes to find a partner who would help him improve his financial situation. However, when Aji's romantic interest, Rani, goes missing, her family blames the two guys and their group of friends for her disappearance. Watch as Aji and Viji ultimately get rid of their names in this matter while desperately searching for Rani.
Shot in the picturesque locales of Cherthala, Alappuzha district in Kerala, Maharani is the first-ever movie in Malayalam cinema that was entirely shot on the Sony Venice 2. It's a cinematic camera with one of the two full-frame photographic sensors that are included with the camera to produce exceptionally good pictures.
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