Vazhiye

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Vazhiye
First look poster
Directed byNirmal Baby Varghese
Written byNirmal Baby Varghese
Produced byBaby Chaithanya
CinematographyMidhun Eravil[1]
Edited byNirmal Baby Varghese
Music byEvan Evans
Production
company
Casablanca Film Factory
Release date
  • 11 June 2022 (2022-06-11)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Vazhiye (transl. The Trail) is a 2022 Indian

Indian cinema.[3][11][12][13]

Premise

The film narrates the story of two

vloggers that decide to make a documentary film about a mystery land, where they confront perilous, nightmarish situations.[3][14]

Cast

Production

Development

On 4 March 2019, The New Indian Express reported that Nirmal was working on his next project titled Vazhiye, a found-footage horror film.[16] Nirmal announced Vazhiye on his facebook on 31 August 2020.[4][6][13][17][18][19] The film is produced by Baby Chaithanya under the banner of Casablanca Film Factory in association with Vivid Frames.[20][21] American Evan Evans was signed as the composer.[3][11][22][18]

Filming

Principal photography began on 28 September 2020 with a customary

Cherupuzha, Kanamvayal and around the Kasaragod-Karnataka border.[27][28][29][30][31][32] Shooting was wrapped on 20 October 2020 at Konnakkad.[33][34][35][36][37]

Soundtrack

The original background score and theme music is composed by American film score composer Evan Evans.[3][11][14]

Release

The film screened at the Toronto Indie Horror Film Fest in May 2022.[38]

Home Media

Film started streaming on the American OTT platform Diverse Cinema from 11 June 2022.[39] Also available for streaming on Amazon Prime Video from 12 August 2022.[40]

Awards and accolades

Awards

Year Awards Category Result Ref(s)
2022 Festivus Film Festival Best Feature Film Runner-up [41][42][43]
2022 Roshani International Film Festival Best Director of Experimental Film Won [44][45]

Film festival official selections

Year Film Festival Ref(s)
2022 Toronto Indie Horror Fest [46]

Vazhiye Indie Film Fest

In 2024, team Vazhiye started ‘Vazhiye Indie Film Fest’, which showcases independent movies and support independent filmmakers from around the world.[47]

See also

References

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External links

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