- By Simran Srivastav
- Tue, 16 May 2023 09:48 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Jude Anthany Joseph's directorial '2018: Everyone Is A Hero' has revived the Malayalam film industry once again. The movie has impressed the audience and critics with the excellent work of the star cast and the director. '2018' depicts the devastating 2018 floods in Kerala and how people came together to survive this natural calamity.
2018 Box Office Collection:
According to a report by OTT Play, 2018 has collected Rs 100 crore worldwide within 14 days. The movie reportedly collected Rs 44 crore from Kerala since its release and Rs 56 crore from other states and worldwide. As per reports, 2018 has become the fastest Malayalam film to collect Rs 100 crore worldwide.
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Earlier, Mohanlal's films 'Lucifer' and 'Pulimurugan' collected Rs 120 crore and Rs 140 crore respectively.
Meanwhile, according to a report, SonyLiv has bagged the OTT rights of '2018' and the movie is expected to release on OTT by June 9, 2023.
At an event, Tovino talked about the positive response received to his film. He said, "To get such overwhelmingly positive reviews for a film we shot mostly soaked in water is an amazing feeling. I can’t think of a single film that garnered 100% positive reviews on social media before. Maybe because this is a film every Malayalee feels close to his/her heart. We feel an emotional attachment to the film."
He added, "I remember crying when I read the script. But I didn’t tell anyone. Jude would be all over the location enacting the scenes for us. I remember waiting to go home once the sun comes out only to have a raincoat-clad Jude standing in water, writing down some scenes on a piece of paper that needs to be shot."
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The movie stars Kunchacko Boban, Tovino Thomas and Asif Ali in the lead role with Vineeth Sreenivasan, Aparna Balamurali, Kalaiyarasan, Narain, Lal, Indrans, Aju Varghese, Tanvi Ram, Sshivada, and Gauthami Nair in pivotal roles.
On the work front, Tovino Thomas will star in 'Ajayante Randam Moshanam' along with Krithi Shetty, Aishwarya Rajesh, Surabhi Lakshmi and Basil Joseph in the lead roles. The movie is written by Sujith Nambiar and directed by Jithin Laal and Tovino Thomas will be seen in a triple role. The film's cinematography is handled by Jomon T. John and the music is composed by Dhibu Nainan Thomas.
