Maryan (2013)
July 19, 2013Release Date
Maryan (2013)
July 19, 2013Release Date
Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.
Dhanush
Maryan
Parvathy Thiruvothu
Panimalar
Jagan
Sami
Salim Kumar
Thomayya
Uma Riyaz Khan
Seeli
Appukutty
Sakkarai
Bharat Bala
Director
Ganapathy Bharat
Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateJuly 19, 2013
Original Nameமரியான்
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 25m
Budget$1,100,000
Genres
Wiki.
Maryan (pronounced Mariyāņ; transl. Immortal) is a 2013 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by Bharat Bala, and produced by V. Ravichandran, under the banner Aascar Films, starring Dhanush and Parvathy Thiruvothu. The film has music and background score composed by A. R. Rahman; cinematography and editing were done by Marc Koninckx and Vivek Harshan respectively. The dialogues in the film were penned by Joe D' Cruz. Oscar-award winner Resul Pookutty was the sound designer of the film. Maryan is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film's title represents the character as "a man who never dies".The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from Tamil Nadu were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan by mercenaries. Bharatbala narrated the story to Dhanush on September 2011, and the film was announced officially on March 2012, revealing the details of the cast and crew. The commencement of the principal photography took place on the same date, and was primarily shot across Sudan and Kanyakumari in Tamil Nadu. The underwater scenes were filmed in Andamans and scenes featuring arid land were filmed at Rann of Kutch in Gujarat.
The film released in Auro 3D sound format on selective screens in India and worldwide on 19 July 2013. The film received positive critical reception in India. The film had the biggest opening in the United States amongst all Indian films releasing on the same date. However, in Tamil Nadu the film was declared as an average grosser. The dubbed Telugu version of the film titled Mariyaan was released on 11 September 2015.