Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo

Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language family drama film directed by G. Prajith and written by Sajeev Pazhoor. The film stars Biju Menon and Samvrutha Sunil, with Alencier Ley Lopez, Sudhi Koppa, Dinesh Prabhakar, and Mangal in supporting roles. It was released on 12 July 2019 to positive reviews from critics.

Plot

Suni is a daily wage worker who lives in a modest house with his wife, Geetha, and their daughter. Geetha had left her home to be with Suni and is pretty sad about her husband's drinking habit.
One night Suni finds a lorry that has just met with an accident. He is excited seeing that the lorry is carrying bottles of foreign liquor. He calls his friends and they decide to loot some boxes of liquor. Their troubles start from then on.

Cast

Biju Menon as Suni
Samvrutha Sunil as Geetha, Suni's wife
Alencier Ley Lopez as Karuppai
Sudhi Koppa as Thamara/Abhilash
Dinesh Prabhakar as Prasad
Mangal as Shanavaz
Johny Antony as George Kutty
Jaffar Idukki as Rameshan
Sruthy Jayan as Jessy
Sreelakshmi as Annamma
Saiju Kurup as Kuryan
Bhagath Manuel as Salim
Srikant Murali as S.I Aboobakkar
Rajan Pootharakkal
Sudheesh as Sukumaran Mash
Vettukili Prakash as Antony
Sumangal
Muhammad Musthafa
Arun as Kunjambu, Geetha's brother
G. Suresh Kumar as Govindan, Geetha's father
Dharmajan Bolgatty as A. Vincent

Production

Biju Menon was approached by writer Pazhoor for the lead role. He agreed to do the role after liking the one-line story. After six months, Pazhoor completed the full screenplay. The female lead role was finalized after the filming began. While they were looking for a suitable actress, it was Menon who contacted Samvrutha, and she immediately agreed after hearing the story. The film marks the return of Samvrutha in films after a hiatus. Samvrutha filmed for 20 days. The film was shot in a well-developed village which is famous for its natural resources and infrastructure between Mahé and Thalassery and in parts of Kannur and Kozhikode. About the film's title, Pazhoor said "You can connect it to Suni. His nature is such that you can't trust him easily until he emphasises that he is telling the truth,".

Soundtrack

The film features songs composed by Shaan Rahman and Viswajith while the background scoring was done by Bijibal. Soundtrack album was released by Goodwill Entertainments.

Release

Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo was released on 12 July 2019.

Critical reception

Upon release, the film received positive reviews from critics. Rating 4 out of 5 stars The Times of India wrote: "Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo works because of the storytelling, but also because everyone seems to have done their best... Working with a wonderful little screenplay, G Prajith has crafted a superb story that shows you can make a compelling movie without bombastic dialogues, action scenes or even a big star cast". The Hindu wrote "Sathyam Paranja Vishwasikkuvo is a believable tale that hits home".