# Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil...
**Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil...** (മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ...; English rendering: *Dust Art Redrawn in Respiration*) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language experimental mockumentary written and directed by Dr. Abhilash Babu, crowdfunded under [The Week](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-week)-End Academia banner and premiered at the 2024 International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Native title | മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ...; also known as *Dust Art Redrawn in Respiration*[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [3](https://en.kinorium.com/11316533/) |
| Director and writer | Dr. Abhilash Babu (story and screenplay)[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [4](https://www.msidb.org/m.php?4598=) |
| Genre | Experimental mockumentary; the IMDbPro database labels it "Family"[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32636348/) |
| Production | Crowdfunded under The Week-End Academia; completed in a 13-hour shoot for Rs. 250,000 (Rs. 2.5 lakh)[2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) |
| Release | Premiered at the 2024 IFFK; later released on the IEFFK Kerala YouTube channel and as the first release of the IndieGO OTT platform[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) |
| Music | No songs[4](https://www.msidb.org/m.php?4598=) |
| Cast | Pradeep Kumar, Surya S, Kenshin, Gautami Kaur, Dr. Aromal T, Anil E P, Sherin Catherine, and Abhilash Babu[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32636348/) |
## Spoilers
### Plot and genre
According to the IMDbPro summary, the story follows a man who films two couples and asks why they chose their partners; in discussions about relationships and society they wave off his worries, even as concealed forces of control surface.[5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32636348/) Both Malayalam news reports describe the film as an experimental mockumentary.[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) The IMDbPro database instead categorizes it under the "Family" genre.[5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32636348/)
## Identification and title
The film's Malayalam title is മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ..., carried in English as *Dust Art Redrawn in Respiration*.[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) The MalayalaSangeetham.Info database lists the same native title with direction credited to അഭിലാഷ് ബാബു (Abhilash Babu) and lead actors പ്രദീപ് കുമാർ ([Pradeep Kumar](https://www.edgepedia.org/pradeep-kumar)) and സൂര്യ (Surya).[4](https://www.msidb.org/m.php?4598=) Kinorium classifies it as a 2024 Indian film spoken in Malayalam, produced by The Week-End Academia.[3](https://en.kinorium.com/11316533/)
## Production
**A micro-budget, crowdfunded shoot.** The film was produced under The Week-End Academia banner through crowdfunding.[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) Kerala TV reports that the mockumentary-style film was completed in just 13 hours with an investment of Rs. 250,000 (Rs. 2.5 lakh).[2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) Abhilash Babu is credited with both the story and the screenplay.[4](https://www.msidb.org/m.php?4598=)
## Cast and crew
The eight-member cast comprises Pradeep Kumar, Surya S, Kenshin, Gautami Kaur, Dr. Aromal T, Anil E P, Sherin Catherine, and Abhilash Babu himself.[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [5](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32636348/) Kinorium lists Sherin Catherine, Kenshin, and Pradeep Kumar as the stars.[3](https://en.kinorium.com/11316533/)
The technical crew carries three cinematographers: Jose Mohan, Biju Mohan, and Don Palathara.[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) Editing is by Hari Geetha Sadashivan, sound design by Shabu Cheruvallur, sync sound by Danny Sunny, and associate direction by Abhijith Chitrakumar.[2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) The database also credits camera work to Abhijith Chitrakumar alongside the three cinematographers, and poster and publicity design to Ajay Menon.[4](https://www.msidb.org/m.php?4598=)
## Release
The film premiered at the 2024 International Film Festival of Kerala.[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) It was subsequently released on the IEFFK Kerala YouTube channel, and became the first release of IndieGO, an OTT platform for indie films.[1](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg) • [2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) The MalayalaSangeetham.Info database lists a release date of 10/04/2026 with distribution by Paper Baarak (പേപ്പർ ബാറാക്); the source does not clarify how this date relates to the reported 2024 festival premiere.[4](https://www.msidb.org/m.php?4598=)
## By the numbers
The film was completed in a 13-hour shoot with an investment of Rs. 250,000 (Rs. 2.5 lakh).[2](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/) The South First's year-end analysis records [Manjummel Boys](https://www.edgepedia.org/manjummel-boys) as the year's top grosser at over ₹2 billion (₹200 crore) worldwide, followed by [The Goat Life](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-goat-life) (₹1.6 billion (₹160 crore)), Aavesham (₹1.56 billion (₹156 crore)), and Premalu (₹1.36 billion (₹136 crore)), with [Bramayugam](https://www.edgepedia.org/bramayugam) at around ₹600 million (₹60 crore) and Sookshmadarshini at ₹500 million (₹50 crore) globally.[6](https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/malayalam/2024-malayalam-cinema-a-year-of-young-talent-and-box-office-triumphs/)
## Context within Malayalam cinema
Film-studies scholarship identifies a post-2010 "new generation" [Malayalam cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/malayalam-cinema) featuring many new and young actors, key changes in the technological aspects of filmmaking, and experiments with content, form, and visual techniques.[7](https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/JC62.2024/MuhsinaKK-AkshayaKumar/index.html) The same scholarship notes an ideological shift after 2010 toward extensive engagement with questions of gender, caste, region, politics, and religion, moving away from the superstar-driven films of the 1990s and early 2000s.[7](https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/JC62.2024/MuhsinaKK-AkshayaKumar/index.html)
## References
1. ['മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ' യുട്യൂബില് റിലീസ് ആയി, Asianet News Malayalam](https://www.asianetnews.com/entertainment-news/maayunnu-maarivarayunnu-nisvaasangalil-movie-released-on-ieffk-kerala-youtube-channel-articleshow-q8qnkdg)
2. [IndieGO OTT Platform Now Streaming Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil, Kerala TV](https://www.keralatv.in/indiego-ott-platform-now-streaming-new-film/)
3. [Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil… (2024), Kinorium](https://en.kinorium.com/11316533/)
4. [Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil / മായുന്നു, മാറിവരയുന്നു, നിശ്വാസങ്ങളിൽ, MalayalaSangeetham.Info](https://www.msidb.org/m.php?4598=)
5. [Maayunnu, Maarivarayunnu, Nisvaasangalil... - Production & Contact Info, IMDbPro](https://pro.imdb.com/title/tt32636348/)
6. [2024 Malayalam cinema: A year of young talent and box office triumphs, The South First](https://thesouthfirst.com/entertainment/malayalam/2024-malayalam-cinema-a-year-of-young-talent-and-box-office-triumphs/)
7. [Mourning and occasions of excess: melodramatic transgressions in contemporary Malayalam cinema, Jump Cut 62 (2024)](https://www.ejumpcut.org/archive/JC62.2024/MuhsinaKK-AkshayaKumar/index.html)
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