# Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal
**Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal** (വ്യസനസമേതം ബന്ധുമിത്രാദികൾ) is a 2025 Indian Malayalam-language comedy-drama film written and directed by debutant S Vipin, in which the sudden death of a family matriarch days before her granddaughter's engagement turns a household into a stage for funeral chaos and social satire.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/23/anaswara-rajans-vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-gets-a-release-date) • [2](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal) The title translates to "relatives and friends with sorrow."[3](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/09/07/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-strikes-a-neat-balance-between-humour-and-tragedy.html) It was released in theaters on June 13, 2025, and began streaming on Manorama Max on August 14, 2025.[4](https://socinety.com/movie/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-2025) • [5](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Aug/02/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-ott-release-date-out)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Film | Malayalam-language comedy-drama, 2025, India[2](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal) |
| Director / writer | S Vipin, in his directorial debut[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/23/anaswara-rajans-vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-gets-a-release-date) |
| Producers | Vipin Das and Sahu Garapati, under WBTS Productions and Shine Screens Cinema[6](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mjlDtfZE4) |
| Theatrical release | June 13, 2025[4](https://socinety.com/movie/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-2025) |
| Runtime | 114 minutes[2](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal) |
| OTT premiere | Manorama Max, August 14, 2025[5](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Aug/02/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-ott-release-date-out) |
| Music / cinematography / editing | Ankit Menon / Rahim Aboobacker / Johnkutty[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/23/anaswara-rajans-vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-gets-a-release-date) |
## Spoilers
### Plot
The story is set in Thonnakkal, a village in [Thiruvananthapuram](https://www.edgepedia.org/thiruvananthapuram), and begins with the death of Savithri Amma ([Mallika Sukumaran](https://www.edgepedia.org/mallika-sukumaran)) from a heart attack, just days before the marriage-fixing ceremony of her granddaughter Anjali (Anaswara Rajan) to a man based in Pandalam.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/vyasanasamethambandhumithradhikalreview/amp_movie_review/121837427.cms) Relatives, neighbors, and self-proclaimed well-wishers pour into the household, and their interference turns the grieving process into a mix of rituals, arguments, and social drama.[8](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/08/15/new-ott-releases-movies-series-netflix-manorama-max.html) The Australian Classification synopsis describes a small-town shopkeeper juggling his daughter's engagement, his mother-in-law's sudden death, and family and community tensions, while his daughter begins to question the match made for her and finds the courage to speak up for herself.[2](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal)
The film opens with a comic setup in which Savithriyamma, a woman in her seventies, sees an obituary of a fellow septuagenarian she knows and asks her granddaughter to post it as her WhatsApp status, with a flower emoji added, treating death as just another milestone.[9](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2025/Jun/13/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-a-middling-mourning-comedy-that-amuses-in-parts) After her sudden death, the story shifts into funeral mode, and the ensuing chaos forms the rest of the film.[9](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2025/Jun/13/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-a-middling-mourning-comedy-that-amuses-in-parts)
## Cast and crew
The cast includes Anaswara Rajan, Baiju Santhosh, Mallika Sukumaran, Joemon Jyothir, Siju Sunny, Azees Nedumangad, Noby Marcose, and Aswathy Chand Kishor.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vyasana-sametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-anaswara-rajans-dark-comedy-mostly-works-10063996/) Rajan plays Anjali, described by one reviewer as smart and level-headed; [Sukumaran](https://www.edgepedia.org/sukumaran) plays the grandmother in the Thiruvananthapuram dialect.[11](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/06/13/vyasanasamedham-bandhumithradhikal-review-anaswara-rajan-siju-wilson-baiju-film.html)
The film was produced by filmmaker [Vipin Das](https://www.edgepedia.org/vipin-das), known for directing *Jaya Jaya Jaya Jaya Hey*, in collaboration with the Telugu-based production house Shine Screen Cinema headed by [Sahu Garapati](https://www.edgepedia.org/sahu-garapati).[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/23/anaswara-rajans-vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-gets-a-release-date) Rahim Aboobacker handled cinematography, Ankit Menon composed the music, and Johnkutty edited.[1](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/23/anaswara-rajans-vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-gets-a-release-date)
## Release and distribution
The film reached theaters on June 13, 2025.[4](https://socinety.com/movie/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-2025) In the United Kingdom it was classified by the [British Board of Film Classification](https://www.edgepedia.org/british-board-of-film-classification) on June 11, 2025, with a listed cinema release of June 6, 2025, distributed by TTT Entertainment, at a running time of 113 minutes 46 seconds.[12](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/vysanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmwntux) In Australia it received an M classification (mature themes) on June 4, 2025.[2](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal)
After a theatrical run described as successful, the film premiered digitally on Manorama Max on August 14, 2025.[5](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Aug/02/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-ott-release-date-out) • [13](https://www.onmanorama.com/web-stories/entertainment/2025/08/07/august-month-manorama-max-malayalam-releases.html) It is also available through the ManoramaMAX Amazon Channel.[14](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vysanasametham-bandhumithradhikal)
## Reception
Critical response was mixed to moderately positive. Cinema Express gave 2.5 out of 5, calling it a "middling mourning comedy that amuses in parts" and finding that its many threads did not always come together meaningfully.[9](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2025/Jun/13/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-a-middling-mourning-comedy-that-amuses-in-parts) [The Indian Express](https://www.edgepedia.org/the-indian-express), also at 2.5 stars, credited the film's organic narrative momentum and situational humor while judging that it "trips at the finish line" when the tonal shift toward emotion arrives.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vyasana-sametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-anaswara-rajans-dark-comedy-mostly-works-10063996/) The Times of India gave 3.0 out of 5, describing a light-hearted village comedy that hides a sharp social commentary.[7](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/vyasanasamethambandhumithradhikalreview/amp_movie_review/121837427.cms) Onmanorama praised the performances, particularly Mallika Sukumaran as a lively granny, and noted that the film uses death more as a device for social commentary than as a tool for a layered narrative.[11](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/06/13/vyasanasamedham-bandhumithradhikal-review-anaswara-rajan-siju-wilson-baiju-film.html) Viewers on [JustWatch](https://www.edgepedia.org/justwatch) rate the film 7.0 out of 10 from 975 ratings.[14](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vysanasametham-bandhumithradhikal)
## Place in Malayalam funeral comedies
Reviewers placed the film within a recognizable strand of [Malayalam cinema](https://www.edgepedia.org/malayalam-cinema) built on funeral-house chaos. The Indian Express compared it to Senna Hegde's *Thinkalazhcha Nishchayam* (2021), which it resembles in narrative progression though not in central event, and noted echoes of Arun Vaiga's *Upacharapoorvam Gunda Jayan* (2022) and [Lijo Jose Pellissery](https://www.edgepedia.org/lijo-jose-pellissery)'s *Ee Ma Yau* (2018), from which its treatment differs sharply.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vyasana-sametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-anaswara-rajans-dark-comedy-mostly-works-10063996/) Onmanorama likewise described it as a simpler, less intense film than *Ee.Ma.Yau*, one of the few Malayalam films that infused plenty of humor into a funeral setting.[11](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/06/13/vyasanasamedham-bandhumithradhikal-review-anaswara-rajan-siju-wilson-baiju-film.html) According to the Indian Express, what these films have in common is the mayhem that breaks out when close-knit clusters riven by ego and small grudges must share a single roof.[10](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vyasana-sametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-anaswara-rajans-dark-comedy-mostly-works-10063996/)
## References
1. [Anaswara Rajan's Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal gets a release date, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/May/23/anaswara-rajans-vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-gets-a-release-date)
2. [Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal, Australian Classification](https://www.classification.gov.au/titles/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal)
3. ['Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal' strikes a neat balance between humour and tragedy, The Week](https://www.theweek.in/news/entertainment/2025/09/07/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-strikes-a-neat-balance-between-humour-and-tragedy.html)
4. [Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal (2025), Socinety](https://socinety.com/movie/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-2025)
5. [Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal OTT release date out, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/news/2025/Aug/02/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-ott-release-date-out)
6. [Vyasana Sametham Bandhu Mithradhikal | Official First Glimpse, Sony Music Malayalam (YouTube)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20mjlDtfZE4)
7. [Vyasana Sametham Bandhu Mithradhikal Movie Review, The Times of India](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-reviews/vyasanasamethambandhumithradhikalreview/amp_movie_review/121837427.cms)
8. [New OTT releases this week, Onmanorama](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/entertainment-news/2025/08/15/new-ott-releases-movies-series-netflix-manorama-max.html)
9. [Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal Movie Review: A middling mourning comedy that amuses in parts, Cinema Express](https://www.cinemaexpress.com/malayalam/review/2025/Jun/13/vyasanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-a-middling-mourning-comedy-that-amuses-in-parts)
10. [Vyasana Sametham Bandhumithradhikal movie review, The Indian Express](https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/movie-review/vyasana-sametham-bandhumithradhikal-movie-review-anaswara-rajans-dark-comedy-mostly-works-10063996/)
11. ['Vysanasametham Bandhumithradhikal' review, Onmanorama](https://www.onmanorama.com/entertainment/movie-reviews/2025/06/13/vyasanasamedham-bandhumithradhikal-review-anaswara-rajan-siju-wilson-baiju-film.html)
12. [Vysanasametham Bandhumithradhikal, British Board of Film Classification](https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/vysanasametham-bandhumithradhikal-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc0xmdmwntux)
13. [What to stream on Manorama Max this month, Onmanorama](https://www.onmanorama.com/web-stories/entertainment/2025/08/07/august-month-manorama-max-malayalam-releases.html)
14. [Vyasanasametham Bandhumithradhikal streaming, JustWatch](https://www.justwatch.com/us/movie/vysanasametham-bandhumithradhikal)
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