Gold is an upcoming Indian Malayalam-language comedy drama film directed, edited and written by Alphonse Puthren. Produced by Prithviraj Productions and Magic Frames, the film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran and Nayanthara.[1][2]
Gold | |
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Directed by | Alphonse Puthren |
Written by | Alphonse Puthren |
Produced by | Supriya Menon Listin Stephen |
Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Nayanthara |
Cinematography | Anend C. Chandran Viswajith Odukkathil |
Edited by | Alphonse Puthren |
Music by | Rajesh Murugesan |
Production companies | Prithviraj Productions Magic Frames |
Distributed by | Magic Frames |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
In addition to writing, editing and directing the film, Puthren also worked on the stunt choreography, visual effects, color grading and animation titles of the film. It marks his return to direction after seven years since Premam (2015). Principal photography commenced in September 2021 and ended in June 2022.
Initially set for worldwide theatrical release during Onam in September 2022, Gold has been deferred due to post-production delays and is expected to release by January 2023.[3]
The story unravels between the incidents that take place within four days of Joshi, a mobile shop owner who purchases a new car owing to a marriage alliance that is almost fixed with a girl called Radha.
The shooting of the film was wrapped up on 14 June 2022.[4]
The music of the film is composed by Puthren's regular composer Rajesh Murugesan while also marking his first collaboration with Prithviraj. All the lyrics are written by Shabareesh Varma.
First film was scheduled for a theatrical release in September 2022 on the occasion of Onam.[5][6] Later, due to various reasons, the release date was changed and now the director and crew members said that the film will be released in 2nd December 2022. The digital rights of the film are bagged by Amazon Prime Video.[7]