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Aanandam (English: Joy) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age film written and directed Ganesh Raj in his directorial debut.[3] Cinematography was by Anend C. Chandran. Vineeth Sreenivasan produced the film under the banner Habit of Life in association with Vinod Shornur under Cast N' Crew.[4] Aanandam follows the life of seven sophomore engineering students as they embark on their first college tour.
The film features Arun Kurian, Roshan Mathew and Annu Antony in the lead roles.[5][6] Shooting locations were at Goa, Hampi, Kochi, Mysore, and at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering. It was released in theatres on 21 October 2016. This movie was subsequently dubbed into Telugu under the same title in 2018 by Sukhibava movies.[7]
The story revolves around a group of seven friends who embark on their first IV tour (Industrial Visit) of their college life and how it affects small to large changes in their mellow lives. "Rockstar" Gautham, Kuppi(Unnikrishnan), Devika (aka Devooty), Diya, Darshana, Varun and Akshay, along with a group of 33 classmates and two faculty members (Chacko Sir and Lovely Miss) travel to Hampi via Mysuru and then to Goa for the New Year's Eve. Varun organizes the trip as he's recommended by the whole class.
During the trip, Diya succeeds in talking to Varun. She resolves their differences to slowly gain back her old friend. Akshay's friends manage to seat Diya near him during the overnight journey to Goa, whereby Akshay finally gets a chance to privately talk to her. They converse through the night, where Diya grows fond of someone for the first time. With a little nudge from her friends, Diya starts to reciprocate Akshay's feelings. Coming to know of Akshay's irrational fears, Diya gets him to face his fears, starting with the adventure sport of bungee jumping. With his first fear conquered, he does the same with his next by finally confessing his feelings to Diya, which she welcomes.
Diya still stays away from the group, mainly because she can't come to grips with her mother leaving her father. She doesn't talk to anyone including Akshay, much to the dismay of the group. During the search for a party, Akshay runs into his "ideal" brother, Akash, partying in Goa. Although astonished at the find, they share a talk, whereby Akshay no longer fears for his future. With his brother's help he finds an Origami themed party for the night (as Diya likes them). On Akshay's initiative, his professor instigates a talk between Diya's father and Diya, over the phone. Her father reveals the facts behind the divorce and she gets told that the divorce is not that difficult on him, as she imagines it to be. With a feeling of relief despite being sad, she finally rejoins the group for the party. During the party, Darshana shows Diya her sketchbook, which reveals how Akshay and Diya filled her thoughts of late and how happy she was, when she was with him. Diya confesses her feelings to Akshay, rekindling their relationship. Also, Varun apologizes to Diya for his prolonged unfriendly behaviour. He then joins the group for the first time, to celebrate the New Year after Josettan tells him "you can never find time for happiness if you wait for your responsibilities to end, as time slips through your fingers before you even know it."
Back in college, the 'changed' Akshay and Diya are now a couple. Varun is more friendly and content. Kuppi pursues a photography initiative with his new girlfriend Cathy, whom he met whilst on the trip. Devika developed a liking for Indian music, like Gautham and he, on the other hand, overcame his fear of needles to get a couples tattoo with Devika. Darshana is more open about her drawings to her intimate friends.
With Aanandam, debutant director Ganesh Raj brings a fresh feel into Malayalam films. It is a campus entertainer that fills the viewer's mind with nostalgia and brings back all the memories from their college tour.
The movie is all about a four-day industrial visit by a batch of engineering students from Kerala. The plot revolves around their relationships and how the incidents that happen during the trip affect them.
Written and directed by Ganesh Raj, Aanandam is decent campus flick, which would have been better with a much more gripping first half. The maker has succeeded in giving a feel good movie and has included a good cameo surprise. Altogether the movie has fun, sentiments, love and friendship in it, but lacks the x-factor needed to make it perfect.
The performances in the first ten minutes have a purposefully added over-enthusiasm which spoils the natural feel, but then the lead actors finally tune themselves into the characters and do justice to their roles. The newcomers are Arun Kurian, Roshan Mathew, Thomas Mathew, Vishak Nair, Anu Antony, Siddhi Mahajankatti and Anarkali Marikar. Rony David makes a mark by handling humor impressively.
The cinematography by Anend C Chandran is good and it brings a fresh feel to the movie. The songs and background score blend in well with the movie's inherent feel, but do not stand out on its own.