Mayaanadhi (Eng: Mystic River) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film directed and co-produced by Aashiq Abu, and written by Syam Pushkaran and Dileesh Nair. The film stars Tovino Thomas as a criminal on the run and Aishwarya Lekshmi as an aspiring actress. Their troubled love and struggle for survival form the basic plot of the film. It released on 22 December 2017 to widespread critical acclaim from critics. The film was praised for the way it tackled with sexuality and was included in The Hindu’s top 25 Malayalam films of the decade. The plot was inspired by the 1960 French film Breathless.
Directed by Aashiq Abu
Written by Syam Pushkaran & Dileesh Nair
Produced by Aashiq Abu & Santhosh T. Kuruvilla
Starring Tovino Thomas, Aishwarya Lekshmi, Leona Lishoy, Harish Uthaman
Cinematography Jayesh Mohan
Edited by Saiju Sreedharan
Music by Rex Vijayan
Production Dream Mill Cinemas and Entertainments & Moonshot Entertainment
Distributed by OPM Dream Mill Cinemas
Release date 22 December 2017
Running time 136 minutes
Country India
Language Tamil
