Mariyaan - Dhanush, Parvathi Menon ~ AR Rahman

**NOV** · 5th April 2013, 08:46 AM

Mariyaan stars Dhanush in the lead role with Parvathi Menon and Salim Kumar, and is directed byBharat Bala. Produced by Venu Ravichandran, it music and background score is composed by A. R. Rahman and cinematography by Marc Koninckx.
The film revolves around story of human survival, partially adapted from a real-life crisis event of Indian migrants who were taken hostage in Sudan.

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**NOV** · 5th April 2013, 08:52 AM

The film is based on a real-life 2008 incident involving three immigrant oil workers from India being kidnapped and held for 21 days under captivity in Darfur, Sudan. Bharat Bala has met the former hostages and obtained their stories first-hand.

The character played by Dhanush is of a simple, economically poor but physically strong guy from a very remote village in need of a job and hence, this forms the outline of the film.

The director was inspired by the 2008 French-Liberian film Johnny Mad Dog, which starred a real life group of LURD child soldiers and subsequently chose to retain them as well as the cinematographer of that film, Marc Koninckx, both to be a part of Mariyaan.

A press release of March 2013 along with a poster revealed the film's outline as "A young man is faced with adversity. Life deals him immense challenges, and forces him to struggle to thrive. But he does, nevertheless, fighting to survive by thriving on the sheer undying spirit of the human will to survive. Along his thrilling journey is a tryst with adventure, a smattering of drama and a gritty tale that shows the power of love in extreme circumstances. And that is the story of Mariyaan.

**Cinemarasigan** · 5th April 2013, 11:11 AM

Not able to explain why, but I am not getting any positive idea about this movie. Other than Producer, Dhanush and Rahman, all other names involved in the movie look like aliens...

**Anban** · 5th April 2013, 12:40 PM

ivangalukkellaam nativity-ye kedaiyaathu..

i mean Bharat Bala..

**Gopal.s** · 5th April 2013, 01:00 PM

Being an ardent Fan of Dhanush since Thullavatho Ilamai days(I predicted the day I saw that movie as he is going to be a great performing star with inborn talance.I am proved correct. ) I am eagerly waiting for this one with rare combo.

**mappi** · 5th April 2013, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by NOV

The character played by Dhanush is of a simple, economically poor but physically strong guy from a very remote village in need of a job and hence, this forms the outline of the film.

"A young man is faced with adversity. Life deals him immense challenges, and forces him to struggle to thrive. But he does, nevertheless, fighting to survive by thriving on the sheer undying spirit of the human will to survive. Along his thrilling journey is a tryst with adventure, a smattering of drama and a gritty tale that shows the power of love in extreme circumstances.

Pudhukottaiyilirundhu Saravanan sans Dubai ?

**SoftSword** · 5th April 2013, 02:23 PM

lol...
espettations only for the songs, visuals and one or two performances... idhukku mela edhu vandhaalum ponus dhaan...

**NOV** · 5th April 2013, 05:22 PM

For me it's only Danush. If music had been GVP I would have included that too.
Let's see what ARR brings.

Gopal I became a fan after TA.

**Avadi to America** · 5th April 2013, 07:15 PM

Originally Posted by Gopal,S.

Being an ardent Fan of Dhanush since Thullavatho Ilamai days(I predicted the day I saw that movie as he is going to be a great performing star with inborn talance.I am proved correct. ) I am eagerly waiting for this one with rare combo.

You are right. Indeed he is one the best in his contemporaries.