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{{short description|2019 Malayalam language comedy film}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=September 2019}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Adhyarathri
| image = Adhyarathri Film Poster.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Jibu Jacob]]
| producer = Central Pictures
| writer = Sharis Mohammed Jebin Joseph Antony
| starring = [[Biju Menon]] [[Anaswara Rajan]] [[Manoj Guinness]] [[Aju Varghese]] [[Sarjano Khalid]]
| music = [[Bijibal]]
| cinematography = Sadhik Kabeer
| editing = E. S. Sooraj
| studio = Central Pictures
| distributor = Central Pictures
| released = {{film date|df=yes|2019|10|4|}}
| runtime = 129 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
}}
'''''Adhyarathri''''' ({{translation|[[Wedding night|First Night]]}}) is a 2019 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[comedy film]] directed by [[Jibu Jacob]], written by Sharis Mohammed and Jebin Joseph Anthony, produced and distributed by Central Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/aadya-rathri.html|title=Adhyarathri| website=Filmibeat}}</ref> The film stars [[Biju Menon]] as a [[Matchmaking|marriage broker]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/adhyarathri-first-look-gives-us-a-pleasant-setting/articleshow/70260704.cms|title=Adhyarathri first look gives us a pleasant setting|website=Times of India|date=17 July 2019 }}</ref> along with [[Manoj Guinness]], [[Anaswara Rajan]] in dual roles as a daughter and mother, [[Aju Varghese]] and [[Sarjano Khalid]] in pivotal roles.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://onlookersmedia.in/latestnews/thanneer-mathan-dinangal-actress-anaswara-rajan-set-make-tamil-debut/|title=Anaswara Rajan to make Tamil debut}}{{Dead link|date=February 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> The film was released on 25 October 2019 coinciding on the occasion of the [[Diwali]] fest.

==Plot==
The film tells the story of the all-consuming Manoharan in a village called Mullakkara in [[Kuttanadu]], surrounded by a lake. Manoharan, who had been running for everything in the country since ancient times, had to be a wedding broker in a special situation twenty-two years ago.
The humiliation of the loss of his sister Anitha at the wedding, and the grief of their father's heart attack, have made Manoharan lose to Tresiamma, his rival. Ever since Manoharan became a broker, no couple has fled from Mullakara.

In the meantime, he is given the task to marry off his deceased girlfriend Shalini's daughter, Aswathi. Aswathi is also the granddaughter of a teacher couple who looked after her just like her parents. He confirms Aswathi's marriage with Kunjumon, a small local businessman. However, the story takes a twist when Manoharan learns that Aswathi had fallen in love with a boy named Sathya from her college in Bangalore. Later, Manoharan meets Anitha in Bangalore and she says that the word of the bride is the last and final word for a marriage and that it's Aswathi's right to marry whomever she wants. Manoharan understands that Aswathi loves Sathya dearly and he agrees to help her marry Sathya and takes her back to Mullakara. He also tells her not to tell anybody that she loves Sathya. Aswathi meets Kunjumon there and he confesses that his love for her had begun in childhood. Unable to tell to him about Sathya, Aswathi tries to find ways to call off the wedding. Aswathi has a childhood friend and she is her best friend.

Meanwhile, Kunjumon receives a letter from a well wisher stating that Aswathi loves another person and that it is for good that he should leave Aswathi. He ignores the warnings and proceeds with the preparations of his marriage. Sathya arrives at Mullakara and takes up a position as a teacher in a tutorial college.

Later Kunjumon finds himself jealous as Aswathi spends more time with Sathya than Kunjumon. Feeling angry, Kunjumon decides to confront her on their wedding eve, only to get knocked into Aswathi's best friend. He tells her about how Aswathi ignores him. Then the best friend reveals that she had been in love with him since childhood but hadn't spoken about it as his marriage had been fixed. Shocked, Kunjumon leaves.

The next day, the wedding is cancelled as Kunjumon is missing. Manoharan tells Aswathi's grandparents that they can marry her to Sathya. They agree to it and Sathya is presented as the groom. However, before the wedding could take place, Tresiamma comes and tells everyone about how she found out that Sathya was originally chosen for Aswathi so that he may get a handsome commission. Aswathi later tells everybody that she loved Sathya and wished to marry him. The wedding takes place and Kunjumon is found to be married to Aswathi's best friend.

== Cast ==
{{colbegin}}
*[[Biju Menon]] as Manoharan Mullakkara
**Giriprasad Damodar as Young Manoharan
*[[Manoj Guinness]] as Kunjatta P Kumaran
**Althaf Manaf as Young Kunjatta
*[[Aju Varghese]] as Kunjumon Puthenpurakkal
*[[Anaswara Rajan]] in a dual role as:
**Aswathy Ramachandran (Daughter), Manoharan's adopted daughter
**Shalini Ramachandran (Mother), Manoharan's girlfriend
*[[Anu Sithara]] as Anitha, Manoharan's sister
*[[Sarjano Khalid]] as Sathya
*[[Vijayaraghavan]] as Narayanan Maash
*[[Sreelakshmi]] as Sharada
*[[Biju Sopanam]] as Satheesh
**[[Aswin Jose]] as Young Satheesh
*[[Veena Nair]] as Shyama Satheesh
**Della George as Young Shyama
*Sneha Babu as Satheesh's and Shyama's daughter
*[[Pauly Valsan]] as Thresiyamma
*Shobha Singh as Kamala
*[[Kollam Sudhi]] as Sudhi, Kunjumon's assistant
*[[Jayan Cherthala]] as Kumaran, Manoharan's father
*Nandhu Pothuval as Attukal Ramakrishnan
*[[Chembil Ashokan]] as Sudhakaran, Shyama's father
*Vinod Kedamangalam as Jose
*Prasad Muhamma as Ambrose
*[[Naseer Sankranthi]]
*Shiny T. Rajan as Kunjumon's mother
*Jithan V Soubhagom as Bengaluru college student
*Mahadevan Mahi as Tutorial Student 1
*[[Vineeth Sreenivasan]] as Narrator
{{colend}}

==Production==
The film marks the second collaboration of [[Biju Menon]] and Jacob after ''[[Vellimoonga]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Biju Menon's Adhyarathri begins filming|access-date=8 September 2019|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2019/jun/10/biju-menons-adhyarathri-begins-filming-1988101.html|website=New Indian Express|date=9 June 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/biju-menon-and-aju-varghese-act-adhyarathri-105811|title=Biju Menon and Aju Varghese to act in Adhyarathri|website=The News Minute|date=20 July 2019 }}</ref> [[Anaswara Rajan]] plays dual roles in this movie for the first time in her career.

==Soundtrack==
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| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Bijibal]]
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| recorded = 2019
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| studio = Bodhi
| genre = [[Feature film soundtrack]]
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| language = Malayalam
| label = [[Manorama Music]]
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The music of the film was composed by [[Bijibal]] while lyrics were written by Santhosh Varma and B. Ajithkumar.

{{Tracklist
| headline = Track listing
| total_length =
| extra_column = Singer(s)
| title1 = Njanennum Kinavu
| extra1 = Ann Amie, [[Ranjith Jayaraman]]
| lyrics1 = Santhosh Varma
| length1 = 3:36
| title2 = Onavillane
| extra2 = [[Najim Arshad]]
| lyrics2 = D B Ajithkumar
| length2 = 3:38
}}

==Release==
The film was released theatrically on 4 October 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/jallikattu-to-lock-horns-with-pranaya-meenukalude-kadal-aadyarathri-and-vikruthi/articleshow/71425827.cms|title='Jallikattu' to lock horns with 'Pranaya Meenukalude Kadal', 'Aadyarathri' and 'Vikruthi'! - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=3 October 2019 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movie-details/aadya-rathri/movieshow/71386132.cms|title=Aadya Rathri Movie: Showtimes, Review, Trailer, Posters, News & Videos | eTimes|newspaper=The Times of India }}</ref>

===Box office===
The film grossed approximately ₹4.45 [[crore]] in its first week run in [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Pillai|first=Sreedhar|title=Jallikattu beats Aadyarathri, Vikruthi to top Kerala box office, earns Rs. 7.30 cr in opening week|url=https://www.firstpost.com/entertainment/jallikattu-beats-aadyarathri-vikruthi-to-top-kerala-box-office-earns-rs-7-30-cr-in-opening-week-7494111.html|accessdate=14 October 2019|work=[[Firstpost]]|date=14 October 2019}}</ref> In the overseas opening weekend, it grossed $141,123 in the [[United Arab Emirates]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Aadya Rathri |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/title/tt9244334/?ref_=bo_rl_ti |publisher=[[Box Office Mojo]] |accessdate=29 October 2019}}</ref> US$14,202 (₹10.11 lakh) in the United States, US$1,560 (₹1.12 lakh) in Canada, A$371 (₹17,835) in Australia,<ref>{{cite web|title=War collects 11.20 mil. USD [Rs. 79.83 cr.] in overseas|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/war-collects-11-20-mil-usd-rs-79-83-cr-in-overseas/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|accessdate=29 October 2019|date=15 October 2019}}</ref> and NZ$3,910 (₹1.78 lakh) in New Zealand.<ref>{{cite web|title=War collects 12.93 mil. USD [Rs. 91.57 cr.] in overseas|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/war-collects-12-93-mil-usd-rs-91-57-cr-in-overseas/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|accessdate=29 October 2019|date=21 October 2019}}</ref> In three weeks, it grossed US$22,713 (₹16.07 lakh) in the US and A$3,569 (₹1.73 lakh) in Australia.<ref>{{cite web|title=Housefull 4 collects approx. 3.03 mil. USD [Rs. 21.40 cr.] in overseas|url=https://www.bollywoodhungama.com/news/box-office-overseas/housefull-4-collects-approx-2-55-mil-usd-rs-18-04-cr-in-overseas/|website=[[Bollywood Hungama]]|accessdate=29 October 2019|date=28 October 2019}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|tt9244334}}

[[Category:2019 films]]
[[Category:2019 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:2019 comedy films]]
[[Category:Indian comedy films]]
[[Category:Films scored by Bijibal]]
[[Category:Twins in Indian films]]

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