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{{Infobox film
| name = Aedan: Garden of Desire
| image =
| caption =
| director = [[Sanju Surendran]]
| producer = Murali Mattummal
| story = [[S. Hareesh]]
| writer = S. Hareesh, Sanju Surendran
| starring = Abhilash Nair George Kurian Prasant Nandini Sree Sunny Jojo George Dileep Kumar
| cinematography = [[Manesh Madhavan]]
| editing = Sreya Chatterjee
| released = {{Film date|2017|12|10|IFFK}}
| runtime = 130 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Aedan: Garden of Desire''''' is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film directed by [[Sanju Surendran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxryWOg6h6w|title=AEDAN Garden of Desire|last=Sanju Surendran|date=29 November 2017|accessdate=5 March 2018|via=YouTube|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20171218215712/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxryWOg6h6w|archivedate=18 December 2017}}</ref> The film stars Abhilash Nair, George Kurian, Prasant, Nandini Sree, Sunny, Jojo George, and Dileep Kumar.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iffk.in/sanju-surendran-introducing-his-film-aedan/ |title=Sanju Surendran introducing his film 'Aedan'|work=iffk.in|accessdate=2018-02-13 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022229/https://iffk.in/sanju-surendran-introducing-his-film-aedan/ |archivedate=2018-02-13 }}</ref> ''Aedan'' is more of a folktale in its elemental qualities and evocation of eternal human passions. Following the tradition of Indian epic narration, the structure of the film is that of a [[story within a story]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/859667/in-malayalam-film-aedan-death-and-sin-mingle-with-food-alcohol-and-games|title=In Malayalam film ‘Aedan’, death and sin mingle with food, alcohol and games|first=Archana|last=Nathan|website=scroll.in|accessdate=5 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305145228/https://scroll.in/reel/859667/in-malayalam-film-aedan-death-and-sin-mingle-with-food-alcohol-and-games|archivedate=5 March 2018}}</ref> The stories attempt a microscopic examination of human nature.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://iffk.in/garden-of-desire-aedan/ |title=Garden of Desire/AEN|work=iffk.in |accessdate=2018-02-13 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180212083238/https://iffk.in/garden-of-desire-aedan/ |archivedate=2018-02-12 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanju-surendran-talks-about-aedan-the-garden-of-desire-thats-in-competition-at-this-years-iffk/article21288472.ece|title=IFFK 2017: Death and desire are bedfellows in Aedan, says Sanju Surendran|first=Nita|last=Sathyendran|date=7 December 2017|accessdate=5 March 2018|via=www.thehindu.com|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305145227/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/sanju-surendran-talks-about-aedan-the-garden-of-desire-thats-in-competition-at-this-years-iffk/article21288472.ece|archivedate=5 March 2018}}</ref> As the story courses through the frustrations of the characters, the idyllic landscape of a beautiful Kerala village takes on diabolic dimensions in the night.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/261117/lives-coming-out-of-a-death-play.html|title=Lives coming out of a ‘death play’|date=26 November 2017|website=deccanchronicle.com|accessdate=5 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213023829/https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/261117/lives-coming-out-of-a-death-play.html|archivedate=13 February 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/every-story-tells-a-picture/article9986046.ece|title=Every story tells a picture|website=thehindubusinessline.com|accessdate=5 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305145228/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/every-story-tells-a-picture/article9986046.ece|archivedate=5 March 2018}}</ref>

The film premiered at the 2017 [[International Film Festival of Kerala]].<ref>https://iffk.in/schedule-2017/</ref>

==Synopsis==
The thread of the story is from the three short stories of S Hareesh - 'Niryatharayi', 'Manthrikavaalu', and 'Chappathile Kolapathakam'.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/dec/20/telling-a-tale-of-many-emotions-sanju-surendran-on-aeden-1731799.html|title=Telling a tale of many emotions: Sanju Surendran on 'Aeden'|website=newindianexpress.com|accessdate=5 March 2018|url-status=live|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180213022109/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/dec/20/telling-a-tale-of-many-emotions-sanju-surendran-on-aeden-1731799.html|archivedate=13 February 2018}}</ref>
* Hari, a submissive man after meeting Peter (a retired school principal) becomes a man with wild intentions.
* Neetu a strong female figure strongly explores her sexuality with lecherous Bineesh while transporting her father's dead body, and they both are happy with it.
* Thampi, a rowdy from mistaking [[John Abraham (director)]] for Jesus Christ becomes reformed, and hearing their feared rowdy's story under intoxication, two friends feels silly and blabber mischievous stuff about each other, and one kills the other.

==Cast==
*Abhilash Nair as Immanuel as Hari
*Nandini Sree as Jeevan Raj as Neetu
*Prasant M. Madathilkarottu as Bineesh (as Prasant)
*Spadikam Sunny alias Torappan Bastian as Maadan Tampi<ref>https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/spadikam-movie-mohanlal-aadu-thoma-thorappan-bastin-1.2607612</ref>
*George Kurian as Peter Sir
*Jojo George as Kaliyar Kuruvila
*Rahul Pratap as Hospital Attendant
*P.M. Yesudas as Neelakandan (as Yesudas)

== Awards ==
The film has received the following honors:
; [[International Film Festival of Kerala]]
* 2017: FIPRESCI award for the best Malayalam film at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, India
* 2017: Rajathachakoram award for the best debut director at the 22nd International Film Festival of Kerala, India
; [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
* 2017: Second Best Film
* 2017: Best adapted screenplay
* 2017: Best Cinematography
* 2017: Best Sound Editing

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|5933698|Aedan: Garden of Desire}}

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:Films based on short fiction]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]

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