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{{Short description|2017 Indian Malayalam language film directed by Prasanth Vijay}}
{{Infobox film
| name=Athisayangalude Venal
| image=Av.cover.malayalam.small.jpg
| alt=
| caption=Official poster
| director = Prasanth Vijay
| producer = Nikhil Narendran
| writer = Anish Pallyal, Prasanth Vijay
| starring = {{unbulleted list
|Chandra Kiran GK
|Reina Maria
|Arya Manikandan
|Jeet Minifence
}}
| music = Basil CJ
| cinematography = Amith Surendran, Udhaii Thangavel
| editing = [[Jiji P Joseph]]
| studio = Iceskating in Tropics, Brownhorse Productions
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|10|13|Mumbai Film Festival}}
| country = India
| runtime = 117 minutes
| language = [[Malayalam]]
}}

'''''Athisayangalude Venal''''' (English: The Summer of Miracles) is a 2017 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language drama film directed by Prasanth Vijay. It is produced by Nikhil Narendran under the banner of Iceskating in Tropics and has Chandra Kiran GK, Reina Maria and Arya Manikandan in the lead roles. Chandra Kiran won a Special Jury Mention for his acting at the [[48th Kerala State Film Awards]] and was declared the Best Actor of the 2018 Singapore South Asian International Film Festival.<ref name=mam>{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723114301/https://madaboutmoviez.com/2018/03/08/the-48th-kerala-state-film-awards-complete-list-of-winners/|title=The 48th Kerala State Film Awards: Complete List of Winners | mad about moviez|date=23 July 2019|website=web.archive.org}}</ref><ref name=n18a>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bengali-film-mayurakshi-wins-top-award-at-singapore-south-asian-film-festival-1909103.html|title=Bengali Film Mayurakshi Wins Top Award at Singapore South Asian Film Festival|date=15 October 2018|website=News18|access-date=8 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508190516/https://www.news18.com/news/movies/bengali-film-mayurakshi-wins-top-award-at-singapore-south-asian-film-festival-1909103.html|archive-date=8 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> The film won the best debut award at the 2018 [[London Asian Film Festival|UK Asian Film Festival]].<ref name=tof>{{Cite web|url=http://tonguesonfire.com/ukaff-2018-award-winners/|title=UKAFF 2018 Award Winners|access-date=2018-10-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181022040538/http://tonguesonfire.com/ukaff-2018-award-winners/|archive-date=2018-10-22|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2019, the film also featured in the list of 'The Best 200 Indian Films of the Decade' by [[Rediff.com]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/the-best-200-indian-films-of-the-decade/20191113.htm|title=The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade|first=Aseem|last=Chhabra|date=13 November 2019|via=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

The film is about a nine-year-old boy's obsession to become invisible, his relentless efforts to achieve that, and the consequences of his actions on people around him.

== Cast ==
*Chandra Kiran GK as Anand
*Reina Maria as Meera
*Arya Manikandan as Gayathri
*Jeet Minifence as Balakrishnan
*Richin Thomas as Aravind
*Rajeev Ramakrishnan as Ajaya Ghosh
*Printo as Madhu

== Reception ==
=== Critical response ===
[[Namrata Joshi]] noted in [[The Hindu]] that "the budget is negligible and the narrative minimalist while the emotional arc remains strong".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/the-childs-gaze/article19852413.ece|title=The child’s gaze: Three movies, each with a child at the centre|first=Namrata|last=Joshi|date=13 October 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> Shriram Iyengar of Cinestaan.com found it "surprisingly entertaining, funny, and unique in its story".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/the-summer-of-miracles-28944|title=Athisayangalude Venal review: Surprise that leaves you with slice of innocent life|first=Shriram|last=Iyengar|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508190517/https://www.cinestaan.com/reviews/the-summer-of-miracles-28944|archive-date=2019-05-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Cinestaan.com also included the film in its year-end list of '10 festival gems' of 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/dec/27/9968|title=Rewind 2017: 10 festival gems that won us over|first=Sonal|last=Pandya|website=Cinestaan|access-date=2019-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509103031/https://www.cinestaan.com/articles/2017/dec/27/9968|archive-date=2019-05-09|url-status=live}}</ref> Archana Nathan, writing for [[Scroll.in]], noted that the film "beautifully moves between imagination and reality, science and faith, and knowledge and ignorance in its quest to understand the effects of the absence of a loved one".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://scroll.in/reel/856833/a-film-about-an-eight-year-old-boy-who-thinks-he-is-invisible-is-a-moving-study-of-loss|title=A film about an eight-year-old boy who thinks he is invisible is a moving study of loss|first=Archana|last=Nathan|website=Scroll.in|access-date=2019-05-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508190520/https://scroll.in/reel/856833/a-film-about-an-eight-year-old-boy-who-thinks-he-is-invisible-is-a-moving-study-of-loss|archive-date=2019-05-08|url-status=live}}</ref> Rasmi Binoy of ''The Hindu'' observed that the film is "a sharp detour from recurrent tropes of ‘child-centric’ cinema" further writing: "The simple, sincere narrative is essentially about how people deal with grief and tragedy, by escaping to their own fantasy worlds".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/prasanth-vijay-talks-about-athisayangalude-venal/article21288732.ece|title=IFFK 2017: Prasanth Vijay’s Athisayangalude Venal is an ‘experiment in subtlety’|first=Rasmi|last=Binoy|date=7 December 2017|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref> In his review in Asianculturevulture.com, Sailesh Ram wrote: "intelligent and questioning, this is a film for those who like something different and unpredictable and a film that is reflectively cerebral".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/uk-asian-film-festival-2018-reviews-sugar-spice-tikli-shalom-bollywood-light-arose-side-side-b-summer-miracles-siddhartha/|title=UK Asian Film Festival 2018 - Reviews: Sugar and Spice... 'Tikli & Laxmi Bomb'; 'Shalom Bollywood', 'Light Arose', 'Side A and Side B'; 'The Summer of Miracles'; 'Siddhartha'|date=22 March 2018|website=Asian Culture Vulture|access-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509103035/http://asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/uk-asian-film-festival-2018-reviews-sugar-spice-tikli-shalom-bollywood-light-arose-side-side-b-summer-miracles-siddhartha/|archive-date=9 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Aseem Chhabra picked the film among the finest 200 Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade for [[Rediff.com]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/special/the-best-200-indian-films-of-the-decade/20191113.htm|title=The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade|first=Aseem|last=Chhabra|date=13 November 2019|via=www.rediff.com}}</ref>

== Awards ==
* Best debut film - UK Asian Film Festival, London<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/uk-asian-film-festival-2018-wrap-stars-turn-feel-good-closing-film-boogie-man-festival-awards-presented/|title=UK Asian Film Festival 2018: It's a wrap as stars turn out for feel-good closing film 'Boogie Man' and festival awards presented...|date=26 March 2018|website=Asian Culture Vulture|access-date=9 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509103034/http://asianculturevulture.com/portfolios/uk-asian-film-festival-2018-wrap-stars-turn-feel-good-closing-film-boogie-man-festival-awards-presented/|archive-date=9 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* Best actor - Singapore South Asian International Film Festival: Chandra Kiran GK<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/mayurakshi-wins-best-feature-film-at-singapore-film-fest|title='Mayurakshi' wins best feature film at Singapore film fest|date=15 October 2018|website=The Quint|access-date=5 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509045428/https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/mayurakshi-wins-best-feature-film-at-singapore-film-fest|archive-date=9 May 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>
* [[Kerala State Film Award – Special Mention]] : Chandra Kiran GK<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/child-star-wins-kerala-state-film-award-whos-reporter-story-his-dad-77667 |title=Child Star Wins Kerala State Film Award|work=www.thenewsminute.com|access-date=2019-05-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190509045430/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/child-star-wins-kerala-state-film-award-whos-reporter-story-his-dad-77667 |archive-date=2019-05-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
*{{IMDb title|id=7491826}}
*[https://www.m3db.com/film/77792 Athisayangalude Venal] on Malayalam Movie & Music DataBase

[[Category:2017 films]]
[[Category:2017 drama films]]
[[Category:2017_directorial_debut_films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]

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