‘Asuravithu,' starring Asif Ali and Samvritha Sunil in the lead, is the story of a youngster caught up in existential angst.

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‘Asuravithu,' starring Asif Ali and
Samvritha Sunil in the lead, is
the story of a youngster caught
up in existential angst. A boat jetty near one of the
Goshree bridges in Kochi sees a
flurry of activity as students of
a polytechnic institute, dressed
in dark blue uniforms, clamour
aboard a boat just as it starts moving.
It's the location for writer-
director A.K. Sajan's
‘Asuravithu,' starring Asif Ali and
Samvritha Sunil in the lead. “Asuravithu' is the story of a
young man named Don Bosco
(Asif Ali). After an unhappy
childhood, all he wants is a
peaceful life. He is religious, pious
and has joined a seminary to become a priest.
But sometime
later he realises that he is not
cut out to be a priest.
Meanwhile,
he also happens to
witness an incident and it
changes his life for ever,” says Sajan, director of films such as
‘Stop Violence' and ‘Lanka.' Contrary to rumours, the
director says that ‘Asuravithu'
is not a sequel to ‘Stop
Violence.'
“Though there are
some similarities in the mood at
certain points, this storyline is more family-oriented,” he
explains.
The crew is having a tough time
getting the angles perfect inside
the moving boat.
Asif is a
commuter on the boat that is
owned by Samvritha, who also
doubles up as a conductor.
In a corner of the boat, she is busy
scribbling on a sheet of paper.

Changing nature

“Don Bosco's nature gradually
changes as the film progresses.
At this particular point in the
story, Don Bosco is a timid
polytechnic student living in a
seminary. As an actor this is quite an exciting role to essay. I
do not like to be categorised in
any particular image and this
role poses new challenges,” says
Asif Ali, who is also working in
director Joshiy's ‘Sevens.'

Samvritha says that her
character, Martina a.k.a. Marty,
“is a bold and vibrant girl. She is
also an artist, who often helps
cops sketch pictures of suspects
from eye-witness accounts. Of course, she has a soft corner
for Don Bosco.”

The next day the shooting shifts
to a building near U. C. College,
Aluva. It's done up to look like
the interiors of a seminary.
Actor Lena is all set to face the
camera. “My character, Angel, is a violin teacher here. It's a very
subtle role,” says Lena after
completing her shot, while the
unit gets ready for the next one
with Asif and Samvritha. Siddique,
Vijayraghavan, Jagathy Sreekumar, Harisree Asokan, and
Ganapathy are also part of the
cast.

‘Asuravithu' is being produced
by Shaji Thanaparambil under
the banner of Leela Creations.
Cinematography is by Vishnu
Narayan, and music direction is
by Alphons and Rajesh Mohan.