Jan. E. Man Movie Details:
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Release date | 19 November 2021 |
| Running time | 2hr 27min |
| Certificate | U |
| Starring | Lal Basil Joseph Arjun Ashokan Balu Varghese Ganapathi S Poduval |
| Directed by | Chidambaram |
| Written by | Chidambaram Ganapathi Sapnesh Varachal |
| Produced by | Lakshmi Warrier Ganesh Menon Sajith Kookal Shawn Antony |
| Cinematography by | Vishnu Thandassery |
| Edited by | Kiran Das |
| Music by | Bijibal |
| Production Company | Cheers Entertainment |
Jan. E. Man Movie Cast & Characters:
- Basil Joseph as Joemon, a nurse in Canada
- Arjun Ashokan as Sampath
- Ganapathi S Poduval as Dr. Faizal Khan, dermatologist
- Lal as Plathottathil Kochukunju
- Balu Varghese as Palathottathil Monichan
- Siddharth Menon as Ratheesh (Nandan Varma), TV Serial artist (voice dubbed by Shobi Thilakan in the serial)
- Sajin Gopu as Sajith Lal (Saji Vypin)
- Abhiram Radhakrishnan as Akshay Kumar
- Sarath Sabha as Kannan
- Riya Saira as Jesnamol
- Ganga Meera as Sampath’s mother
- Prashant Murali as Chacko
- Sruthy Sathyan as Aishwarya
- Prapti Elizabeth as Ammu
- Chembil Ashokan as Manikunju
- Gilu Joseph as Saramma
- Remya Suresh
- Maneesha K.S. as Police Constable Neighbour
- Kunjukutty as Havildar. Palathottathil Ittiyavara (Ittichan)
- Asif Ali as young Ittichan (voice only)
Storyline:
Joymon is a nurse in the desolate part of Canada. He decides to come home to Kerala to celebrate his 30th birthday with his old school friends. He decides to celebrate his birthday at his friend Sampath’s house. Sampath and Faizal initially do not like the idea of Joymon celebrating his birthday, but he reluctantly agrees when he is offered free drinks at the event. At the same time, a house opposite Sampath’s house was undergoing a funeral due to the death of the old man in the house. Joymon and his friends are left in a tight spot. Misunderstanding, selfishness, and clash of personalities become the premise of the movie.
About Jan. E. Man Movie:
The movie marks the directional debut of Chidambaram. The movie was made during the COVID-19 pandemic and its shooting started on 9 September 2020, and it was wrapped up in 35 days. It was shot in Kochi and Kashmir. Arjun Ashokan and Balu Varghese were part of the project from the get-go.
Vishnu Thandassery, who had worked in many films as a still photographer has debuted as a cinematographer through this film. Bijibal composed the background score for this movie. Kiran Das is the editor and Vinesh Bangalan is the art director of the film. R. G. Vayandan did the makeup and Mahser Hamsa arranged the costumes for the movie. The film was co-written by Ganapathi S Poduval who is the brother of the director.
The teaser of the movie was released by Dulquer Salmaan on 9 July 2021. Mohanlal, Tovino Thomas, and Asif Ali released the first look poster of the film on 30 August 2021. The song Mizhiyoram from the 1980 Malayalam movie Manjil Virinja Pookkal was remastered in this film. The song was released by Manju Warrier on 3 November 2021.
The official trailer of the film was released on 11 November 2021, by Mammootty through his official Facebook Page. The satellite right of the movie was grabbed by Surya TV.
Jan-E-Man was released in theatres of Kerala on 19 November 2021. Initially, the movie had previews in 90 release centers, the movie was welcomed by a low initial response but after increased demand from the audience, the movie was previewed in 150 release centers across Kerala after a week. The movie was released outside Kerala on 10 December 2021.
