Aby (film)

Plot

The movie talks about a boy's dream to fly a plane

Cast

Production

In August 2016, taking a hiatus from advertisement, Srikant Murali announced his debut feature film featuring Vineeth Sreenivasan.

Filming

Principal photography commenced in September 2016 in Thodupuzha, Kerala. The major portions of film is set against the backdrop of Idukki and Ernakulam. Some parts of the film was also shot at Gundlupet, a small town in Karnataka.

Music

The film's original soundtrack was released by Manorama Music .The songs are composed by Bijibal and Jaison J Nair, while the film's background score is composed by Anil Johnson.

Release

The film was released on 23 February 2017 in 108 screens across Kerala. Aby is one of the biggest releases of Vineeth Sreenivasan in Kerala.

Marketing

The promotional videos of the movie was released via Facebook pages of various malayalam film actors and directors. Actor Nivin Pauly launched the trailer on 21 January 2017, and director Aashiq Abu posted the first video song on 14 February. The second video song was launched by director Priyadarshan on 13 February.

At Vyttila in Kochi, a 3D hoarding having a model aircraft attached with a rotating propeller was placed as part of promotions. AirAsia is an official airline partner of the movie, the first Malayalam movie and second South Indian movie to have an airline partner after Kabali.

Critical response

The movie has received positive reviews from critics .Awarding the film 3.5 in a scale of 5, Litty Simon from Malayala Manorama wrote: In his first directorial venture as a filmmaker, Srikanth aptly portrays various emotions – innocence, the love, the family bonding, the failure, and achievements. With a simple plot, Aby is a movie that can be enjoyed by all age groups. The feel-good motivational drama, Aby, made with some genuine intentions is a darling film...

In her review for The Times of India ,Deepa Soman rated the film 3.5 out of 5 stars.She lauded the crew for brilliant casting, right from the child artiste who plays the little Aby, his parents (Sudheer Karamana and Vineetha Koshy), his friend Kunjoottan played by Aju Varghese and his lady love Anumol by Mareena Michael.Overall, this is one of those films with an unconventional underdog as the hero, for whom you would root with tears in your eyes and a smile on your face, and come out of the hall with a wholesome cinematic experience.

Arathi Kannan of The New Indian Express has wrote that Aby is the kind of a movie where wishes written on the blue skies are made into a reality with sheer earnestness and persistence.She has mentioned that 'Aby's story makes for a scroll that rolls down to read ‘optimism’ in bold, Aby stands true to the inspirational movie genre and strives towards the goal, flitting through serendipitious meetings and the right-person-at-the-right-time situations.