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Padmavyooham is a Malayalam film directed and scripted by Bijoy P I scheduled to release by the end of June 2012. The movie is produced by a team of Software professionals under the banner name of Mega Wave Productions.

Overview
Padmavyooham – the first film project by Megawave Productions- is a mystery-thriller movie that takes you through the master mind of Marthanda Varma, one of the greatest visionaries Travancore has ever witnessed.The movie tries to uncover the possible secrets within the Padmanabhaswamy Temple and the care King Marthanda Varma had taken to bring out devotion among his people while readying a wall of destruction for his enemies.

The story, presented in the backdrops of Travancore Royal Palace takes you through the ideas behind the construction of Padmanabha Swamy temple and the significance of the placement of the golden idol of Lord Mahavishnu in it. Padmavyooham which means ‘an army constellation’ is supposed to have only an entry and no exit. How the investigation takes an unexpected turn and enters into a Padmavyooham, the series of events that follows and the relation between King Marthanda Varma’s vision and temple treasure forms the crux of the story.

Padmavyooham is the outcome of comprehensive research done by a young team on the myths and mystery behind Sree Padmanabha Swami temple. The temple which was only a shrine for many years, is now in news across the globe when the millions worth treasure was discovered from the vaults of the temple. But have you ever wondered what was the real intention of Marthanda Varma when he built this temple? Studies show that the temple was not just built as a shrine, but was meant to be armour from the attack of Tipu Sultan. Padmavyooham which means ‘an army constellation’ is supposed to have only an entry and no exit.

Plot
For all those who've been in Trivandrum for a while, Shanghumugham Palace and Sri Padmanabha Swami temple are not alien. But while lazing around the beach or climbing the holy stairs of the temple, how many of us sketched a connection between these two landmarks? The murder of an investigative journalist that gave way to a possible chord that links the Shanghumugham beach to the Padmanabha Swami temple,a chord which twines the future of Trivandrum city to its royal past, is being unfolded in “Padmavyooham” The story begins with the homicide of Devan, a journalist who was working on a story related to the temples in the city. The crux of the story is brought to light when ACP Anwar Ibrahim takes lead of the investigation and join hands with his step father, King Aditya Varma to reveal the secrets behind the hidden armour made into a reality by Anizham Thirunal Marthanda Varma for the protection of the people of Travancore. What the secret is and how the revelation happens is what the story is all about.

Production
The movie works kick started way back on October 2011. Screenplay took 2 months to get finished after 2 reviews. With a team of freshers, Megawave Productions started the pre-production work. Once the music scores were composed, the team was looking for a singer who can deliver the climax song. Among many choices, the team went ahead to get Shankar Mahadevan, even though the chances of getting him onboard were minute. The team was overwhelmed by the warm reception offered by Shirin, the manager of Shankarji. After multiple rounds of talk, Shakarji agreed to sing for us. It was a dream come true for all in the team when we finally recorded the song in Mumbai at Shankar Mahadevan’s studio. Searching for faces to enact the hero in the film, the Team came across many faces – but none of them were fitting the mould. The thought of Noby Tharian suddenly crossed the minds of Bijoy – who is the director. Noby and Bijoy are thick friends. On hearing the story, Noby was all set to don the role. He flew all the way from Amsterdam to perform this role. Rest everything fell in place. The team wanted to make the climax special. The decision to make the 18 feet long, 10 feet high Padmanabhaswamy Idol was thus made. It was difficult to find a sculptor who can perform the task for the Team. With the help from Kiran who is the associated director, Ajayan was contacted. Ajayan used to work for the veteran Malayalam Director Jayaraj. He had also worked with Mani Ratnam for the film ‘Raavan’. On hearing the theme, Ajayan got excited and agreed to build the Idol for us. And this is going to be the biggest one piece model ever used in Malayalam films. In the month of January, Ajayan finished the Idol. It was of the same proportions of the original Idol in the shrine. It was a divine experience to stand and shoot in front of the Idol Deciding on the camera was the next major task. From a range of digital cameras available across India, team decided to go for Red One Camera eventhough the rent amount was a bit over the budget. Believing that the quality of the video matters a lot, decision was made quickly and the camera was taken from a company named 8 millimeter in Mumbai. Along with 3 members, our ‘Star’ flied down to Trivandrum in Indigo flight. Deciding the location was the next major task. Since the story is all about royal family, we were looking for a location where the feel of palace and other aspects are available. With the help from lawyer Mr Sharma and KR Narayanan, Attingal Palace became the major location for the film.

Cast

 * Noby Tharian as Adhitya Varma
 * Amal Abraham as Rishi Ramavarma
 * Sajeev Nair as Anwar Ibrahim
 * Anchal Babu As Vishwettan
 * Kiran as Liaqat Ali
 * Anish Panickar as DIG Sreedharan Potti
 * Fayis as Harihar Iyengar
 * Riyas as Devan
 * Vipin as Sherif
 * Bhaskaran Nair As Thirumeni of Vishnu Temple

Soundtrack
The soundtrack of this movie is composed by Sanjeev Krishnan for which the lyrics were penned by Suku Maruthathoor, Aji Daivappura

Historical References

 * Keralathile Mahaa Kshetrangal
 * Marthanda Varma CV Raman Pillai
 * Dharmaraja CV Raman Pillai