Aanandam

Aanandam (English: Joy) is a 2016 Indian Malayalam-language coming of age film written and directed Ganesh Raj in his directorial debut. Cinematography was by Anend C. Chandran. Vineeth Sreenivasan produced the film under the banner Habit of Life in association with Vinod Shornur under Cast N' Crew. Aanandam follows the life of seven sophomore engineering students as they embark on their first college tour. The film features Arun Kurian, Roshan Mathew and Annu Antony in the lead roles. Shooting locations were at Goa, Hampi, Kochi, Mysore, and at Amal Jyothi College of Engineering. It was released in theatres on 21 October 2016. This movie was subsequently dubbed into Telugu under the same title in 2018 by Sukhibava movies. Plot The story revolves around a group of seven friends who embark on their first IV tour (Industrial Visit) of their college life and how it affects small to large changes in their mellow lives. "Rockstar" Gautham, Kuppi(Unnikrishnan), Devika (aka Devooty), Diya, Darshana, Varun and Akshay, along with a group of 33 classmates and two faculty members (Chacko Sir and Lovely Miss) travel to Hampi via Mysuru and then to Goa for the New Year's Eve. Varun organizes the trip as he's recommended by the whole class. Gautham and Devika are the lovebirds of the group, with Gautham's talent in western music being the spark kindling the relationship. While Gautham is no longer interested in western music and wish to pursue Hindustani classical music; he is forced to mask that part of his identity from Devika for the fear of how her reaction will be. Diya with her lovely nature had been the fascination of Akshay's dreams for a long time, which is known to everyone, except her. The lively nature of Diya had attracted many others in the past (including Varun, known only to Kuppi), who obviously confess their feelings only to get turned down as she never adds a different colour to her friendships. Akshay, being apprehensive, never wishes to do the same and hopes that she likes him on her own terms. He never even talks to her and his friends recommend that he can never pray for a better chance than their first year IV. Akshay is also hunted by many fears including fear of water, fear of heights, among others; but the worst one being his fear of future, as he is often being compared with his successful elder brother, Akash, who set the standards too high.