Humour

Humour (2021)

Hasyam

Hasyam (Humour) is the eighth film in writer-director Jayaraj’s Navarasa series that has so far yielded Shantham, Karunam, Bhibatsa, Adbutham, Veeram, Bhayanakam and Roudram, with one more to come. Rasa means juice, flavour or essence, and – to put it in the simplest terms possible –Navarasa in the Indian arts refers to the nine (nava) emotional states as captured by a work of art, and as manifested in the audience’s experience of and response to that work.

Date of release
2021-02-17
Runtime
1h 15m
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Director
Jayaraj
Collection
Navarasa

Casting

Interesting facts

Hasyam is a 2020 Indian Malayalam-language black comedy film written and directed by Jayaraj. It is the eighth film in his Navarasa series, based on the rasa (emotion) of hasya (humour). The film stars Harisree Ashokan and KPAC Lalitha, and explores through dark humour the themes surrounding death, bureaucracy, and the banality of life.

Production

Hasyam is the eighth entry in Jayaraj’s ambitious Navarasa series, each representing a different emotion from the Indian aesthetic tradition. Vinod Illampally handled the cinematography, while Jinu Sobha edited the film. Jayaraj stated in an interview that he makes one film every year and sends it to international festivals, with Hasyam being one such work.

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