After 16 years, the magnum opus that’s The Goat Life (titled Aadujeevitham in Malayalam) is releasing in theatres at the moment (March 28). The movie, primarily based on a ebook that’s impressed by a real story, has been within the making since 2008 however one delay or the opposite has meant it has not been capable of end manufacturing. And a few of these delays had been fairly other-worldly.

The story behind The Goat Life’s 16-year manufacturing
The Goat Life is an adaptation of the 2008 best-selling Malayalam novel Aadujeevitham by Benyamin, which relies on a real incident. Filmmaker Blessy learn the ebook the identical yr and determined to adapt it, casting Prithviraj Sukumaran within the lead position earlier than the tip of the yr. The next yr, he signed a cope with the creator and commenced writing the screenplay. Nevertheless, he was unable to discover a producer until 2015 sending the movie in manufacturing hell. The finances constraints additionally meant that Prithviraj let go of his remuneration for the movie, taking a stake within the earnings as nicely. Finally, the movie’s principal pictures started in 2018 however then the Covid-19 pandemic halted shoot in 2020. The restrictions meant filming might solely be completed in 2022, adopted by a protracted post-production schedule. It’s lastly releasing now.

When The Goat Life’s crew was stranded in a desert

In 2020, the filming of the movie was underway within the deserts of Jordan’s Wadi Rum. Then, the Covid-19 pandemic struck and lockdowns had been put in place internationally. This meant that the crew was caught within the desert city in Jordan and not using a approach of getting dwelling. Finally, they made it again to India weeks later, courtesy the Indian authorities’s evacuation programme, Vande Bharat Mission.

How animals had been imported from Saudi Arabia for The Goat Life shoot

The movie relies on the lifetime of a Malayali immigrant who was compelled into slavery and lived as a goatherd for a number of years. To recreate the scenes of desert, the crew shot in Jordan and Algeria however animals – 20 camels and 250 sheep – needed to be organized from Saudi Arabia for the shoot. The Goat Life additionally stars Amala Paul, Shobha Mohan, and Jimmy Jean-Louis. It launched in theatres on March 28.

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