Happy Journey
Happy Journey is an upcoming Malayalam drama film written by Arunlal and directed by Boban Samuel, starring Jayasurya, Aparna Gopinath and Lal. The film is produced by Ashiq Usman under the banner of Milestone Cinemas and features music composed by Gopi Sunder, whilst cinematography is handled by Mahesh Raj and is edited by Lijo Paul
Plot
The story narrates the life of a young man from Fort Kochi named Aaron (Jayasurya),who loses his eyesight during his school days in an accident who then to find a place in the Indian cricket team for the blind.
Production
Development
Boban Samuel had initially announced a project before Romans. Although those projects didn't rise after 2 years, scriptwriter Arunlal had worked on Thank You which starred Jayasurya in the lead. Through that connection, he pitched the plot to Jayasurya who invited Boban Samuel. Ashiq Usman chose to produce the film under the banner of Milestone Cinemas. The editor was chosen to Lijo Paul, Art Direction by Vinesh Banglan, Sreya Aravind was chosen to be the costume designer and makeup by Ronex Xavier. Associate directors are Titus Alexander and Pranav Krishna, production controller was Sreekumar A.D., Stills by Antony Jo and Media designs by Ideas Inc. The film was untitled until half way through the filming where the title "Happy Journey" was chosen. Jayasurya by stated that happy journeys is the synonyms to the theme of the film. It is based on the real life story of a visually challenged Malayali youth, who is a part of the Indian blind cricket team.
Casting
Jayasurya was already initially casted as he contacted the director after hearing Arunlal's script. The casting was quickly taken place as several actors were chosen and initially casted such as Aparna Gopinath and several other supporting actors were casted. Lena was chosen to play a mother that has significance in the plot.
Filming
The filming began at Kochi at November 17, 2013. Main locations of the film were in Ernakulam area such Edappally and Mattancherry. The film was also shot in areas in Bangalore. The director of photography was Mahesh Raj. The film was completed with 49 days of shooting.