Maryan (pronounced Mariyāņ; The Immortal) is a 2013 Indian Tamil romantic survival filmdirected by Bharat Bala starring Dhanushalongside Parvathy.[1] Produced by Venu Ravichandran, the film has music and background score composed by A. R. Rahman[2] and cinematography by Marc Koninckx.[3] Dialogues in the film are penned by R N Joe D' Cruz.
The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from Tamil Nadu were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan by mercenaries.[4] The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life.[5] The film released in Auro 3D sound format[6] on selective screens in India and worldwide on 19 July 2013.[7] The film received positive critical reception in India.[8] The film had the biggest opening in the United States amongst all Indian films releasing on the same date.[9]However, in Tamil Nadu the film was declared as an average grosser.[10] The dubbed Telugu version of the film titled 'Mariyaan' was released on 11 September 2015.[11]
