'Aadujeevitham – The Goat Life', released in 2024, is a gripping survival drama directed and co-produced by Blessy, who also penned the screenplay. Starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Amala Paul, this film marks a significant collaboration between Indian and American production companies. It adapts Benyamin's acclaimed 2008 Malayalam novel, which tells the true story of Najeeb, a Malayali immigrant. Najeeb, along with countless other Indians, was ensnared into brutal slavery in Saudi Arabia, where he was forced to toil as a goatherd on remote desert farms under the harsh control of local Arabs.
Aadujeevitham Review | Prithviraj stars in an intense tale of survival
Najeeb's story of survival, his epic struggle against the brutal fate that pushed him into the remotest corners of the world, has become part of the Malayali's literary lore. The long wait cinematic portrayal of that brutal struggle ended today. And Blessy has not let his followers down. Read More
'Aadujeevitham': Reading Blessy's Prithviraj-starrer in the light of Benyamin's classic
Literary adaptations are read rather than watched in the light of the source material, and that's a risk every filmmaker who embarks on this creative journey knowingly takes. Blessy is no exception; his 'Aadujeevitham' (The Goat Life) is closely compared with Benyamin's classic, despite the master filmmaker's insistence that the portrayal of Najeeb in the film differs from that in the novel. Read More
'Aadujeevitham': Life of Sainu without Najeeb - an imagination through her eyes
While everyone praises Najeeb's survival story in Blessy's 'Aadujeevitham', it's worth contemplating the character of Sainu, Najeeb’s wife - in life, the book, and the movie. The film 'Aadujeevitham' has been garnering acclaim, with audiences especially appreciating Prithviraj’s performance. While he certainly deserves the accolades, Amala Paul's character, Sainu, Najeeb's wife, appears predominantly in the first half of the movie, largely as memories of Najeeb. Read More
‘Aadujeevitham’ happened before I named Vairamuthu in the MeToo movement: Chinmayi
Singer Chinmayi Sripada, who made her debut in the film industry with ‘Oru Dheivam Thantha Poovae’ composed by A R Rahman 22 years ago, has collaborated with the celebrated music composer again in ‘Aadujeevitham’. Read More