Title: Trance (2020 film)
Content:  Trance is a 2020 Indian Malayalam language Neo-noir Psychological thriller film directed and produced by Anwar Rasheed and written by Vincent Vadakkan. It features an ensemble cast including Fahadh Faasil, Gautham Menon, Nazriya Nazim, Dileesh Pothan, Chemban Vinod ,Soubin Shahir, Vinayakan In lead roles, while Arjun Ashokan, Sreenath Bhasi, Srinda Arhaan, Unnimaya Prasad play the supporting and guest roles. The film was produced by Rasheed himself under the banner Anwar Rasheed Entertainments. Based on themes of substance dependence, religion, and the commercialization of spirituality. the film's plot follows the events in the life of Viju Prasad, played by Faasil, a Kanyakumari-based atheist 
Title: Trance (2013 film)
Content:  After director Danny Boyle filmed Shallow Grave in 1994, Joe Ahearne sent the director his screenplay for Trance, seeking Boyle's encouragement. Boyle thought the project would be "quite difficult" for a beginning screenwriter. Ahearne later turned the script into a 2001 British television movie. Boyle never forgot it, and, almost two decades after their original conversation, he contacted Ahearne about turning it into a feature film. Partially based on Ahearne's television film of the same name, Trance underwent script doctoring by screenwriter John Hodge, marking the fifth motion picture collaboration between Hodge and Boyle.
Title: Trance (2020 film)
Content:  was composed by Vijayan along with Resul Pookutty and Sushin Shyam. The film's cinematography was handled by Amal Neerad, with editing done by Praveen Prabhakar. The film's release was postponed multiple times, with the initial release scheduled to March 2019, owing to production delays, as well as censorship issues. A week before the film's release, it was leaked on the piracy website. Trance was released in Kerala on 20 February 2020, and across India on 28 February. The film opened to positive reviews from critics, praising Faasil's performance, the direction, writing and screenplay. The film was later released through digital platforms.
Title: Trance (2013 film)
Content:  Trance is a 2013 psychological thriller film directed by Danny Boyle with a screenplay by Joe Ahearne and John Hodge from a story by Ahearne. It stars James McAvoy, Vincent Cassel, and Rosario Dawson. The world premiere of the film was held in London on 19 March 2013.
Title: Trance (2020 film)
Content:  In a March 2016 interview, Fahadh Faasil revealed that he would be acting in Anwar Rasheed's next directorial and its subject is fresh that has never been attempted in Malayalam cinema. Trance was officially announced with a title poster in June 2017. The film was produced by Rasheed himself. The film marks the debut of Vincent Vadakkan as screenwriter. Rasheed was earlier supposed to direct a short in 5 Sundarikal (2013) based on the screenplay by Vadakkan. But it did not work out as he did not get the right cast. Later, Vadakkan narrated the story of Trance, but then he was not ready to produce the film because of its high production cost. Rasheed had Fahadh in mind for the lead role then itself. Later, Fahadh happened to hear the story from Vadakkan and insisted Rasheed to reconsider the project. By then, the storyline had changed and bankability of Fahadh had also grown and Rasheed was confident in producing the film.
Title: Trance (2020 film)
Content:  speaker, who is hired by a fraud agency to work as a Christian pastor. Trance marked Rasheed's directorial return after a hiatus of nearly eight years since he directed Ustad Hotel (2012). Made on a budget of ₹35 crore, principal photography began in July 2017, and was completed on 1 September 2019. The film mainly shot across coastal Kanyakumari, and across Mumbai, India and Dubai. It was the first Malayalam film to use Bolt High-Speed Cinebot cameras and shot with sync sound. Newcomer Jackson Vijayan, composed the film's soundtrack album, with the title song being composed by Vinayakan TK; the background 
Title: Trance (2013 film)
Content: James McAvoy as Simon Newton ; Vincent Cassel as Franck ; Rosario Dawson as Elizabeth Lamb ; Danny Sapani as Nate ; Matt Cross as Dominic ; Wahab Sheikh as Riz ; Mark Poltimore (7th Baron Poltimore) as Francis Lemaitre ; Tuppence Middleton as Young Woman in Red Car ; Simon Kunz as Surgeon ; Michael Shaeffer as Security Guard #1 ; Tony Jayawardena as Security Guard #2 ; Vincent Montuel as Handsome Waiter ; Jai Rajani as Car Park Attendant ; Spencer Wilding as 60's Robber ; Gursharan Chaggar as Postman ; Edward Rising as 60's Auctioneer  
Title: Trance (2020 film)
Content: Fahadh Faasil as Viju Prasad / Pastor Joshua Carlton ; Dileesh Pothan as Avarachan ; Gautham Menon as Solomon Davis ; Soubin Shahir as Mathew Varghese ; Chemban Vinod Jose as Issac Thomas ; Nazriya Nazim as Esther Lopez ; Vinayakan as Thomas ; Sreenath Bhasi as Kunjan, Vijus's Brother ; Jinu Joseph as Dr. Jase John ; Srinda Arhaan as Latha ; Aswathi Menon as Kavitha ; Arjun Ashokan as Paul ; Dharmajan Bolgatty as Soji ; Amalda Liz as Sheeba, Thomas' Wife ; Unnimaya Prasad as Shani, News Reporter ; Joju George as News Reader(Cameo appearance) ; Arushi Mudgal as Viju's And Kunjan's Mother ; Dilan as Young Viju ; Dian as Young Kunjan ; Anu K Aniyan as TV Show Anchor ; Arjun Ratan as TV Show Editor ; Jeevan Stephan as News Reader ; Len Prasad as Danny ; Sinu Bahuleyan ; Anirudh Balu as News Reader ; Sal Yusuf as Foreign Pastor ; Paul de Roquemaurel as a French tourist 
Title: Trance (2020 film)
Content:  from there, the script goes downhill. One gets to see the writer taking the easy way out at crucial points, bumping off-key characters in a tame manner and depending on the usual television newsbreaks to untangle tricky situations". Critic Veeyen states that "‘Trance’ does address a theme that is radically important and proffers a compelling investigation into the unexplored realms of religion, faith and belief." But he adds that .."it's also a movie that eventually gets choked by the mistiness that pervades its plot and design, and ends up a pale shadow of the head turner flick that it should have been.
Title: Trance (2013 film)
Content:  On 4 January 2013, it was announced that Rick Smith of the band Underworld would be composing the music for the film. Underworld previously contributed tracks to other Danny Boyle films, including Trainspotting (1996), A Life Less Ordinary (1997), The Beach (2000), and Sunshine (2007). About the collaboration, Smith said: "After finishing the Opening Ceremony, I hardly knew what day of the week it was. I took a month off work, off music, off everything. Exactly one month and three days after we said goodbye in the stadium, I received a text from Danny that said, 'Do you ever want to hear from me again workwise and would that go as far as having a chat about Trance... Questions, questions.' Two Minutes later I was on board." When asked by an interviewer about the secret of his 17-year-old creative partnership with Smith, Boyle joked, "He's cheap." Then, answering seriously, he said that they both like electronic music and that he doesn't prescribe a sound for a scene, but lets Smith follow his own instincts. The soundtrack album for Trance was released in the United Kingdom on 25 March 2013 and in the United States on 2 April.

Question: Who was the screenwriter for Trance?
Answer: Joe Ahearne.