Anarkali (2015 film)
Anarkali is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language romantic thriller film written and directed by Sachy and produced by Rajeev Nair. The film stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Biju Menon, Priyal Gor, Miya, Sudev Nair, Kabir Bedi and Samskruthy Shenoy. The music was composed by Vidyasagar.[1][2] The plot follows Navy officer Shanthanu who arrives at Kavaratti island.
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| Directed by | Sachy |
| Produced by | Rajeev Nair |
| Written by | Sachy |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Biju Menon Kabir Bedi Priyal Gor Miya |
| Music by | Vidyasagar |
| Cinematography | Sujith Vaassudev |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
Production company | Magic Moon Productions |
| Distributed by | Kalasangham Films Kas & Right |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Principal photography began in February 2015 and was shot mostly in Kavaratti, Bangaram and Agatti in Lakshadweep. Anarkali was released on 13 November 2015. It received generally positive reviews from critics and was a commercial success.[3]
Plot
Shanthanu Varma, who was a navy officer, pines over a girl whom he loved 15 years ago and had to leave the navy because of his affair with her. Since the girl (Nadira) whom he loved was underage (15 years), which he was not aware of, both of them agree to wait to show their love is true, to the Nawabi father (Jaffer Imam), who is also Shanthanu's Commanding Officer and Flag Officer. Shanthanu lost touch with Nadira for two years. His search for her lead him to Kavaratti, Lakshadweep.
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Sub Lt. Shanthanu Varma
- Biju Menon as Lt. Zachariah
- Kabir Bedi as Rear Admiral Jaffer Imam
- Priyal Gor as Nadira Imam
- Miya George as Dr. Sherin George
- Suresh Krishna as Aatta Koya
- Arun as Rajeev
- Sudev Nair as Sub-Lt. Naseeb Imam
- Samskruthy Shenoy as Dhuva Miyan Koya
- Anu Sithara as Athira
- Shyamaprasad as Commodore Madhavan Nair
- Major Ravi as Capt. Rajan Jose
- Jayaraj Warrier as Chettuva Shah Jahan Sahib Avarkal
- Assim Jamal as Inspector Jamal Majnu
- Renji Panicker as Pappan
- Vijayakumar as Public Prosecutor
- Madhupal as Madhu
- Manju Sathish as Shanthi
- Chembil Ashokan as DYSP Ahmed Kutty
- V. K. Prakash as Dr. David (Cameo)
- Deepak Kamath as Navy officer (Cameo)
Production
Priyal Gor and Miya were signed for the lead female roles. While the former would play the main lead as Nadira Imam, teenage daughter of a Rear Admiral in the Indian Navy, the latter's role is that of a supporting character, Dr. Sherin Mathew, who works in Kavarathi.[4] Story of the film is based on two Naval officers, Prithviraj and Biju Menon in the Indian Navy. Bollywood actor Kabir Bedi was cast as Nadira's father, Jaffer Imam, who is a commanding officer of base hailing from Lucknow and Sachi said that both Kabir and Priyal would speak mostly in Hindi and English in the film.[4] Director Shyamaprasad was selected for a pivotal role and his character Commodore Madhavan Nair was said to be crucial to the film.[4] Samskruthy Shenoy was later chosen to portray Duvha, a "Pucca Muslim woman" from Lakshwadweep, who is a medical student who left her studies shy of 1 year, due to a love affair and works as a physician assistant.[5] Other supporting roles were given to directors Major Ravi, Renji Panicker and Madhupal. Sujith Vassudevv and Vidyasagar were signed as the cinematographer and music director, respectively.
Soundtrack
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| Released | 23 October 2015 | |||
| Recorded | Varsha Vallaki Studios | |||
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack | |||
| Length | 23:14 | |||
| Language | Malayalam | |||
| Label | Satyam Audios | |||
| Producer | Vidyasagar | |||
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The soundtrack was released on 23 October 2015 with songs composed by Vidyasagar and lyrics written by Rajeev Nair and Manoj Muntashir. The 'over and over' song was written by Radhika Nair and composed by Sreevalsan J. Menon[6]
| No. | Title | Singer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Aa Oruthi" | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Manjari | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Ee Thanutha" | Karthik, Shweta Mohan | 4:09 |
| 3. | "Sahibaa" | Hariharan | 4:41 |
| 4. | "Mohabbath (Hindi Version)" | Shreya Ghoshal, Shadab Faridi Nizami | 5:22 |
| 5. | "Vaanam" | K. S. Harisankar | 4:42 |
| 6. | "Over n' Over" | Dominique Cerejo | 2:51 |
| Total length: | 23:14 | ||
Release
Anarkali was released on 13 November 2015.
References
- Anarkali debut attempt of Sachi with Prithviraj and Biju Menon in lead role – Malayalam News. Cochin Talkies (3 February 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- Anarkali Malayalam Movie Review, Rating, Box Office Report | Bollywood,Hollywood,Malayalam,Tamil,Telugu. Firstshowreview.com (9 June 2012). Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- Prithvi turns deep sea diver – Malayalam Movie News. Indiaglitz.com (3 February 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- Prithviraj turns deep sea diving instructor – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (3 February 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- Samskruthy is a student in Anarkali – Times of India. Timesofindia.indiatimes.com (2 April 2015). Retrieved on 2016-01-19.
- "Anarkali (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) – EP – Vidyasagar – Apple – iTunes – Music". Apple – iTunes – Music. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2015.