Anarkali

Anarkali (2015)

അനാർക്കലി

Shanthanu, a former Navy officer arrives in the Lakshadweep islands searching for his long lost love, Nadira. As he confronts the memories of a forbidden romance and the people tied to their past, his journey becomes one of longing, redemption, and enduring love across time and distance.

Date of release
2015-11-13
TMDB
6.0 / 10 (27)
Runtime
2h 46m
Genres
Romance, Drama
Director
Sachy

Casting

Interesting facts

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 and Biju Menon with Priyal Gor, Miya George, Suresh Krishna, Arun, Sudev Nair, Kabir Bedi, and Samskruthy Shenoy in supporting roles. The music was composed by Vidyasagar. The plot follows former Indian Navy officer Shanthanu who arrives at Kavaratti island, a popular tourist destination.

Production

The story of the film is based on two Naval officers, Prithviraj Sukumaran 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. Sachy said that both Kabir and Priyal would speak mostly in Hindi and English in the film. Priyal Gor and Miya were signed for the lead female roles.

The makers faced objections from the Sunni Students' Federation (SSF) against shooting the film in the Lakshadweep islands. The makers had permission to shoot the film in Agatti Island, Kavaratti, Bangaram Atoll, and Tinakkara Island in February 2015, however, a day before they were to reach the islands, the Lakshadweep administrator H.

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