Anwar (2010 film)
Anwar | |
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Mamtha Mohandas Lal | |
Narrated by | Mammootty[2] |
Cinematography | Satheesh Kurup |
Edited by | Vivek Harshan |
Music by | Gopi Sundar |
Distributed by | Red Carpet Movies Limited |
Release date |
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Running time | 134 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹4 crore[3] |
Anwar is a 2010 Indian
The film's plot elements were inspired by the 2008 American film Traitor.[7][8]
Plot
The plot revolves around the
Past: Anwar is an
Present: Anwar reveals about the bomb blasts planned by Babu Sait to Stalin in their secret meeting, where Stalin also brings Ayesha so that they could meet after a long time. When Babu Sait's men arrive, Stalin tells Anwar to act as if they were having a fight, and one of the Babu Sait's men shoot Stalin, thereby killing him, thinking that Anwar was having a fight. Anwar is given the responsibility of transporting the deadly terrorists to Mumbai, through a ship containing full of
Anwar reveals that his parents and many innocent people, who were true believers, got killed in the bomb blast planned by Babu Sait and Anwar was the weapon used against him. Anwar tells that nobody will forgive Babu Sait's treachery. Being defeated, Babu Sait commits suicide by shooting himself. Anwar calls Stalin's phone, which is under police custody, and tells them that the mission is accomplished. Stalin and his colleague received bravery awards, but no one has recognised the
Cast
- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Anwar Ahmed
- Prakash Raj as Stalin Manimaran IPS
- Lal as Babu Mather alias Babu Sait
- Mamta Mohandas as Ayesha Begum
- Assim Jamal as Salim
- Sampath Raj as Basheer Bhai
- ACP Sathyanarayanan IPS
- Sudheer Karamana as Shaji
- Sai Kumar as Ahmed Haji, Anwar's father
- Geetha as Rasiya Begum, Anwar's mother
- Nithya Menen as Asna Begum
- Salim Kumar as Ashraf
- Sreejith Ravi as Ottappalam Sudheer
- Sasi Kalinga as Moideen
- Rajeev Pillai as a terrorist member
- Vinay Forrt as Abu
- Mahanadi Shankar
- Shane Nigam as a boy at STD booth
Production
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Shoot for the film started in March, 2010. The main location was
Awards
- won
- Best Music Director – Gopi Sundar
- Best Female Playback Singer – Shreya Ghoshal– "Kizhakk Pookkum"
- Rafeeque Ahmed– "Kizhakku Pookkum"
- Nominated
- Best Actor – Prithviraj Sukumaran
- Best Negative role – Lal
Soundtrack
Anwar | |
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World Music |
The soundtrack of the film, composed by Gopi Sundar, was released on 3 September 2010. The album features seven songs with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed, with 7 songs in Malayalam version and 5 songs in Tamil version of the film.
In the 2011 Vanitha Film Awards, the song Kizhakku Pookkum won three awards: Best Song, Best Female Playback (Shreya Ghoshal) and Best Lyrics (Rafeeq Ahamed).[12]
Malayalam Version
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kizhakku Pookkum" | Gopi Sunder , Navin Iyer, Sethu Thankachan and Sree Charan | 3:30 |
Tamil Version
No. | Title | Performer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Kizhakku Pookkum" | Shreya Ghoshal, Navin Iyer, Sabari Brothers and Raqueeb Alam | 5:08 |
2. | "Naan" | Prithviraj, Mamta Mohandas | 3:44 |
3. | "Kanninimai Pole" | Shreya Ghoshal and Naresh Iyer | 3:53 |
4. | "Namaru Veeram" | Sukhwinder Singh, Blaaze | 3:46 |
5. | "A Hero Will Rise" | Gopi Sunder, Navin Iyer, and Sree Charan | 3:30 |
References
- ^ Anwar to showcase a brand new Prithviraj[permanent dead link] OneIndia – Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 11:25 IST
- ^ "മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ ശബ്ദവുമായി അന്വര്". Sangama Bhumi. 22 March 2012. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012.
- ^ "Anwar has made more money than films like Endhiran". Rediff.com. 18 October 2010.
- ^ "Anwar, on terrorism - Indian Express". 4 June 2010.
- ^ Raghavan, Nikhil (26 February 2011). "Itsy-bitsy". The Hindu.
- ^ "Anwar to release on Nov 19 in Tamil". Sify. Archived from the original on 15 November 2010. Retrieved 13 November 2010.
- ^ "CineBuzz- MovieReview : Anwar -Malayalam movie". Cinebuzz.co.in. Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Anwar Review - Anwar Movie Review".
- ^ "'Anwar' producer lashes out against Amal Neerad". Nowrunning.com. 26 November 2010. Archived from the original on 29 November 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Publication | Indian Publication News | Indian Publication Aggregator | Regional Publication News | Leading Publications India". Publication. samachar.com. Archived from the original on 6 March 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ Babu, Ajith (30 November 2010). "ത്രില്ലര് മുക്കൂകുത്തി; പൃഥ്വിയ്ക്ക് തിരിച്ചടി- 30 prithvi under pressure – Oneindia Malayalam". Thatsmalayalam. oneindia.in. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
- ^ "Mammootty, Mamtha win Vanitha Film award". The song kanninimaneele was a direct lift from foreign song rosa maria Malayala Manorama. 10 February 2011.
External links
- Official website
- Anwar at IMDb