Arabikkatha
| Arabikkatha | |
|---|---|
 DVD cover | |
| Directed by | Lal Jose |
| Written by | Iqbal Kuttippuram |
| Produced by | Hassan Sainullabdeen |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | Bijibal |
| Distributed by | Balaji Movies Sagar Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Arabikkatha (lit. 'Arabian tale') is a 2007 Indian
Kerala state, India.[5]
In the film, Mukundan, a hardcore communist, exposes the atrocities of Karunan, a cunning and corrupt politician.
Plot
The film narrates the story of "Cuba" Mukundan. He is a staunch
Chinese Government
, he gives her his earnings saying a communist never keeps money more than his requirements. Mukundan, with the help of his friends Anwar, Maya, Karim and Abbas exposes the machinations of Karunan and Kunjunni Muthalali. Finally Mukundan returns home to work for the political cause which has been his life and love.
The movie depicts Mukundan who lives in rural Kerala being catapulted into Dubai, the gleaming world of commerce and industry that gives employment opportunity to workers from Kerala. Mukundan who finds himself in present society where sticking to any ideology without any compromises is perceived as something of an anachronism.
Cast
- Sreenivasan as Cuba Mukundan, a staunch follower of communism, Gopalan's son
- Indrajith Sukumaran as Anwar
- Jayasurya as Sidharthan, Karunan's nephew
- Zhang Chu Mi as Shu Min
- Samvrutha Sunil as Maya
- Salim Kumar as Karim
- Sadiq as Abbas
- K. T. C. Abdullah as Abdullah, Karim's father-in-law
- Shivaji Guruvayoor as Karunan, Sidharthan's uncle and a cunning and corrupt politician of the communist party who becomes a minister
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Kunjunni Muthalali
- Nedumudi Venu as Society Gopalan, Mukundan's father and a veteran communist leader
- Suraj Venjaramoodas James Thiruvananthapuram
- Moideen Koya as Vishwam Kathalikkadu
- Atlas Ramachandran as Coat Nambiar
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Ravunni
- Assim Jamal as Labour
- Augustine as Varghese
- Satheesh Menon as PakistaniSupervisor
- Manikandan Pattambi
Soundtrack
Arabikkatha's songs and background score are composed by Bijibal, who made his debut through this film. The lyrics were written by Anil Panachooran, who was also a debutant. The music album has 7 songs:
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Thirike Njan" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas
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| 2 | "Tharakaramalarukal" | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sujatha Mohan |
| 3 | "Thaane Paadum Veene" | Rajeev Kodampally, Soumya T. R. |
| 4 | "Chora Veena" | Anil Panachooran |
Box office
The film was both commercial and critical success.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Arabikatha takes the cake". The Hindu. 15 July 2007. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "'Arabikatha' turns out to be a success tale". The Hindu. 18 July 2007. Archived from the original on 22 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Hit Malayalam film showing in Doha today". Gulf Times. 12 October 2007. Archived from the original on 13 October 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- New Indian Express Group. 10 July 2007. Archived from the originalon 22 April 2007. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Movie throws light on split in ruling party". Gulf Times. 16 July 2007. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Sreenivasan roped in for Lal Jose's next". The Times of India. 16 December 2017.
- ^ "First Look: Joshiy's Sevens". Rediff.com. 7 July 2011.
External links
- Arabikkatha at IMDb
