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Indian

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-language adventure film directed by Ajith Pillai. Produced by Niyas Ismail under the banner of Frames Inevitable, it stars Asif Ali and Sunny Wayne along with

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and

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as the female leads while pivotal supporting roles are played by

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and Yassar. Cinematography was by Abinandhan Ramanujam and music was composed by

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. Major parts of the film were shot in the islands of

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and Andaman besides the different locations in

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. The movie was released on 1 May 2014 and tells the story of a hedonistic Christian who is taken out of prison to a picturesque seaside town where he learns to amend his selfish ways. The movie was praised for its excellent cinematography and different style of direction and story telling .

Plot

The film starts with Alex narrating his sad story. He is the scion of a large and rich Christian family, whose male members take pride in flaunting their virility. Due to his wayward life he lands up in prison. He makes attempts to flee from prison but in vain. A saviour appears before him in the form of Akbar Ali. Akbar Ali is from

, and circumstances make Alex follow him to the beautiful islands. The aftermath is the rest of the narration.

Cast

* Asif Ali as Alex, 14th son of a rich farmer. * Sunny Wayne as Akbar Ali, a fisherman. *

as Kuriachen, Alex's father. *

as Deena, a postal worker *

as Isa *

as Hashim * P. Balachandran as Raviettan *

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as Sulaiman *

as Mathew P. Mathew, Alex's nephew. * Chemban Vinod Jose as Nadayadi Suni * Mridul Nair as Saddam Hussain * Master Reinhard Abernathy as young Alex

Dubbing Artist

*Praveen Harisree *Sunil Panicker *Siby Kuruvila *Riya Saira *Sukanya Shaji

Music

The music of the film is composed by Prashant Pillai. The music album has 4 songs:

References

External links

* * 2010s Malayalam-language films 2014 films Indian comedy thriller films 2010s comedy thriller films {{2010s-Malayalam-film-stub