''Saira'' is a 2005 Indian film starring

Navya Nair Navya Nair is an Indian actress who has appeared predominantly in Malayalam films, along with others in Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of ...

and

Nedumudi Venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in ...

. The film marks the directorial debut of

Dr. Biju Bijukumar Damodaran, known mononymously as Dr. Biju, is an Indian homoeopathic doctor turned film director and screenwriter. He is best known for films such as '' Saira'' (2005), ''Veettilekkulla Vazhi'' (2010), ''Akasathinte Niram'' (2012), ''Pe ...

. It was the opening selection in the Tous Les Cinemas du Monde (World Cinema) section of

2007 Cannes Film Festival The 60th Cannes Film Festival ran from 16 to 27 May 2007. The President of the Jury was British director Stephen Frears. Twenty two films from twelve countries were selected to compete for the Palme d'Or. The awards were announced on 26 May. '' ...

.Cannes, India celebrate 60 years
/ref> It also participated in 21 other international film festivals. It was also selected at the Indian Panorama 2006.

Premise

Saira is the daughter of the famous

ghazal The ''ghazal'' ( ar, غَزَل, bn, গজল, Hindi-Urdu: /, fa, غزل, az, qəzəl, tr, gazel, tm, gazal, uz, gʻazal, gu, ગઝલ) is a form of amatory poem or ode, originating in Arabic poetry. A ghazal may be understood as a ...

singer Ustad Ali Hussain, although she is fond of his music. Saira decides to become a news reporter but then Saira disappears. Ustad waits for Saira to return but she returns as a victim.

Cast

as Saira *

as Ustad Ali Hussain * Rajesh Sharma * Ineya *V.K. Baiju *Koodal Gopan *B.N. Radhakrishnan *Rajiv Venad *Somarajan Pilla *Thaleshan *Baby Safina *Master Mukundan *Master Devashambu *Baby Shahina *Baby Diana *Sahadevan

Awards

* 2006:

Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress The Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress is an honour presented annually at the Kerala State Film Awards of India since 1969 to an actress for the best performance within the Malayalam film industry. Until 1997, the awards were managed direc ...

* 2006:

Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director The Kerala State Film Award The Kerala State Film Awards are the film awards for a motion picture made in Kerala. The awards started in 1969 by the Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Kerala and since 1998 the awards have b ...

- Ramesh Narayan * 2007: Zimbabwe International Film Festival: Best Actor -

Nedumudi venu Kesavan Venugopal (22 May 1948 – 11 October 2021), better known by his stage name Nedumudi Venu, was an Indian actor and screenwriter from Kerala, who predominantly worked in Malayalam cinema. He acted in more than 500 films, primarily in ...

* 2006: Amrita TV Film Award for Best Actress -

Film festival screening

* Cannes international film festival 2007/Tous les cinemas du monde * São Paulo international film festival 2006/Official competition * Golden Minbar international film festival Russia 2006/Official competition * Zimbabve international film festival 2007/Official competition * Milan film festival, Italy 2007 * Eilat international film festival Israel 2007 * Panorama of independent filmmakers international film festival, Greese 2006 * Bangladhesh international film festival 2007 * New jersey Indian film festival USA 2007 * Brussels international film festival, Belgium 2007 * International film festival of India 2006 (Indian Panorama) * Pune International film festival (2007) * International film festival of Kerala (2006) * Bangalore International film festival (2007) * Hyderabad International film festival (2007)

References

2005 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Dr. Biju 2005 directorial debut films {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub