Mohanlal's Marakkar
Arabikkadalinte Simham
The release of the big-budget period film Marakkar: Arabikkadalinte
The film recently bagged the National Award for the best feature film of 2019. The movie also received awards for the best special effects and best costume design.
This is the fourth time the makers of the film are postponing the release.
The movie was originally scheduled to hit the big screens on March 26, 2020. However, like many others, the makers couldn’t release the film due to the coronavirus pandemic. The film got a release date on March 26 this year but once again, the team pushed the release to a later date, citing that the movie might have a better response if it is released on the occasion of Eid.
Recently, the teaser of the film and a romantic single Kannil Ente were released by the makers
Helmed by Priyadarshan, the ensemble cast of Marakkar includes actors Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Suniel Shetty, Keerthi Suresh, Arjun Sarja, Suhasini, Prabhu, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent, Mukesh, Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan. The plot of the period-drama is set in 16th century and is based on the life of Kunjali Marakkar IV, the naval chief of the Zamorin.
Actor Mohanlal was last seen in Jeethu Joseph directorial Drishyam 2, which is the sequel of the critically acclaimed Malayalam movie Drishyam. Mohanlal is currently working on his directorial debut Barroz. The shooting for the film is progressing at a brisk pace.
Audio
The original soundtrack in Malayalam was composed by Ronnie Raphael while the songs were sung by K. S. Chithra, M. G. Sreekumar, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shweta Mohan, Shreya Ghoshal and Zia Ul Haq, with lyrics by Prabha Varma, B. K. Harinarayanan, Shafi Kollam, and Priyadarshan.
Saina Music acquired the audio rights of all soundtracks in late February 2020 for an all time record sum in Malayalam cinema history.[59]
A teaser of second track "Kannil Ente" was released on 5 April 2021, coinciding on Kalyani Priyadarshan's birthday,[61] and the full song was released in all languages on 12 April 2021.
The third track "Chembinte Chelulla", sung by Vishnu Raj was released in all languages on 21 May 2021, marking Mohanlal's birthday.[62]
Premis
Kunjali Marakkar was the title given to the naval chief by the Zamorin of Calicut. There were four major Marakkars who played their part in the Zamorin’s naval wars with the Portuguese between 1502 and 1600. The film portrays the courageous life-events of a rebellious naval chief, Mohammad Ali Marakkar a.k.a. Kunjali Marakkar IV. The historical action-packed film revolves around him who is also the first Indian Naval Commander and Indian freedom fighter for the war against the Portuguese. He is said to have won 16 such battles with his impeccable strategies and fighting skills.[7] Even though the Marakkars lacked the fire power and hardware of the large Portuguese vessels, they prevented the Portuguese from establishing a foothold on the Malabar Coast for more than 90 years. The Marakkars are credited with organising the first naval defence of the Indian coast.[8]
Kalyani Priyadarshan, who has also done a cameo for the film took to her micro-blogging site Twitter and shared her happiness for the big win her father Priyadarshan and brother Siddharth and the entire team has bagged. “SO proud of my two main men! Apart from everyone else who is like family to me who are a part of #Marakkar. It’s the first time 3 of us came together for a film and it means the world to see it being recognized in this way. Words can’t describe what this project meant to me (sic),” she tweeted.
If the reports are to be believed, Pranav Mohanlal is playing the younger version of Kunjali Marakkar IV aka Mammali, the character played by his father Mohanlal in the movie. Kalyani Priyadarshan, the popular young actress, and daughter of director Priyadarshan is appearing as Mammali's love interest in the magnum opus. Both the star kids are said to be having limited screentime in Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham
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