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Anwar

Anwar

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Anwar

2010

2h 10m

6.2(28 votes)

Action

Thriller

Crime

Overview

Anwar becomes entangled with a terrorist group after personal tragedy leads him down a dark path. As he infiltrates their network, his true motives and loyalties are revealed in a tense battle between faith, vengeance, and redemption.

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Cast & crew

10 featured cast members

Starring

Prithviraj Sukumaran

Prithviraj Sukumaran

Anwar Ahmed

Lal

Lal

Babu Mather / Babu Sait

Mamta Mohandas

Mamta Mohandas

Ayesha Begum

Prakash Raj

Prakash Raj

DIG Stalin Manimaran IPS

Sampath Raj

Sampath Raj

Basheer Bhai

Saikumar

Saikumar

Ahmed Haji

Geetha

Geetha

Rasiya Begum

Nithya Menen

Nithya Menen

Asna Begum

Salim Kumar

Salim Kumar

Ashraf

Assim Jamal

Assim Jamal

Saleem

Creative team

Directed by: Amal Neerad
Written by: Amal Neerad
Produced by: Raj Zacharias

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