Alif

Alif

Alif

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Alif

"The First Letter of Knowledge"

2015

1h 41m

5.0(3 votes)

Drama

Overview

Set in a remote village in Malabar, the film portrays the struggles of a young Muslim woman and her family who is ostracised by society for questioning a religious speech

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12 members

Acting

Lenaa

Fatima

Lenaa

Acting

Kalabhavan Mani

Chandran

Kalabhavan Mani

Acting

Irshad Ali

Abu

Irshad Ali

Acting

Nedumudi Venu

Kunjammadu Sahib

Nedumudi Venu

Acting

Zeenath

Aatta

Zeenath

Acting

Joy Mathew

Hajyar

Joy Mathew

Acting

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Unknown Role

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Acting

Gourav Menon

Akbar Ali

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Acting

Nilambur Ayisha

Ummakunju

Nilambur Ayisha

Acting

Santhakumari

Abu's mother

Santhakumari

Acting

Thara Kalyan

Hajiyar's wife

Thara Kalyan

Acting

Dona Shankar

Chandran's Daughter

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