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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10 featured cast members

Starring

Lenaa

Fatima

Kalabhavan Mani

Chandran

Irshad

Abu

Nedumudi Venu

Kunjammadu Sahib

Zeenath

Aatta

Joy Mathew

Hajyar

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Gourav Menon

Akbar Ali

Nilambur Ayisha

Ummakunju

Santhakumari

Abu's mother

Creative team

Directed by: N K Muhammed Koya
Written by: N K Muhammed Koya
Produced by: MS Biju

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