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Alif
Alif

Alif

The First Letter of Knowledge

Genres

Drama

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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

Others

Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Malayalam

Runtime

101 mins

Rating

5/10

Release Date

27 February 2015

Country

India

Cast

Lenaa

Lenaa

Fatima

Kalabhavan Mani

Kalabhavan Mani

Chandran

Irshad

Irshad

Abu

Nedumudi Venu

Nedumudi Venu

Kunjammadu Sahib

Zeenath

Zeenath

Aatta

Joy Mathew

Joy Mathew

Hajyar

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Gourav Menon

Gourav Menon

Akbar Ali

Nilambur Ayisha

Nilambur Ayisha

Ummakunju

Santhakumari

Santhakumari

Abu's mother

Thara Kalyan

Thara Kalyan

Hajiyar's wife

Dona Shankar

Dona Shankar

Chandran's Daughter

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