Alif

Feb 27, 2015

1h 41m

★ 5.0

The First Letter of Knowledge

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

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

B Square Media

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Cast

Fatima

Lenaa

Chandran

Kalabhavan Mani

Abu

Irshad

Kunjammadu Sahib

Nedumudi Venu

Aatta

Zeenath

Hajyar

Joy Mathew

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Akbar Ali

Gourav Menon

Ummakunju

Nilambur Ayisha

Abu's mother

Santhakumari

Hajiyar's wife

Thara Kalyan

Chandran's Daughter

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