Nasir

Jul 16, 2020

1h 15m

★ 4.8

Overview

Follows Nasir, a middle-aged street salesman, who belongs to the Islamic minority and who lives with his mother Fatima, his wife Taj and his cousin Iqbal in a densely populated ghetto. As his day unfolds we find him to be a nimble romantic, marshalling a love of love, song, children, friendship, and even God to rise into something resembling a life well lived. But the increasing communal bigotry has other plans.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Stray Factory

Rinkel Film

Cent Percent Films

Uncombed Buddha

Nasir Trailers

Cast

Nasir

Valavane Koumarane

Nasir's Wife

Sudha Ranganathan

Nasir's Mother

Yasmin Rahman

Nephew

P. Sabari

Co-Worker

Bakkiyam Sankar

Sales Boy

Rajesh

Co-Worker

Jensan Diwakar

Co-worker

Niveditha

Cashier

Prasanna

Playboy Fan

Vikramadityan Nambi

Shop Owner

Bharath Rawal

Dhasthagir's wife

Saimathi

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