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Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal (transl. Swordfishes of the high waves) is a 2014 Indian Malayalam-language drama film co-written and directed by Ajith Pillai. It stars Asif Ali and Sunny Wayne, along with Swathi Reddy, Janani Iyer, Joju George, Nedumudi Venu, Nishanth Sagar and Yassar. Cinematography was by Abinandhan Ramanujam and music was composed by Prashant Pillai.
Major parts of the film were shot in the islands of Lakshadweep and Andaman besides the different locations in Kerala. The movie was released on 1 May 2014 and tells the story of a hedonistic Christian who is taken out of prison to a picturesque seaside town. The movie was praised for its excellent cinematography and different style of direction and story telling .
Plot
The film starts with Alex narrating his sad story. He is the scion of a large and rich Christian family, whose male members take pride in flaunting their virility. Due to his wayward life he lands up in prison. He makes attempts to flee from prison but in vain. A saviour appears before him in the form of Akbar Ali. Akbar Ali is from Lakshadweep, and circumstances make Alex follow him to the beautiful islands. The aftermath is the rest of the narration.
Cast
Asif Ali as Alex, Kuriachen's 14th son
Sunny Wayne as Akbar Ali, a fisherman
Janani Iyer as Deena, a postal worker
Swathi Reddy as Isa
Nedumudi Venu as Kuriachen, Alex's father
Nishanth Sagar as Hashim
P. Balachandran as Raviettan
Jijoy Rajagopal as Sulaiman
Joju George as Mathew P. Mathew, Alex's nephew
Chemban Vinod Jose as Nadayadi Suni
Reinhard Abernathy as Young Alex
Mridul Nair as Saddam Hussain
Dubbing Artist
Praveen Harisree
Sunil Panicker
Siby Kuruvila
Riya Saira
Sukanya Shaji
Music
The music of the film is composed by Prashant Pillai. The music album has 4 songs:
References
External links
Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal at IMDb
Mosayile Kuthira Meenukal at Rotten Tomatoes