Arabikkatha
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Central Home Entertainment DVD cover
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| Directed by | Lal Jose |
| Produced by | Hassan Sainullabdeen |
| Written by | Dr. Iqbal Kuttippuram |
| Starring | Sreenivasan Zhang Chu Min Jayasurya Indrajith Samvrutha Sunil Jagathy Sreekumar, Saleem Kumar Nedumudi Venu Suraj Venjarammoodu Satheesh Menon |
| Music by | Bijibal |
| Cinematography | Manoj Pillai |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Distributed by | Balaji Movies Sagar Release |
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Release dates
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15 July 2007 |
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Running time
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150 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Arabikkatha (Malayalam: അറബിക്കഥ, English: An Arabian Tale) is a 2007 Indian Malayalam language film directed by Lal Jose and written by Ikbal Kuttipuram. The film was a critical success[1] and a commercial success in India[2] and the United Arab Emirates.[3] It deals with differences within the Communist movement,[4] and was produced against a background of real-life splits in the ruling Communist Party in Kerala state, India.[5]
Plot summary
The film narrates the story of "Cuba" Mukundan (Sreenivasan) . He is a staunch leftist who lives for the movement. Machinations of a corrupt politician Karunan (Guruvayoor Sivaji) who perceives Mukundan as a threat to his political career force Mukundan to take up a job in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Even in Dubai, he finds that Kunjunny Muthalaly (Jagathy Sreekumar) who was in league with Karunan is in Dubai, exploiting the helpless labourers who migrate to the Gulf performing menial jobs and physical labor in order to support their families back home. He has always had a soft corner for People's Republic of China as a result of his leftist leanings and when he meets Zhang Chu Min (Zhang Chu Min), a Chinese girl, she quickly finds a special place in his heart as she symbolizes China to him. Later even after realising that she is an anti communist and is there to make money for the treatment of her boyfriend who fought against the Chinese Government, he gives her his earnings saying a communist never keeps money more than his requirements. Mukundan, with the help of his friends Anwar (Indrajith Sukumaran), Maya (Samvrutha Sunil), and Karim (Salim Kumar), exposes the machinations of Karunan and Kunjunny Muthalaly. Finally Mukundan returns home to work for the political cause which has been his life and love. ` The movie depicts Mukundan who lives in backward Kerala being catapulted into the real world of commerce and industry that gives employment opportunity to workers from Kerala. Mukundan who finds himself in present society where sticking to any ideology without any compromises is perceived as something of an anachronism.
Cast
- Sreenivasan : "Cuba" Mukundan
- Indrajith : Anwar
- Zhang Chu Min : Shu Min
- Samvrutha Sunil : Maya
- Saleem Kumar : Karim
- Sadiq: Abbas
- KTC Abdulla as Abdullah "Ikka"
- Guruvayoor Sivaji : Sakhavu Karunan
- Jayasurya : Sidharthan
- Jagathy Sreekumar : Kunhunni "Mothalali"
- Nedumudi Venu : "Society" Gopalan, Mukundan's father
- Atlas Ramachandran : "Coat" Nambiar
- Kozhikode Narayanan Nair : Ravunni Mash
- Suraj Venjaramood: James
- Augustine: Varghese
- Satheesh Menon: Pakistani Supervisor
- Manikandan Pattambi
Soundtrack
Arabikkatha's songs and background score are composed by Bijibal, who made his debut through this film. The lyrics were written by Anil Panachooran, who was also a debutant. The music album has 7 songs:
| Track | Song Title | Singer(s) |
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| 1 | "Thirike Njan" | Dr. K. J. Yesudas |
| 2 | "Tharakaramalarukal" | Vineeth Sreenivasan, Sujatha Mohan |
| 3 | "Thaane Paadum Veene" | Rajeev Kodampally, Soumya .T.R |
| 4 | "Chora Veena" | Anil Panachooran |
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