Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021)
‘Marakkar Lion of the Arabian Sea’ portrays the courageous life-events of a rebellious naval chief, Kunjali Marakkar the fourth, who fought against the Portuguese in the ancient times. He was the fourth naval chief of the Calicut Zamorin. The film revolves around him who was also the first Indian Naval Commander and Indian freedom fighter for the war against the Portuguese. He is said to have won 16 such battles with his impeccable strategies and fighting skills.
Director:
Priyadarshan
Writers:
Ani I. V. Sasi, Priyadarshan.
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Mohanlal as Kunjali Marakkar IV |
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Arjun Sarja as Anandan |
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Suniel Shetty as Chandroth Panicker |
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Prabhu as Thangudu |
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Nedumudi Venu as Samoothiri |
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Manju Warrier as Subaida |
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Keerthy Suresh as Aarcha |
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Siddique as Pattu Marakkar |
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Mukesh as Dharmoth Panicker |
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Ashok Selvan as Achuthan |
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Baburaj as Puthumana Panicker |
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Pranav Mohanlal as Young Kunjali Marakkar IV |
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Jay J. Jakkrit as Bayathandu |
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Suhasini Maniratnam as Khadeejumma |
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Fazil as Kuttiyali Marakkar |
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Kalyani Priyadarshan as Aisha |
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Hareesh Peradi as Mangattachan |
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Innocent as Namath Kurup |
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K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Verkottu Panicker |
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Mamukkoya as Aboobakkar Haji |
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Nandhu as Kuthiravattath Nair |
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Santhosh Keezhattoor as Kokkattu Panicker |
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Krishna Prasad as Translator |
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Arjun Nandhakumar as Nambyathiri |
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Maala Parvathi as Samoothiri's Sister |
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Komal Sharma as Anandan's Wife |
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Toby Sauerback as Viceroy Francisco De Gamma |
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Max Cavenham as Commander Mendoca |
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G Suresh Kumar as Kochi Raja |
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Shiyas Kareem as Marakkar's Assistant |
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Srikant Murali as Kochi Raja's Advisor |
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Manikuttan as Mayinkutty |
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Suresh Krishna as Moidu |
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Veena Nandakumar as Aarcha’s Friend |
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Bineesh Kodiyeri as Thangudu's assistant |
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Paul Huntley-Thomas as Alphonso De Noronha |
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Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Aboobakkar Haji |
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Antony Perumbavoor as Street Vendor |
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Arun Kurian as Young Anandhan |
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Jitin Puthanchery as Young Achuthan |
| Costume & Make-Up | Sujith Sudhakaran | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | V. Sai | Costume Design |
| Production | Oldmonks Design | Publicist |
| Sound | Hari Haran | Sound Designer |
| Writing | Ani I. V. Sasi | Screenplay |
| Art | Sabu Cyril | Production Design |
| Writing | Ani I. V. Sasi | Co-Writer |
| Directing | Priyadarshan | Director |
| Camera | S. Thirunavukkarasu | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Priyadarshan | Story |
| Writing | Priyadarshan | Screenplay |
| Editing | M S Ayyappan Nair | Editor |
| Writing | Priyadarshan | Dialogue |
| Production | Santhosh T. Kuruvilla | Co-Producer |
| Production | Antony Perumbavoor | Producer |
| Sound | Ronnie Raphael | Original Music Composer |
| Production | George Pious | Executive Producer |
| Production | Suresh Balaje | Executive Producer |
| Writing | Shafi Kollam | Lyricist |
| Writing | Prabha Varma | Lyricist |
| Writing | B. K. Hari Narayanan | Lyricist |
| Crew | Sumret Muengput | Stunts |
| Crew | Prasanna | Choreographer |
| Crew | Brinda Gopal | Choreographer |
| Sound | Ankit Suri | Music |
| Crew | Kazu Neda | Stunts |
| Sound | Lyell Evans Roeder | Music |
| Crew | Thyagarajan Master | Stunts |
| Writing | Priyadarshan | Lyricist |
| Sound | Rahul Raj | Music |
| Costume & Make-Up | Pattanam Rashid | Makeup Artist |
| Sound | M. R. Rajakrishnan | Sound Mixer |
| Crew | Sidhu Panakkal | Production Controller |
| Camera | Shalu Peyad | Still Photographer |
| Production | Manoharan K Payyanur | Finance |
| Production | Sasidharan Kandanissery | Finance |
| Visual Effects | Siddharth Priyadarshan | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Visual Effects | Namita R. Vishwakarma | Visual Effects Coordinator |
| Production | Dr. C.J. Roy | Co-Producer |
| Directing | Sivasai Balakrishnan | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Vishnu Eraly | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Ani I. V. Sasi | First Assistant Director |
| Directing | Revathy Sureshkumar | Assistant Director |
| Directing | Abhay Warrier | Assistant Director |
| Editing | Kailash S Bhavan | Associate Editor |
| Sound | Shreya Ghoshal | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Shweta Mohan | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Marc D. Muse | Music Producer |
| Sound | M. G. Sreekumar | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Vineeth Sreenivasan | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Chinmayi Sripaada | Playback Singer |
| Sound | Zia Ul Haq | Playback Singer |
| Editing | Ashirwad Hadkar | Colorist |