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5.2/10 IMDb Malayalam മരുഭൂമിയിലെ ആന Produced by David Kachappilly Music by Ratheesh Vega Director V. K. Prakash | 3/5 Times of India 83% Rotten Tomatoes Directed by V. K. Prakash Written by Y. V. Rajesh Initial release 12 August 2016 Music director Ratheesh Vegha | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Biju Menon
Krishna Sankar
Samskruthy Shenoy
Saju Navodaya
Hareesh Perumanna Cast Biju Menon, Samskruthy Shenoy, Lalu Alex, Saju Navodaya, SV Krishna Shankar Profiles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marubhoomiyile Aana (English: Elephant Of The Desert) is an Indian Malayalam comedy film directed by V. K. Prakash. It stars Biju Menon in the lead role, who is a Qatar-born Malayali Sheikh in the Middle East. Filming locations include Qatar and Kerala. The film was released on 12 August 2016.
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Plot
Sughu and his family were rich and Kamal was their steward. Sughu's father was an alcoholic, so Kamal used that and turned over his employer's land and house in his name. Kamal now lives a life of luxury and his cunning knack helps him to amass more wealth. Sughu is in love with Kamal's daughter Keerthi. He plans to make quick money through trafficking drugs to Qatar, a one time deal that could help him regain his family's honor and get his girl. However, matters doesn't go well, and he gets very less money compared to the amount promised. When going back to Kerala, he gets tied up with a penniless Half-Malayali Sheik in the airport. There is a murder case that has followed with the Sheik from Qatar. The identity of the Sheik, Sughu's own story of love, Kamal's greedy plans, and the murder case that has followed them to Kerala are all thick plot-lines which are explored.
Cast
Production
Principal photography began in late April 2016, soon after which Samskruthy Shenoy was cast as the film's lead actress. Krishna Sankar, plays the major role in the film, which was first offered to Asif Ali. The shooting ended on 20 June 2016.
Animal rights issue
During a shooting session of the film in March 2016, a tiger, who allegedly escaped from the sets, was seen roaming through a Doha express highway. A video of the tiger's escape quickly went viral online, causing the makers of the film to face heavy backlash from social media, international news agencies, and animal rights activists. The situation cooled off only after the makers called a press release and clarified that "the big cat had escaped from its cage when it was being taken to the shooting site." The producers of the film were eventually fined for not handling the animal properly. "The video featuring a tiger appeared at Doha Express highway has gone viral on the internet and the truth is that the tiger was brought there for the shoot of film Marubhoomiyile Aana and had to pay a big penalty for the incident (sic)," the makers had posted on the Facebook page of the movie.
Release
The film was released in India on 12 August 2016.
Songs
1Mannappam ChuttuP Jayachandran3:40
2Swargam VidarumVijay Yesudas3:54
3Kerala MannilRatheesh Vegha2:49