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Prithviraj, Mamta Mohandas in Anwar

Anwar is film originally made in Malayalam. It was written and directed by Amal Neerad and stars Prithviraj in the title role, who is paired with Mamta Mohandas.

The film was released on October 15, 2010 in Malyalam and on January 19th 2011 in Tamil.

The film will now be dubbed and released in Telugu.

  • Anwar is film originally made in Malayalam. It was written and directed by Amal Neerad and stars Prithviraj in the title role, who is paired with Mamta Mohandas.

    The film was released on October 15, 2010 in Malyalam and on January 19th 2011 in Tamil.

    The film will now be dubbed and released in Telugu.
  • "Actors like Prithviraj, Mamta Mohandas and Prakash Raj are popular faces across all the southern industries. That's the reason why we decided to dub this film in other languages as well," said writer and director Amal Neerad.
  • The clincher of the deal, sources say, had to do with the film's impressive cast.

    The Tamil version of the film is said to have fared better than its Malyalam version. The film is said to be inspired by the Hollywood flick Traitor.
  • The film revolves around the life of Anwar (Prithviraj) who joins a gang of criminals. However, there is more to it than meets the eye.
  • Prithviraj is said to have done a good job playing the titular character as Anwar.

    He has long been acknowledged as the next best thing in Malayalam cinema and has given his fans lots to cheer about.
  • Mamta Mohandas as Ayesha has a riveting presence while Prakash Raj is seen playing a beedi-smoking investigating officer.
  • Music in the film was given by Gopi Sundar and rock band Motherjane and it was very well received. The film won three Filmfare Awards for for Best Music Director (Gopi Sundar), Best Female Playback Singer (Shreya Ghoshal) and Best Lyricist (Rafeeque Ahmed).
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