Kamala (film)

2019 Indian film

Kamala

Directed by| Ranjith Sankar
Written by| Ranjith Sankar
Produced by| Ranjith Sankar
Starring| Aju Varghese
Ruhani Sharma
Anoop Menon
Biju Sopanam
Cinematography| Shehnad Jalal
Music by| Anand Madhusoodanan

Production
company

Dreams N Beyond

Release date

* 29 November 2019 (2019-11-29)

Country| India
Language| Malayalam

Kamala is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film written, produced and directed by Ranjith Sankar.[1] The film stars Ruhani Sharma in the title role,[2] with Aju Varghese playing the male lead.[3] It also features Anoop Menon and Biju Sopanam in supporting roles.[4] The film's music was composed by Anand Madhusoodanan while Shehnad Jalal served as the cinematographer.[5] Kamala was theatrically released on 29 November 2019.[6]

## Plot

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Kamala follows 36 hours in the life of Safar (Aju Varghese), a real-estate broker, and Kamala (Ruhani Sharma), a mysterious traveller whom Safar met during a brokerage six months prior to the events of the film. Kamala travels to Athirappilly to meet Safar, who is in the middle of a tribal land deal. Safar takes her to his friend's resort in the middle of Athirappilly forest where he plans to make a move on her. Kamala, who appears to have ulterior motives, goes missing. The movie progresses through Safar's search for Kamala's real identity and her motives.[7]

## Cast

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* Aju Varghese as Safar[5]
* Ruhani Sharma as Kamala[2]
* Anoop Menon[4] as Agasthy
* Biju Sopanam as Ravi[4]
* Sunil Sukhada as Pappachan
* Anjana Appukkuttan as Ravi's wife Malathi
* Rajendran as Thoothukudi Raja
* Sreeja Shyam as news anchor Priya
* Gokulan as an activist

## Production

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The film was produced by Ranjith Sankar for Dreams N Beyond.[8]

The film opened with positive response from critics and praised Aju Varghese's performance.

## References

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1. ^ "'കമല'യെ തേടി അജു; ഫസ്റ്റ്ലുക്ക് ശ്രദ്ധ നേടുന്നു". Malayala Manorama (in Malayalam). 8 October 2019. Archived from the original on 4 November 2019. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
2. ^ a b "Kamala character poster unveils another promising talent". The Times of India. 31 October 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
3. ^ "Aju Varghese to play the lead in Ranjith Sankar's Kamala - Times of India". The Times of India. 14 July 2019. Archived from the original on 10 November 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
4. ^ a b c "Kamala song is melodious and... mysterious". The Times of India. 2 November 2019. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
5. ^ a b Nagarajan, Saraswathy (25 October 2019). "Mollywood director Ranjith Sankar says 'Kamala' has revived his enthusiasm for filmmaking". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 6 May 2022. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
6. ^ "'Sound' perception for audiographer Justin Jose working on Malayalam film 'Kamala'". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 12 November 2019. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
7. ^ "ഒരു മനോഹര കടങ്കഥ, 36 മണിക്കൂര്‍: 'കമല'യെ അന്വേഷിച്ച് സഫര്‍ എത്തുന്നു". Mathrubhumi (in Malayalam). 5 October 2019. Archived from the original on 14 October 2019. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
8. ^ "Filming begins for Aju Varghese-Ranjith Sankar thriller Kamala". The New Indian Express. 14 September 2019. Archived from the original on 5 October 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2019.

## External links

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* Kamala at IMDb