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{{Infobox film
| name = Anwar
| image = Anwar_malayalamfilm.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Amal Neerad]]
| writer = Amal Neerad [[Unni R.]] '''(Dialogues)'''
| screenplay = Amal Neerad
| story = Amal Neerad
| narrator = [[Mammootty]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sangamabhumi.com/Details.aspx?id=4089 |title="മമ്മൂട്ടിയുടെ ശബ്ദവുമായി അന്‍വര്‍"|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322213131/http://www.sangamabhumi.com/Details.aspx?id=4089 |date=22 March 2012|archive-date=22 March 2012|work=Sangama Bhumi}}</ref>
| starring = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] [[Prakash Raj]] [[Mamtha Mohandas]] [[Nithya Menon]] [[Lal]] [[Sampath Raj]] [[Assim Jamal]]
| producer = Raj Zacharias<ref>[http://entertainment.oneindiab.in/malayalam/top-stories/2009/anwar-film-prithviraj-080909.html Anwar to showcase a brand new Prithviraj]{{dead link|date=October 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} OneIndia – Tuesday, 8 September 2009, 11:25 IST</ref>
| cinematography = [[Satheesh Kurup]]
| editing = [[Vivek Harshan]]
| music = [[Gopi Sundar]]
| distributor = Red Carpet Movies Limited
| released = {{Film date|df=y|2010|10|15}}
| runtime = 134 minutes
| country = [[India]]
| language = Malayalam Tamil
| budget = ₹4 crore<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.rediff.com/movies/slide-show/slide-show-1-south-interview-with-writer-director-amal-neerad/20101018.htm|title=Anwar has made more money than films like Endhiran|work=[[Rediff.com]]|date=18 October 2010}}</ref>
}}

'''''Anwar''''' is a 2010 Indian [[Action film|action]] [[Crime-thriller|thriller]] [[spy film|film]] written and directed by [[Amal Neerad]], starring [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] in the titular role with [[Prakash Raj]], [[Mamta Mohandas]], [[Nithya Menen]], [[Assim Jamal]], [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] and [[Sampath Raj]] in supporting roles.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/anwar-on-terrorism/627909/ | title=Anwar, on terrorism - Indian Express }}</ref> The film was shot simultaneously in [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] and [[Tamil cinema|Tamil]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/Itsy-bitsy/article15459712.ece|title=Itsy-bitsy|last=Raghavan|first=Nikhil|work=The Hindu|date=26 February 2011}}</ref> and the film is also dubbed into [[Bollywood|Hindi]] as ''Diler Hindustani.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sify.com/movies/anwar-to-release-on-nov-19-in-tamil-news-tamil-klnkxkeccdi.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101115151711/http://sify.com/movies/anwar-to-release-on-nov-19-in-tamil-news-tamil-klnkxkeccdi.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2010-11-15|title=Anwar to release on Nov 19 in Tamil|accessdate=2010-11-13|publisher=[[Sify]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.behindwoods.com/tamil-movie-reviews/reviews-2/mar-11-02/anwar-review.html | title=Anwar Review - Anwar Movie Review }}</ref> Elements of the film were inspired by the 2008 American [[Spy film|spy]] thriller film ''[[Traitor (film)|Traitor]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cinebuzz.co.in/reviews/Anwar-Review.htm |title=CineBuzz- MovieReview : Anwar -Malayalam movie |publisher=Cinebuzz.co.in |accessdate=2012-08-04 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311213238/http://www.cinebuzz.co.in/reviews/Anwar-Review.htm |archivedate=11 March 2012 }}</ref>

== Plot ==
The movie is about the journey of a [[Malayali]] youth Anwar ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]) into the clutches of anti-social elements. The protagonist has another hidden agenda in joining the terrorist outfit. The movie opens with visuals of the [[1998 Coimbatore bombings|Coimbatore bomb blast]] and the introduction of a special team under Stalin Manimaran ([[Prakash Raj]]) who arrests Babu Sait ([[Lal (actor)|Lal]]), a local community leader as a suspect in the bomb blast case. Meanwhile, Anwar is arrested while carrying with some [[Hawala|Hawala money]] and is sent to jail with Babu Sait and his team.

Anwar performs his Namaaz daily five times. He is also fascinated by the terrorist activities of Babu Sait. Babu Sait helps Anwar in getting bail and interests him in his activities. Anwar is attracted towards terror acts and even successfully terminates two local drug dealers. Soon he becomes the most trusted and obedient right hand of Babu Sait. Anwar succeeds in planting a bomb in the police headquarters and is soon introduced to Basheer Bhai ([[Sampath Raj]]), who selects him to spearhead another big, but dangerous project of chain blasts. Their plans are to plant a series of chain blasts in Mumbai. Though Anwar goes on with their plans, he has a haunting flashback, which forms the twist in the story. Babu Sait shows the pictures of the Coimbatore blast, which diverts Anwar to his flashback. The Flashback goes like this: Anwar and his family live in a rural area of Palakkad. Anwar, an NRI, returns from America for his sister Asna's ([[Nithya Menen]]) wedding. There he meets his Asna's best friend Aayisha ([[Mamta Mohandas]]), and falls for her. His family knows about this and proposes to her. She accepts. But when they go out for shopping to [[Coimbatore]], Anwar goes out of the cloth shop for to smoke, and a sudden blast happens, killing the whole family except him.

Meanwhile, Aayisha is arrested & then Anwar goes out to Stalin for her bail. But he refuses and says it could not be done owing to a lack of proof. He then tells Stalin that he will assist in the discovery of the terrorists, which leads to the present part of the story. Both of them have a secret meeting about the bomb blasts planned by Babu Sait & Co. Stalin brings Aayisha so that they could meet after a long time. When Babu Sait's men arrive, Stalin tells Anwar to act as if they were having a fight, and one of the Babu Sait's men shoot Stalin, thereby killing him, thinking that Anwar was having a fight. But after that, Anwar is given the big responsibility of transporting the deadly terrorists to Mumbai, through a ship containing full of explosives & weapons. Anwar at first makes them think that he is on their side, but soon he blasts the ship by firing on it and killing all of the terrorists. Babu Sait becomes furious, that Anwar cheats them. When Anwar says about his parents, their flashbacks, which Babu Sait commits suicide. Anwar then calls the phone of Stalin, which is under the police custody. He tells that the mission is over.

After that, it is narrated that Stalin & his colleague got bravery awards, but no one has recognised the near-death battle Anwar has played. The film ends when both Anwar & Aayisha are in a quiet place, living together in a small house. The end-credits rolls with the "Njan" song.

==Cast==
{{colbegin}}
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]] as Anwar Ahmed
* [[Prakash Raj]] as Stalin Manimaran
* [[Mamta Mohandas]] as Ayesha Begum
* [[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Babu Sait
* [[Assim Jamal]] as Saleem
* [[Sampath Raj]] as Basheer Bhai
* [[Sudheer Karamana]] as Shaji
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Anwar's father
* [[Geetha (actress)|Geetha]] as Anwar's mother
* [[Nithya Menen]] as Asna
* [[Salim Kumar]] as Ashraf
* [[Rajeev Pillai]] as a Terrorist (cameo)
* [[Vinay Forrt]] as Abu
* [[Mahanadi Shankar]]
* [[Shane Nigam]] as Boy at [[Telephone booth|STD booth]]
{{colend}}

== Production ==
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Shoot for the film started in March, 2010. The main location was [[Kochi, India|Kochi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nowrunning.com/news/malayalam/anwar-producer-lashes-out-against-amal-neerad/36606/story.htm |title='Anwar' producer lashes out against Amal Neerad |publisher=Nowrunning.com |date=2010-11-26 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref><ref name="publication. samachar. com">{{cite web |url=http://publication.samachar.com/topstorytopmast.php?sify_url=http://malayalam.webdunia.com/entertainment/film/topmovies/1011/30/1101130048_1.htm |title=Publication | Indian Publication News | Indian Publication Aggregator | Regional Publication News | Leading Publications India |publisher=Publication. samachar.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-04 |archive-date=6 March 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306043927/http://publication.samachar.com/topstorytopmast.php?sify_url=http%3A%2F%2Fmalayalam.webdunia.com%2Fentertainment%2Ffilm%2Ftopmovies%2F1011%2F30%2F1101130048_1.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Babu |first=Ajith |url=http://thatsmalayalam.oneindia.in/movies/news/2010/11/30-prithvi-under-pressure.html |title=ത്രില്ലര്‍ മുക്കൂകുത്തി; പൃഥ്വിയ്ക്ക് തിരിച്ചടി- 30 prithvi under pressure – Oneindia Malayalam |publisher=Thatsmalayalam. oneindia.in |date=2010-11-30 |accessdate=2012-08-04}}</ref>

== Awards ==
; [[Filmfare Awards South|Filmfare Awards]]
;; won:
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Music Director - Malayalam|Best Music Director]] – [[Gopi Sundar]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Female Playback Singer - Malayalam|Best Female Playback Singer]] – [[Shreya Ghoshal]] – "Kizhakk Pookkum"
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Lyricist - Malayalam|Best Lyricist]] – [[Rafeeque Ahmed]] – "Kizhakku Pookkum"
;; Nominated:
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Actor - Malayalam|Best Actor]] – [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]
* [[Filmfare Award for Best Supporting Actor - Malayalam|Best Supporting Actor]] – [[Lal (actor)|Lal]]

== Soundtrack ==
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The soundtrack of the film, composed by [[Gopi Sundar]], was released on 3 September 2010. The album features seven songs with lyrics by Rafeeq Ahmed.

In the 2011 Vanitha Film Awards, the song ''Kizhakku Pookkum'' won three awards: Best Song, Best Female Playback (Shreya Ghoshal) and Best Lyrics (Rafeeq Ahamed).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110714025917/http://english.manoramaonline.com/cgi-bin/MMOnline.dll/portal/ep/contentView.do?programId=1080132927&contentId=8789715 "Mammootty, Mamtha win Vanitha Film award". The song kanninimaneele was a direct lift from foreign song rosa maria] ''[[Malayala Manorama]]''. 10 February 2011.</ref>

{{Track listing
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| title1 = Kizhakku Pookkum | extra1 = [[Shreya Ghoshal]], Navin Iyer, Sabari Brothers and Raqueeb Alam | length1 = 5:08
| title2 = Njan | extra2 = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]], [[Mamta Mohandas]], Reshmi, Priya and Asif Akbar | length2 = 3:44
| title3 = Kanninima Neele | extra3 = Shreya Ghoshal and [[Naresh Iyer]] | length3 = 3:53
| title4 = Vijanatheeram | extra4 = [[Sukhwinder Singh]], [[Blaaze]] | length4 = 3:46
| title5 = Kavitha Pol | extra5 = [[Gopi Sunder]] and A V Uma | length5 = 4:30
| title6 = Kanninima Neele | extra6 = [[Shreya Goshal]] and Gopi Sunder | length6 = 3:33
| title7 = A Hero Will Rise | extra7 = Gopi Sunder, Navin Iyer, Sethu Thankachan and Sree Charan | length7 = 3:30
}}

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20100131074028/http://www.anwarthemovie.com:80/}}
* {{IMDb title|1757671|Anwar}}

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[[Category:Films directed by Amal Neerad]]

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