Pathemari

Pathemari
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Directed by	Salim Ahamed
Produced by	Salim Ahamed Adv. Hashik TK TP Sudheesh
Written by	Salim Ahamed
Starring	Mammootty Jewel Mary Sreenivasan Siddique Salim Kumar Shaheen Siddique
Music by	Bijibal
Cinematography	Madhu Ambat
Edited by	Vijay Shankar
Production company	Allens Media
Distributed by	Eros International
Release date	9 October 2015 (2015-10-09)
Running time	118 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Pathemari (English: Dhow) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film written and directed by Salim Ahamed and starring Mammootty in the lead role, with a supporting cast that includes Jewel Mary, Siddique, Sreenivasan, Salim Kumar, Shaheen Siddique, Viji Chandrasekhar, and Joy Mathew. The plot follows the life of Pallikkal Narayanan (Mammootty) who migrated to the Middle-East in the early 1960s, when the Kerala Gulf boom was just beginning.

Resul Pookutty handles the sound recording, while music is composed by Bijibal and cinematography is done by Madhu Ambat. The principal photography began in October 2014. The film was shot in Kerala and Middle East. Distributed by Eros International, Pathemari released on 9 October 2015 received critical praise.Pathemari was selected for the Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of Indiwood Carnival 2016 in Hyderabad.

The film begins with a young Narayanan (Mammootty) and Moideen (Sreenivasan) along with a group of men travelling by Dhow for Dubai to lead a better life. Launchi Velayudhan (Siddique) is responsible for shifting of the young men to the Gulf illegally through the sea route. In Dubai both Narayanan and Moideen work as construction labourers. They reside along with other labourers. They sacrifice their happiness and work very hard to earn money.