Urumi (film)
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| Directed by | Santosh Sivan |
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Shaji Nadesan Santosh Sivan Prithviraj Sukumaran |
| Written by | Shankar Ramakrishnan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Sukumaran Prabhu Deva Genelia D'Souza Nithya Menon Vidya Balan Jagathy Sreekumar Arya Alexx O'Nell |
| Narrated by | KPAC Lalitha |
| Music by | Deepak Dev |
| Cinematography | Santosh Sivan Anjuli Shukla (2nd unit) |
| Edited by | A Sreekar Prasad |
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| Distributed by | August Cinema (Malayalam) V Creations (Tamil) SVR Media (Telugu) |
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160 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | 20 Cr |
| Box office | 40 Cr (Incl all languages) |
Urumi (Malayalam: ഉറുമി) is a 2011 epic Indian historical drama film directed, filmed and co-produced by Santosh Sivan and written by Shankar Ramakrishnan. It stars Prithviraj Sukumaran, Prabhu Deva, Genelia D'Souza, Amol Gupte, Jagathy Sreekumar, Nithya Menon, and Alexx O'Nell in lead roles and features Tabu, Arya and Vidya Balan in extended cameos. The soundtrack includes songs composed by Deepak Dev.
The film is set in the early 16th century, when Portuguese sailors dominated the Indian ocean. The story follows Chirakkal Kelu (Prithviraj), seeking to avenge the death of his father at the hands of the sailors, and his cohorts Vavvali of Nagapattinam (Prabhu Deva), princess Ayesha of Arackel (Genelia D'Souza) and princess Bala of Chirakkal (Nithya Menon). The plot incorporates the intrigues of the Chirakkal Royal House, where Kelu serves as Commander-in-Chief, and the assassination of prince Bhanu Vikraman (Ankur Khanna). The plot also incorporates such actual historical figures as Estêvão da Gama (Alexx O'Nell), Vasco da Gama (Alexx O'Nell & Robin Pratt) and Chenichery Kurup.
The film was made on a budget of more than ₹20 Crores, making it the second-most expensive Malayalam film of its time, The film also marked the debut of Prithviraj Sukumaran as producer.Urumi was released in Tamil as Urumi: Padhinaintham Nootrandu Uraivaal, written by Sasi Kumaran, and subsequently dubbed in Telugu with the same title, Urumi.
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