Anurakthi | |
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Directed by | P. K. Ashokan |
Written by | Sanal Machad Dr S N Mahesh Babu (dialogue) |
Story by | Sanal Machad |
Produced by | P. K. Ashokan Vijith Nambiar |
Starring | Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri, Vani Vashishth, Sreehari Attoor, Vijith Nambiar, Sanju Madhav, Bindu Jayan |
Cinematography | Sasi Ramakrishnan Anmol |
Edited by | Sunil Kalyani |
Music by | Joy Cheruvathoor Lyrics-Muraleedharan.P Singer-Vijith Nambiar |
Production company | Happy Tune Media |
Release date | 2017 |
Running time | 83 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Sanskrit |
Anurakthi is a Sanskrit film made in Kerala, India. The film is about the Indian art Koodiyattom. This is the first Sanskrit film to have a song. The song was shot in 3D, making the film the first 3D Sanskrit film. The film was screened at the 48th International Film Festival of India (IFFI), Goa in 2017.[1] The film also won the special jury award for best regional film at the 5th Rajasthan International Film Festival (RIFF), Jaipur in 2018.[2]
The film revolves around a Punjabi dancer (Vani Vashishth) who arrives in Kerala to learn the ancient dance form Koodiyattam from a master (Kalamandalam Sivan Namboodiri). The master's son falls in love with the dancer, and later mistakes the relationship between his father and the student.[3][4][5][1][6][7][8]