Movie basic details
Current status - Released
Total runtime - 128 mins.
Release date - 27-08-1966
Release year - 1966
Genres - Music, Romance
Overall ratings and scores for Anarkali:
Happiness Score - 0/10, World Popularity Score - 0.6/100, IMDB Score - 7.5, Metascore - N/A, Internet Movie Database - 7.5/10, .
Anarkali movie has Total Global Votes - 0, Total IMD Votes - 7
Anarkali Movie Introduction: Movie Anarkali, release year 1966 is written by Vaikom Chandrashekharan Nair and directed by Kunchacko. The leading star-cast in this movie are Alummoodan, Ambika, Adoor Bhasi along with the other stars and crew members.
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Movie overview and plot by Anagha Shashank
Movie in-short: N/A
Movie story-line: Prince Salim, son of Akbar falls in love with Anarkali. Akbar forbids Salim to prolong this affair as he wanted his son to marry a Rajput princess and thereby strengthen communal harmony.
Movie synopsis: The greatest Indian movie made on the Salim-Anaarkali saga is unarguably Mughal-e-Aazam (1960). It can be considered as one of the best movies ever made not just in India but all over the world. Legendary director Kareem Aasif took 15 long years in bringing the journey of this epic movie from conception to its release and its making saw many ups and down during this time period. When Mughal-e- Aazam was made, producer M.Kunchakko used the same theme and came up with a Malayalam movie. This movie based on the love story of Mughal prince Salim and an ordinary girl known as Anaarkali is Anaarkali (1966) which came after the audience six years post to the release of Mughal-e-Aazam.The story is well-known. Prince Salim falls in love with an ordinary girl named as Naadira who is rechristened as Anaarkali. Mughal emperor Akbar isn't ready to allow his the only son to marry an ordinary girl. The clash of the father and the son on this issue, finally reaches a tragic culmination and the prince loses the love of his life forever.However the significant thing about this love-legend is that it's not supported by the history despite the Mughal prince Salim who later got known as Emperor Jahaangir being a real personality because there is no mention of the character of Anaarkali anywhere in the history. That's why this tragic love legend is considered an imaginary story because the character of the female itself is imaginary. Quite naturally, the other events shown in the movies made on this story are also not considered as historical truths.And this is the reason why there is a difference in the scripts of the movies made on this movie because not being based on historical truths, this theme is open to molding and twisting for the pens of different script-writers. The events shown in Anaarkali are different from those shown in Mughal-e-Aazam and though the climax is equally tragic in both the movies and takes shape in a similar way, it has been given another, final and more interesting twist in Mughal-e-Aazam whereas in Anaarkali, the obvious only is shown and conveyed to the audience.Considering the quality of the story, this period movie should have been made on a large scale with high production value. However it is not as grandiose and magnificent when watched on the screen as we expect it to be so, especially when it is contrasted with Mughal-e- Aazam which came six years before to it. Technically, it is okay though. The story flows very well with the help of many melodious songs and impressive dialogs. The complete team including the director (M.Kunchakko) has worked hard and made a decent movie. Prem Nazir and K.R Vijaya were perhaps an ideal on-screen couple. They have come together in certain movies and have always complimented each other very well on the screen. The biggest example of their amazing on-screen chemistry is Shakunthala (1965), another period movie which came one year before to Anaarkali. However they look quite good in this movie too and perfectly fit the bill for their respective roles. Very pretty K.R Vijaya has done well in the title role whereas Prem Nazir was always an ideal choice for costume dramas. Other actors including Sathyan as Akbar are also well in place.The greatest asset of this movie is undoubtedly the timeless music composed by Baburaj with the lyrics penned by Vayalar Ramavarmma. P.Susheela has given voice to most of the female songs including the immortal Nadhikalil Sundhari Yamuna, Yamuna, Yamuna. K.J Yeshudas has given voice to the male songs. Aruthe Aruthe, Bashpakudeerame, Chakravarthi Kumara, Ee Rathri Than Vijanathayil, Ezhu Chirakulla Theru, Mathalappoove, Mukila Simhame, Pranaya Ganam etc. are all real gems which the music-lovers can keep on listening to without getting tired. There is a song which features K.J Yeshudas and Balamuraleekrishna also.Overall, Anaarkali is a nice entertaining movie made on the legend of Salim-Anaarkali. We will never be sure as to whether really there was some girl known as Anaarkali (it's said that her real name was Naadira) in the life of the Mughal prince Salim (later became famous as Jahaangir) or not. But those who believe in true love, will always consider it as real only. It's definitely some notches below the epic known as Mughal-e-Aazam, still it's worth watching. If you love its songs, then you will definitely like it.
Highlights - Anarkali (1966)
Total budget - $0.00
Total revenue - $0.00
Produced by - Udaya StudiosExcel Productions
Produced in - India
Available languages - Malayalam (),
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Awards won / Nominations - N/A
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Lead Actors, Writer(s), Director(s) of Anarkali (1966)
Lead Actors - Alummoodan, Ambika, Adoor Bhasi
Writer(s) - Vaikom Chandrashekharan Nair
Director(s) - Kunchacko
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Release date of Anarkali (1966) is 27-08-1966.
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Production company of film Anarkali (1966) is/are Udaya Studios, Excel Productions, .
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Film production country for the film Anarkali (1966) is India, .
Which language the film Anarkali (1966) is produced in?
Film Anarkali (1966) is produced in Malayalam (), language(s).
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Who are the lead actors of the film Anarkali (1966)?
Lead actors of the film Anarkali (1966) are Alummoodan, Ambika, Adoor Bhasi.
Who is the writer of the film Anarkali (1966)?
The writer(s) of the film Anarkali (1966) is/are Vaikom Chandrashekharan Nair.
Who is the director of the film Anarkali (1966)?
The director(s) of the film Anarkali (1966) is/are Kunchacko.
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Full plot of movie Anarkali (1966): The greatest Indian movie made on the Salim-Anaarkali saga is unarguably Mughal-e-Aazam (1960). It can be considered as one of the best movies ever made not just in India but all over the world. Legendary director Kareem Aasif took 15 long years in bringing the journey of this epic movie from conception to its release and its making saw many ups and down during this time period. When Mughal-e- Aazam was made, producer M.Kunchakko used the same theme and came up with a Malayalam movie. This movie based on the love story of Mughal prince Salim and an ordinary girl known as Anaarkali is Anaarkali (1966) which came after the audience six years post to the release of Mughal-e-Aazam.The story is well-known. Prince Salim falls in love with an ordinary girl named as Naadira who is rechristened as Anaarkali. Mughal emperor Akbar isn't ready to allow his the only son to marry an ordinary girl. The clash of the father and the son on this issue, finally reaches a tragic culmination and the prince loses the love of his life forever.However the significant thing about this love-legend is that it's not supported by the history despite the Mughal prince Salim who later got known as Emperor Jahaangir being a real personality because there is no mention of the character of Anaarkali anywhere in the history. That's why this tragic love legend is considered an imaginary story because the character of the female itself is imaginary. Quite naturally, the other events shown in the movies made on this story are also not considered as historical truths.And this is the reason why there is a difference in the scripts of the movies made on this movie because not being based on historical truths, this theme is open to molding and twisting for the pens of different script-writers. The events shown in Anaarkali are different from those shown in Mughal-e-Aazam and though the climax is equally tragic in both the movies and takes shape in a similar way, it has been given another, final and more interesting twist in Mughal-e-Aazam whereas in Anaarkali, the obvious only is shown and conveyed to the audience.Considering the quality of the story, this period movie should have been made on a large scale with high production value. However it is not as grandiose and magnificent when watched on the screen as we expect it to be so, especially when it is contrasted with Mughal-e- Aazam which came six years before to it. Technically, it is okay though. The story flows very well with the help of many melodious songs and impressive dialogs. The complete team including the director (M.Kunchakko) has worked hard and made a decent movie. Prem Nazir and K.R Vijaya were perhaps an ideal on-screen couple. They have come together in certain movies and have always complimented each other very well on the screen. The biggest example of their amazing on-screen chemistry is Shakunthala (1965), another period movie which came one year before to Anaarkali. However they look quite good in this movie too and perfectly fit the bill for their respective roles. Very pretty K.R Vijaya has done well in the title role whereas Prem Nazir was always an ideal choice for costume dramas. Other actors including Sathyan as Akbar are also well in place.The greatest asset of this movie is undoubtedly the timeless music composed by Baburaj with the lyrics penned by Vayalar Ramavarmma. P.Susheela has given voice to most of the female songs including the immortal Nadhikalil Sundhari Yamuna, Yamuna, Yamuna. K.J Yeshudas has given voice to the male songs. Aruthe Aruthe, Bashpakudeerame, Chakravarthi Kumara, Ee Rathri Than Vijanathayil, Ezhu Chirakulla Theru, Mathalappoove, Mukila Simhame, Pranaya Ganam etc. are all real gems which the music-lovers can keep on listening to without getting tired. There is a song which features K.J Yeshudas and Balamuraleekrishna also.Overall, Anaarkali is a nice entertaining movie made on the legend of Salim-Anaarkali. We will never be sure as to whether really there was some girl known as Anaarkali (it's said that her real name was Naadira) in the life of the Mughal prince Salim (later became famous as Jahaangir) or not. But those who believe in true love, will always consider it as real only. It's definitely some notches below the epic known as Mughal-e-Aazam, still it's worth watching. If you love its songs, then you will definitely like it..
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List of full Starcast and crew members of Anarkali (1966)
Full Starcast:
Name: Sathyan
Character: King Akbar
Name: Prem Nazir
Character: Prince Salim
Name: K R Vijaya
Character: Anarkali / Nadira
Name: Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair
Character: Jaya Singhan
Name: Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair
Character: Mana Singhan
Name: Ambika Sukumaran
Character: Jodhabai
Name: Adoor Bhasi
Character: Kasim
Name: Rajasree
Character: Gulnar
Name: S. P. Pillai
Character: Kasim
Name: Dominic Alummoodan
Character: Afghani warrior
Name: Philomina
Character: Anaarkkali's Mother
Name: Manavalan Joseph
Character: Slave Trader
Name: K. J. Yesudas
Character: Tanzen
Name: L P R Varma
Character: Court Singer
Crew Members:
Name: Kunchacko
Department: Directing
Job/Role: Director
Name: Kunchacko
Department: Production
Job/Role: Producer
Name: M. S. Baburaj
Department: Sound
Job/Role: Original Music Composer
Name: Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
Department: Writing
Job/Role: Writer
Name: S P S Veerappan
Department: Editing
Job/Role: Editor
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