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Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea
Theatrical release poster
Original title	Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham
Directed by	Priyadarshan
Written by	Priyadarshan
Screenplay by	Priyadarshan Ani I. V. Sasi
Produced by	Antony Perumbavoor
Starring	Mohanlal
Cinematography	Tirru
Edited by	M. S. Aiyyappan Nair
Music by	Score: Rahul Raj Ankit Suri Lyell Evans Roeder Songs: Ronnie Raphael
Production companies	Aashirvad Cinemas Confident Group Moonshot Entertainments
Distributed by	Maxlab Release
Release date	2 December 2021 (2021-12-02) (India)
Running time	181 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam
Budget	₹85-100 crore

The film began principal photography in December 2018 and was concluded in March 2019, with the film mainly shot at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. With a budget of ₹100 crores, Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham is the most expensive Malayalam film ever made.The film was originally scheduled for release on 26 March 2020, along with its dubbed versions in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and Hindi languages. The release was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The film was then scheduled for theatrical release on 12 August 2021, but was postponed again. At the 67th National Film Awards, the film won three awards — Best Feature Film, Best Special Effects, and Best Costume. The film is now confirmed to hit screens on 2 December 2021.

Premise

Kunjali Marakkar was the title given to the naval chief by the Zamorin of Calicut. There were four major Marakkars who played their part in the Zamorin’s naval wars with the Portuguese between 1502 and 1600. The film portrays the courageous life-events of a rebellious naval chief, Mohammad Ali Marakkar a.k.a. Kunjali Marakkar IV. The historical action-packed film revolves around him who is also the first Indian Naval Commander and Indian freedom fighter for the war against the Portuguese. He is said to have won 16 such battles with his impeccable strategies and fighting skills. Even though the Marakkars lacked the fire power and hardware of the large Portuguese vessels, they prevented the Portuguese from establishing a foothold on the Malabar Coast for more than 90 years. The Marakkars are credited with organising the first naval defence of the Indian coast.

Cast

• Mohanlal as Kunjali Marakkar IV
• Arjun Sarja as Ananthan
• Suniel Shetty as Chandroth Panicker
• Prabhu as Thangudu
• Manju Warrier as Subaida
• Keerthy Suresh as Aarcha
• Mukesh as Dharmoth Panicker
• Siddique as Pattu Marakkar
• Nedumudi Venu as Samoothiri
• Pranav Mohanlal as Mammali / Kunjali Marakkar IV
• Ashok Selvan as Achuthan
• Fazil as Kutti Ali Marakkar
• Suhasini Maniratnam as Khadeejumma
• Kalyani Priyadarshan as Aisha
• Innocent as Namath Kurup
• K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Verkottu Panicker
• Mamukkoya as Aboobakkar Haji
• Nandhu as Kuthiravattath Nair
• Hareesh Peradi as Mangattachan
• Baburaj as Puthumana Panicker
• Suresh Krishna as Moidu
• Manikuttan as Mayinkutty
• Santhosh Keezhattoor as Kokkattu Panicker
• Renji Panicker as Kunjali Marakkar II
• G. Suresh Kumar as Kochi Raja
• Jay J. Jakkrit as Chiang Juvan/Chinali
• Komal Sharma as Puthumana Thampuratti
• Max Cavenham as André Furtado de Mendonça
• Toby Sauerback as Viceroy Francisco de Gama
• Paul Huntley-Thomas as Alphonso De Noronha
• Sudeep
• Suman
• Veena Nandakumar
• Arjun Nandhakumar
• Krishna Prasad
• Harish Siva
• Shiyas Kareem
• Nithin Sathyan
• Antony Perumbavoor
• Muhamed Shafi

Production

Development

Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham was originally planned by Priyadarshan with screenwriter T. Damodaran in 1996, with Mohanlal in the title role. The idea for the film originated and was discussed in length at the sets of Mohanlal-starring Kaalapani (1996) in Kozhikode. Due to budget constraints, it did not progress. "Back then, our Malayalam cinema industry size was very limited and most producers weren't ready to invest hugely in such big ventures", said Priyadarshan. The project, however, was still on their mind. During 2008 – 2009, director Jayaraj planned a film on a Kunjali Marakkar chieftain with Mohanlal in the title role and T. P. Rajeevan was hired to write the screenplay. After extensive research and discussions it was ready to begin production and the completed screenplay was handed over to Mohanlal, who, however, did not show interest, and the project did not materialise. That screenplay was later bought by August Cinema from Rajeevan for making a separate project with a different cast and crew.

In 2013, Priyadarshan revealed that in addition to a Hindi film, he was working on a Malayalam period film about a Kunjali Marakkar chieftain with Mohanlal in the title role for which the research work was ongoing. On 1 November 2017, Priyadarshan confirmed to The Times of India that he would start the project after completing a Hindi film first and the ongoing research would require at least 10 more months to complete. They wanted to look deeper into history since what was gathered until then was information already available to the public. It was undecided then on which Kunjali Marakkar would Mohanlal portray out of the four Marakkars. Priyadarshan said the story he would come up would be a mix of fact and fiction, as the information about many of the incidents happened during that era are unavailable. Priyadarshan zeroed in on Kunjali Marakkar IV as the protagonist as he "has the most interesting story". The story spans from 1505 to 1601 period.

The movie is something that all of us can be proud of, as it’s well made. It tells the story of Kunjali Marakkar, who is considered as India’s first Naval Commander and we are dedicating the film to the Indian Navy. The making is a level higher than usual Malayalam films and it has made use of all the available technical facilities.

— Mohanlal

The title of the film was officially announced at a press conference held at Kochi on 28 April 2018 by Priyadarshan, Mohanlal, producer Antony Perumbavoor and co-producers Santhosh T. Kuruvilla and Roy C. J. The budget was revealed to be ₹100 crore, making it the most expensive film made in Malayalam cinema—produced under the company Aashirvad Cinemas, with Moonshot Entertainments and Confident Group as co-producers. Production is said to have begun on 1 November 2018 on the day of Kerala Piravi.

Pre-production

Priyadarshan co-wrote the screenplay with Ani Sasi, incorporating many inputs from late T. Damodaran too from their early discussions. The first draft was completed in April 2018, with nearly seven months required for pre-production and eight months for post-production. The team was then on a lookout for a Chinese actor to play the role of Chinali, Marakkar IV's trusted lieutenant. In May 2018, it was reported that Nagarjuna, Suniel Shetty, and Paresh Rawal has been cast alongside Mohanlal in ensemble roles. Shetty was confirmed to have signed the film, while Nagarjuna was in talks for a role. Shetty grew his hair out for his role. In June, Nagarjuna said he has not yet heard the script and will sign only after that. At the end, he did not take the role. Priyadarshan and Ani Sasi completed the final draft of screenplay by early June 2018. Madhu and Prabhu were confirmed in that month, with the former cast as Kunjali Marakkar I / Kuttiyali Marakkar and the latter in an undisclosed pivotal role. However, Madhu opted out from the film (and other films) as part of his decision to retire from cinema industry. Later, Fazil took the role in his absence. Akshay Kumar was offered a role, but declined.

In July 2018, Durga Krishna was reported to have been cast in a pivotal role. The team was aiming to complete the casting by the end of September 2018, including the actress for the female lead role. More cast were revealed in that month. Arjun Sarja was confirmed in a principal role. Both Shetty's and Sarja's roles are based on real-life characters in a "slightly fictionalised" forms as not much about them are known from history. Renji Panicker, Nedumudi Venu and Siddique were confirmed in supporting roles. Priyadarshan revealed that Pranav Mohanlal and Kalyani Priyadarshan will be making "special appearances" in the film, with Pranav enacting young Marakkar IV. They play a couple in the film. Kalyani said she herself asked her father for a role in the film. Keerthy Suresh plays an important role. She learned Veena as part of preparing for her character who is trained in classical music. Her character has a romantic relationship with Chinali / Chiang Juvan played by Chinese actor Jay J. Jakkrit. Mukesh was confirmed to be in the film. In October 2018, Pooja Kumar was in talks for a role. Manju Warrier was cast as Subaida. Ashok Selvan made his Malayalam cinema debut with the film, playing an antagonistic role. Nithin Sathyan and Shiyas Kareem was cast as sidekick in Marakkar IV's gang; They had 50 days shoot.

Filming

Priyadarshan's frequent collaborator Sabu Cyril was the film's production designer. Four life-size ships and a 200×200 metre tank were built at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. During the period of Kunjali Marakkars, ships were not made but bought from Egypt. A dozen other sets were also created for the film. The story is set 500 years ago in Kerala. Even though the events that happened during that time are recorded in history, there is no proper documentation about the outfits, ornaments, their colour, weapons or home appliances used at the time. Hence, some of them had to be made from imagination by analysing available materials. Sujith Sudhakaran, V. Sai and Indrakshi Pattanaik Malik designed the costumes.

Principal photography began on 1 December 2018 at Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad. The cinematography was handled by Tirru. Co-writer Ani Sasi also worked as an assistant director in the film. Pranav and Kalyani shot a few scenes early in the month. The song sequence featuring the two was choreographed by Brinda. Mohanlal joined the sets in the middle of the month. Principal photography lasted for 104 days. It was wrapped in late March 2019. Majority of the film was shot at Ramoji Film City and few remaining scenes were filmed at Kovalam, Thiruvananthapuram in five days. Priyadarshan's son Siddharth was the visual effects supervisor. B. Thyagarajan, Kazu Neda and Sumret Muangput were responsible for the action sequences.

Post-production

For handling the visual effects of the film, Pune-based Anibrain, which is globally recognized for its partnership with Framestore and DNEG, has been signed. Knack Studios and Golden Star Studio were also associated with the film. A year long visual effects process held under Siddharth Priyadarshan progressed for the film. The DI process was done by Prime Focus. M. S. Aiyappan Nair was chosen as the editor and M. R. Rajakrishnan of Sync Cinema as the sound designer. The film had 14 months long post-production work.

Music

Score

The film score was composed by Rahul Raj, Ankit Suri and Lyell Evans Roeder.

Soundtrack

The original songs in Malayalam were composed by Ronnie Raphael while the songs were sung by K. S. Chithra, M. G. Sreekumar, Vineeth Sreenivasan, Shweta Mohan, Shreya Ghoshal and Zia Ul Haq, with lyrics by Prabha Varma, B. K. Harinarayanan, Shafi Kollam, and Priyadarshan.

Saina Music acquired the audio rights of all soundtracks in late February 2020 for an all time record sum in Malayalam cinema history.

The first single "Kunju Kunjali", sung by K. S. Chithra was released in all languages on 5 February 2021. A flute cover of "Kunju Kunjali" by Josy Alappuzha, who also played flute in the original track, was released on 13 February 2021. It was released on digital music platforms on 6 March 2021 as a track in the album.

A teaser of second track "Kannil Ente" was released on 5 April 2021, coinciding on Kalyani Priyadarshan's birthday, and the full song was released in all languages on 12 April 2021.

The third track "Chembinte Chelulla", sung by Vishnu Raj was released in all languages on 21 May 2021, marking Mohanlal's birthday.

Release

Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham was originally scheduled to release in 5000 theatres worldwide on 26 March 2020. The film will be releasing in Malayalam, along with its dubbed versions in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. There are also plans to release the film in Arabic and Chinese. The film is reportedly releasing in more than 50 countries worldwide, which would make it the largest release for a Malayalam film. Kalaipuli S. Thanu is distributing the Tamil version. The movie was scheduled to be released in theatres on 12 August 2021 but has been postponed again indefinitely until theatres open in full capacity in Kerala.On 6 November 2021, The producer Antony Perumbavoor has decided the film to release via a direct-ott release through Amazon Prime Video.On 7 November, Amazon Prime Video bagged 90 crores from the film as its OTT premiering rights. Again on 11 November, During a Press meet, Saji Cheriyan The Minister of Kerala State Film Development Corporation said This film is now confirmed to hit screens on 2 December 2021,and says "no changes only in theatres",and also the film cancelled its direct-ott release through Amazon Prime Video. and then it was also officially confirmed by team.

Accolades

See also

• Kunjali Marakkar
• Kunjali Marakkar (film)
• Kunjali Marakkar School of Marine Engineering

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