Priyadarshan’s National Award-winning film Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham Enters the Oscars 2022 Race
Indian movies are known worldwide for their valuable content and quality, which has helped them conquer many Indian and international platforms. Making our country proud ye again, 2021’s well Malayalam celebrated cinema – Marakkar: Arabikadalinte Simham, has officially entered the Oscars race. One of the 276 films eligible for consideration for the 94th Academy Awards. Besides, Marakkar, Suriya starrer Jai Bhim, has also been selected to vie for this prestigious award. These are the only two Indian movies that have made it to the eligibility list this year.
Directed by Priyadarshan, Kunjali Marakkar is one of the most expensive films in the history of Malayalam cinema. The film narrates the epic tale of legendary Kunjali Marakkar IV and his epic warfare against the Portuguese. The movie had also won three awards—Best Feature Film, Best Special Effects, and Best Costume Design at the 67th National Film Awards
Produced by Antony Perumbavoor, Santosh T Kuruvila, and Roy CJ under Aashirvad Cinemas, Moonshot Entertainment, and Confident Group, the film stars Mohanlal, Keerthi Suresh, Sunil Shetty, Arjun Sarja, Prabhu, Mukesh, Siddique, Manju Warrier, and many more. The film was composed by Ronnie Raphael, and the background music was composed by Rahul Raj, Ankit Suri and Lyle Evans Roder. Sabu Cyril and Siddharth Priyadarshan oversaw production design and visual effects supervision.
The movie was supported by Indywood Entertainment Consortium, a premier oscar consultancy service provider which helps filmmakers to ‘GO GLOBAL.’ To date, they have taken 50+ regional movies from India to various international arenas, including Oscars, to open up new opportunities and exposure.
The Oscar nomination voting begins on Thursday, January 27, 2022, and nominations will be announced on Tuesday, February 8, 2022. The award ceremony is scheduled for Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Dolby® Theatre at Hollywood & Highland® in Hollywood and televised live on ABC and in more than 200 territories worldwide.
Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham featured Mohanlal in the lead role, alongside Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Pranav Mohanlal, Arjun, Sunil Shetty, Prabhu, Suhasini, Keerthi Suresh, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Fazil, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent and Ashok Sellan in supporting roles. S. Tirru did the cinematography of Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham movie. The film was edited by M. S. Aiyyappan Nair. The music of Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham was composed by Ronnie Raphael (Songs), with lyrics by Prabha Varma, B. K. Harinarayanan, Shafi Kollam, and Priyadarshan.
Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown in India from March 2020, our country has witnessed significant growth in OTT platforms. Until then, the popularity of OTT platforms was limited to the urban area and above the middle class. Due to the national lockdown, people were restricted from staying in the home and didn’t have many entertainment options.
Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham Movie Cast & Crew
| Movie Name | Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham |
| Genre | Epic Historical War |
| Language | Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, Kannada & Chinese |
| Country | India |
| Director | Priyadarshan |
| Producer | Antony Perumbavoor |
| Production Company | Aashirvad Cinemas, Confident Group & Moonshot Entertainments |
| Cast | Mohanlal, Manju Warrier, Pranav Mohanlal, Arjun, Sunil Shetty, Prabhu, Suhasini, Keerthi Suresh, Kalyani Priyadarshan, Fazil, Siddique, Nedumudi Venu, Innocent and Ashok Sellan |
| Screenplay | Priyadarshan, Anil. V. Sasi |
| DOP | S. Tirru |
| Editor | M. S. Aiyyappan Nair |
| Music | Ronnie Raphael (Songs) |
| Distributor | Max Movies (Kerala), V Creations (Tamil Nadu) and Amazon Prime Video |
| Budget | ₹100 crores (US$14 Million) |
Marakkar Arabikadalinte Simham was digitally released through the Amazon Prime Video OTT platform on 17th December 2021 after the theatre release on 2nd December 2021.
