Alif

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1h 41m
2015
5 /10 (3)

The First Letter of Knowledge

Overview

Set in a remote village in Malabar, the film portrays the struggles of a young Muslim woman and her family who is ostracised by society for questioning a religious speech

Country : India
Genre : Drama
Languages : Not Available
Released Date: 2015-02-27

Top Billed Cast

Lenaa

Fatima

Kalabhavan Mani

Chandran

Irshad

Abu

Nedumudi Venu

Kunjammadu Sahib

Zeenath

Aatta

Joy Mathew

Hajyar

Kozhikode Narayanan Nair

Gourav Menon

Akbar Ali

Nilambur Ayisha

Ummakunju

Santhakumari

Abu's mother

Thara Kalyan

Hajiyar's wife

Dona Shankar

Chandran's Daughter

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