Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

2021
3h 1m

IMDb RATING

5.9/10

9.4K

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Arjun Sarja, Mohanlal, Prabhu, Suniel Shetty, Manju Warrier, and Keerthy Suresh in Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea (2021)

The story of legendary Kunjali Marakkar IV and his epic warfare against the Portuguese.

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Set in the 16th century, the story of Kunjali Marakkar IV, the naval chieftain of the Zamorin of Calicut, and his organization of India's first-ever naval defense against European forces.Set in the 16th century, the story of Kunjali Marakkar IV, the naval chieftain of the Zamorin of Calicut, and his organization of India's first-ever naval defense against European forces.Set in the 16th century, the story of Kunjali Marakkar IV, the naval chieftain of the Zamorin of Calicut, and his organization of India's first-ever naval defense against European forces.

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IMDb RATING

5.9/10

9.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 6 wins

Trivia
Four life-size ships were made for the film in Ramoji Film City, Hyderabad.

Goofs
The "no animals were harmed" disclaimer at the beginning is misspelled (stating that "the sequences is created using visual effects", instead of "are created").

Crazy credits
Aside from the usual "No animals were harmed during the entire shooting of the film" disclaimer, there is also another disclaimer stating: "Women & children were not harassed in the making of this film".

Alternate versions
The film was shot simultaneously in Malayalam and Tamil, while the versions in other Indian languages are dubs.

Soundtracks
Nanhe Kunjali
Lyrics by Nawab Arzoo
Music by Ronnie Raphael
Vocals by K.S. Chithra

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Featured review

6/10

Large scale movie let down by direction

Marakkar is a decent attempt and a one time watch (sans the hype). The cinematography, costumes, sets etc. Are quite well done. However, the core of the movie is amiss. The story and characters are all over the place and none of the arcs are well developed. It's just poor direction from Priyadarshan, throwing so many characters into the mix for no good reason whatsoever. All the plot lines are so short and meaningless, that nothing sticks. I watched it on the first day and took my family along as well, and it was truly an excruciating watch for my parents since it's 3 hours of boredom with no story. Mohanlal still has so much to offer and I really hope good directors take advantage of his acting prowess and producers spend big money on promising projects, unlike this one.