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Directed by | Salim Ahamed |
Written by | Salim Ahamed |
Screenplay by | Salim Ahamed |
Story by | Salim Ahamed |
Produced by | Salim Ahamed Ashraf Bedi |
Starring | Salim Kumar Zarina Wahab |
Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
Edited by | Vijay Shankar |
Music by | Ramesh Narayan Isaac Thomas Kottukapally |
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Distributed by | Kalasangham Films Laughing Villa Allens Media Through Khas Manjunatha |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Malayalam |
Budget | ₹1.5 crore[2] |
Adaminte Makan Abu (transl. Abu, Son of Adam) is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language social drama film written, directed and co-produced by Salim Ahamed. It stars Salim Kumar and Zarina Wahab, with Mukesh, Kalabhavan Mani, Suraj Venjarammoodu, and Nedumudi Venu in supporting roles. The cinematography was handled by Madhu Ambat. The film features songs composed by Ramesh Narayan and score by Isaac Thomas Kottukapally. The film tells the story of a poor attar (a kind of perfume) seller Abu (Kumar) whose only remaining wish in life is the Hajj pilgrimage, which he strives hard to fulfill.
Development on Adaminte Makan Abu began roughly a decade before it was released. It was shot digitally over one month, beginning on 7 November 2010. Thrissur and Kozhikode were the major filming locales. Adaminte Makan Abu was released in theatres on 24 June 2011. It received wide critical acclaim, with much praise for its story, direction, cast, cinematography, and score. The film won four National Film Awards: Best Film, Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Background Score, and four Kerala State Film Awards for Best Film, Best Actor, Best Screenplay and Best Background Music. It was sent as India's official entry for the Best Foreign Language Film for the Academy Awards in 2011 but was not nominated.[3]