Pathemari
Pathemari (transl. Dhow) is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language period drama film written and directed by Salim Ahamed and starring Mammootty in the lead role, with a supporting cast that includes Jewel Mary, Siddique, Sreenivasan, Salim Kumar, Shaheen Siddique, Viji Chandrasekhar, and Joy Mathew. The plot follows the life of Pallikkal Narayanan (Mammootty) who migrated to the Middle-East in the early 1960s, when the Kerala Gulf boom was just beginning.
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| Directed by | Salim Ahamed |
| Written by | Salim Ahamed |
| Produced by | Salim Ahamed Adv. Hashik Thayikandy TP Sudheesh |
| Starring | Mammootty |
| Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
| Edited by | Vijay Shankar |
| Music by | Bijibal |
Production company | Allens Media |
| Distributed by | Eros International |
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Running time | 118 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹ 7 crore |
| Box office | ₹15.2 crore (Kerala alone) |
Resul Pookutty handles the sound recording, while music is composed by Bijibal and cinematography is done by Madhu Ambat. The principal photography began in October 2014. The film was shot in Kerala and Middle East. Distributed by Eros International, Pathemari released on 9 October 2015 received critical praise. Pathemari was selected for the Indiwood Panorama Competition section at the 2nd edition of Indiwood Carnival 2016 in Hyderabad.