''Anyar'' is a

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

language fiīlm of

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. It was released on 19 September 2003. The film deals with the hot topic of communal polarisation in Kerala. The film stars Jyothirmayi and

Biju Menon Biju Menon (born 9 September 1970) is an Indian actor who predominantly appears in Malayalam films, and also has a few Tamil and Telugu film credits. He made his debut in the 1994 Malayalam film ''Puthran''. In a career spanning over two decade ...

Plot

Sooraj and Razia are college mates. Some incidents make them fall for each other and both of them end up spending the night together. After that, they start facing social problems because of their different religions. Razia becomes a journalist and Sooraj becomes a film maker. At one point, both of them break up and Razia, who arrives at Sooraj's house to apologize, is shocked to see Sooraj making out with another girl. After some years both of them get reunited.

Cast

* Jyothirmayi as Raziya *

as Sooraj * Lal as Raghavan *

Rati Agnihotri Rati Agnihotri (born 10 December 1960) is an Indian actress, known for acting in Hindi, as well as in Telugu and Tamil language films. Her roles in the cult-tragedy film '' Ek Duuje Ke Liye'' (1981) and the drama film ''Tawaif'' (1985) earned ...

as Kamala

References

2003 films 2000s Malayalam-language films Films directed by Lenin Rajendran Films scored by Mohan Sithara {{2000s-Malayalam-film-stub