Kanthari

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Kanthari
Directed byAjmal
Written byAjmal
Produced byR Prabhu Kumar
Starring Sekhar Menon
Rachana Narayanankutty
Subiksha
CinematographyKathal Kanthas
Edited by Ajay Devaloka
Distributed byMollywood Monster
Release date
  • 19 June 2015 (2015-06-19)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Kanthari is a 2015 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by Ajmal. The film stars Rachana Narayanankutty, Sekhar Menon, Subiksha, Rajshri Nair, Sreejith Ravi, Manav, Balaji and others. [1]

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Reception

A critic from The Times of India wrote that "The story lacks depth to hook the audience and it stands on a shaky premise throughout". [3] [4] [5]

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References

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