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Maryan

Maryan

20136.22h 25m

Overview

The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from India were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan.

Directed by Bharat Bala
Written by Kabilan, Joe D'Cruz, Bharat Bala
Produced by V. Ravichandran
Box OfficeBudget: $1.1M0

Top Cast

Dhanush

Dhanush

Mariyaan

Parvathy Thiruvothu

Parvathy Thiruvothu

Panimalar

Jagan

Jagan

Sami

Appukutty

Appukutty

Sakkarai

Uma Riyaz Khan

Uma Riyaz Khan

Seeli

Salim Kumar

Salim Kumar

Thomayya

Vinayakan

Vinayakan

Theekkurissi

Imman Annachi

Imman Annachi

Kuttyandi

Ankur Vikal

Ankur Vikal

Bappan

D

Dagbeh Tweh

Themes & Keywords

hostagesudanlovesurvival

About Maryan

Maryan is a action, thriller film released in 2013 exploring themes of hostage, sudan, love, survival. Directed by Bharat Bala, it stars Dhanush, Parvathy Thiruvothu, Jagan. The film is an emotional journey of a common man to an unknown place with the hope to come home and lead a better life. The film revolves around a story of human survival adapted from a newspaper article of a real-life crisis event, when three oil workers from India were kidnapped and taken hostage in Sudan.

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