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During the Iraq War, a Sergeant recently assigned to an army bomb squad is put at odds with his squad mates due to his maverick way of handling his work.


A group of Malayali nurses stranded in Iraq, must survive their capture by the extremists and reach out to the rescue team headed by the Indian government.

Parvathy Thiruvothu
Sameera

Kunchacko Boban
Shaheed

Fahadh Faasil
Manoj Abraham IFS, Indian Ambassador to Iraq

Prakash Belawadi
Rajan

Asif Ali
Faizal

Maala Parvathi
Shaheed's Mother

Joju George
Iraq Interviewee Husband

Anjali Aneesh Upasana
Shaheed's Sister

Sidhartha Siva
Nursing Superintendent

Alencier Ley Lopez
Sameera's Father
Take Off is a drama, thriller, war film released in 2017 exploring themes of airport, nurse, rescue mission, iraq, hospital, terrorist attack. Directed by Mahesh Narayanan, it stars Parvathy Thiruvothu, Kunchacko Boban, Fahadh Faasil. A group of Malayali nurses stranded in Iraq, must survive their capture by the extremists and reach out to the rescue team headed by the Indian government.
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