Anarkali
1966, Malayalam. Directed by Kunchacko.
Prince Salim, son of Akbar falls in love with Anarkali. Akbar forbids Salim to prolong this affair as he wanted his son to marry a Rajput princess and thereby strengthen communal harmony.
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Malayalam
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- KunchackoDirector
- SathyanKing Akbar
- Prem NazirPrince Salim
- K R VijayaAnarkali / Nadira
- Thikkurissy Sukumaran NairJaya Singhan
- Kottarakkara Sreedharan NairMana Singhan
- Ambika SukumaranJodhabai
- Adoor BhasiKasim
- RajasreeGulnar
- S. P. PillaiKasim
- Dominic AlummoodanAfghani warrior
- PhilominaAnaarkkali's Mother
- Manavalan JosephSlave Trader
Details
- Released
- 27 August 1966
- Original title
- അനാർക്കലി
- Country
- India
- Written by
- Vaikom Chandrasekharan Nair
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Anarkali runs 128 minutes (2h 8m).
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Anarkali isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 27 August 1966. (Checked 30 October 2026.)
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Who directed Anarkali?
Anarkali (1966) was directed by Kunchacko and stars Sathyan, Prem Nazir, K R Vijaya.