Shikkar

Shikkar (English: The Hunt, Malayalam: ശിക്കാര്‍) is a 2010 Malayalam mystery-thriller film directed by M. Padmakumar and written by S. Suresh Babu which was produced by Sreeraj Cinema. The film stars Mohanlal in lead role along with Kalabhavan Mani, Kailash, Ananya, Sneha, Samuthirakani, Jagathy Sreekumar, Suraj Venjaramood and Mythili in supporting roles. M. Jayachandran composed the music for the lyrics of Gireesh Puthenchery. The art direction was done by Manu Jagadh.

Shikkar was a Ramzan release of 9 September 2010 and met with mixed reviews from the critics, but garnered special mention for cinematography and Mohanlal's performance. Despite receiving mixed reviews, it became one of the commercially successful Malayalam film of 2010. The film received the Kerala Film Critics Award for Best Popular Film.

Synopsis

The story takes place at Chittazha, a mountainous terrain in Idukki where bamboo reeds flourish. After much wandering from place to place, Balraman (Mohanlal), a lorry driver who lost his wife Kaveri (Sneha), has finally settled down with his daughter Ganga(Ananya) at Chittazha. Peace evades him as his past catches up with him, and Balaraman has to take risky methods to safeguard his own life and that of his daughter's.

Sneha

Sneha (Hindi: स्नेहा) is a Hindu Indian popular feminine given name, which means "love".

Notable people named Sneha

Sneha (film)

Sneha (Kannada: ಸ್ನೇಹ) is a 1999 Indian Kannada language romantic drama film directed by V. S. Reddy and produced by Mohan Natarajan. The film stars V. Ravichandran, Ramya Krishna, Raasi and Karan in the leading roles. The film was a remake of Telugu film Snehithulu (1998) directed by Muthyala Subbaiah and written by Posani Krishna Murali. The film was also remade in Tamil as Aasaiyil Oru Kaditham (1999). The music was composed by Ravichandran to the lyrics of K. Kalyan. The film spoke about the friendship between a man and woman and their troubled marital relationships.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Ravichandran and lyrics were written by K. Kalyan. A total of 6 tracks have been composed for the film and the audio rights brought by Lahari Music.

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Sneha (actress)

Suhasini Rajaram Naidu (born 12 October 1981), popularly known by her stage name Sneha, is an Indian film actress, who works in the South Indian film industry. She is best known for her girl-next-door demure looks and appearing in female oriented films. She debuted in the Malayalam film Ingane Oru Nilapakshi (2000), directed by Anil and was later signed for a Tamil film Virumbugiren, though it was released only after 2 years. She started getting offers in Tamil and moved her focus to Kollywood and the movie Ennavale where she starred opposite R. Madhavan was released first in the same year. She had her first commercial success with Aanandham in the year 2001. She became one of Tamil cinema's contemporary lead actresses in the 2000s, following appearances in several commercially successful films and she has shared screen space with all the leading Tamil actors like Kamal Hassan, Ajith, Vijay, Vikram, Suriya, Dhanush & R. Madhavan

She debuted in Telugu in the year 2001 with the film Priyamaina Neeku which was a commercial success. Following which she appeared in many Tollywood films with leading stars like Nagarjuna, Venkatesh, Ravi Teja & Nandamuri Balakrishna and established herself as one of the leading heroines in Telugu. She is referred by the Telugu people as the next Soundarya. She sporadically continued in Malayalam and starred opposite Malayalam super stars like Mammootty and Mohanlal. She has also appeared in few Kannada language films.