October 20, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Prithivraj starrer Malayalam film Anwar has got a great opening on last Friday as it was released in 98 centres including four in Bangalore.

Red Carpet Movies has produced the movie, which has been directed by Amal Neerad. The directors previous movies like Big B and Sagar Elias Jacky received appreciations from the critics and the masses. It is a full length thriller movie based on terrorism and religion. Gopi Sundar has given the music of the movie and the songs were captured at the Shittey valley.

Three new faces have worked in the technical section of the movie. These new faces are poster designer Sreejith, cameraman Satheesh Kurup and Shahin Thaaha, who was the man its publicity stills.

Anwar was shot in three different formats like Super 35, Super 16 and 17. It is also full of many of slow motion sequences and action. It has a contemporary story and made with a shoe-string budget. It is claimed to be a technically perfect movie. Mamta is the heroine of the film. Prakash Raj and Lal can be seen playing important roles in this movie. It has received mixed critical reaction and the fate of the movie is yet to be decided when it completes one week this Friday.

--Sampurn Wire