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Arike is a film of genre Comedy directed by Shyamaprasad with Dileep

Arike (2012)

Arike
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Genres Comedy,    Romantic comedy,    Romance
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Arike (English: So Close) is a 2012 Malayalam romantic comedy film by Shyamaprasad, starring Dileep, Samvrutha Sunil and Mamta Mohandas. The film, based on a Bengali short story by Sunil Gangopadhyay, is produced under the banner of Picture Perfect and has script by Shyamaprasad himself, cinematography by Alagappan, editing by Vinod Sukumaran and music by Ouseppachan.

The film, a romantic comedy, is about the shades of love that vary in a relationship woven around three individuals.

Synopsis

The film tells the story of Shantanu (Dileep), a researcher in Linguistics, and his two friends, Kalpana (Samvritha) and Anuradha (Mamta). Anuradha is the sensitive type who has gone through certain bitter experiences in her teenage, where her cousin approached her with love, which she later realised that it was just his lust for her. Kalpana is slightly capricious and loves being in love. Anuradha wants to play Cupid and bring Shantanu and Kalpana together; she knows that they care a lot for each other, but for some reason or the other are hesitant to take the next step.

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