Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

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Marakkar: Lion of the Arabian Sea

🎬 Key Details

  • Genre: Drama, Historical
  • Runtime: N/A
  • CBFC Rating: N/A
  • Languages: Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu

📅 Release Information

  • Theatrical Release: 02 Dec 2021
  • 📺 OTT Release Not Available

🎭 Cast & Crew

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Cast

Mohanlal Suniel Shetty Keerthi Suresh
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Producer

Santhosh T. Kuruvilla Roy C. J. Antony Perumbavoor
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Crew

Director: Priyadarshan

⚡ Quick Stats

Total Gross: ₹45.40 Cr
India Net: ₹21.05 Cr
Overseas: ₹23.00 Cr
Budget: ₹100.00 Cr

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Hindi Kannada Malayalam Tamil Telugu Mollywood Drama Historical Box Office 2021

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The Box Office Data are compiled from various sources and by our own research. These data can be approximate or may have huge difference from producer figure and Sacnilk does not make any claims about the authenticity of the data. This is box office collection data report new data.

💰 Total Collections Summary

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India Gross
₹22.40 Cr
Worldwide
₹45.40 Cr
Overseas
₹23.00 Cr
India Net
₹21.05 Cr
49.34%
India Share
₹45.40 Cr
Total Worldwide
50.66%
Overseas Share
N/A
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