| Sudani from Nigeria | |
|---|---|
 Theatrical release poster | |
| Directed by | Zakariya Mohammed |
| Written by | Zakariya Mohammed Muhsin Parari |
| Produced by | Sameer Thahir Shyju Khalid |
| Starring | Soubin Shahir Samuel Abiola Robinson |
| Cinematography | Shyju Khalid |
| Edited by | Noufal Abdullah |
| Music by | Score: Rex Vijayan Yakzan Gary Pereria & Neha Nair Kishan Mohan Songs: Rex Vijayan Shahabaz Aman |
Production company | Happy Hours Entertainments |
| Distributed by | E4 Entertainment |
Release date |
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Running time | 124 minutes[1] |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹90 lakhs[2] |
Sudani from Nigeria is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language sports drama film written and directed by Zakariya Mohammed, with dialogues co-written by Muhsin Parari. Shyju Khalid was the cinematographer, who also produced the film with Sameer Thahir. It stars Soubin Shahir, with Samuel Abiola Robinson as the titular character. The story is about the bond between Samuel, Nigerian football player who joins a club in Malappuram, Kerala for a sevens football tournament and Majeed, Samuel's malayali football coach, who take care of him after he got a leg fracture.[3]
Sudani from Nigeria was released in India on 23 March 2018. It met with widespread critical acclaim and was a commercial success at the box office. The film won five awards at the 2018 Kerala State Film Awards, including Best Screenplay, Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value, Best Debut Director, Best Actor (Shahir), and Best Character Actress (Savithri and Sarasa). At the 2018 National Film Awards, it won the award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam and Savithri Sreedharan received a Special Mention for her performance in the film.[4] It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade.[5]
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- ^ Ajith Kumar, P.K. (9 August 2019). "Not a lot to cheer for Malayalam cinema". The Hindu. Chennai. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ Nagarajan, Saraswathy (19 December 2019). "The 25 best Malayalam films of the decade". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 January 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2020.