Take Off (2017 film)
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| Directed by | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Written by | Mahesh Narayanan P. V. Shajikumar |
| Produced by | Anto Joseph Shebin Backer Megha Rajesh |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Sanu John Varghese |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan Abhilash Balachandran |
| Music by | Songs: Gopi Sunder Shaan Rahman Score: Gopi Sunder |
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| Distributed by | Anto Joseph Film Company |
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Running time | 139 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Box office | ₹25 crore (US$3.0 million) |
Take Off is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language survival thriller film, based on the ordeal of Indian nurses in the city of Tikrit, Iraq, in 2014. The film is directed by Mahesh Narayan, in his directorial debut, and stars Kunchacko Boban, Parvathy Thiruvothu and Fahadh Faasil. It is written by Narayan and P. V. Shajikumar. The film was shot in various parts of Dubai and Kerala.
Take Off was released on 24 March 2017, and received acclaim from critics, winning the Silver Peacock - Special Jury Award for (Mahesh Narayan), and Silver Peacock for Best Actress (Parvathy) at the 48th IFFI. Parvathy also won her first Special Jury Mention at the 65th National Film Awards, her second Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress, and a second Filmfare Award for Best Actress - Malayalam. It was included in The Hindu's top 25 Malayalam films of the decade.