CACrown ArchivesThe cinema collection
Menu
Research dossier · Arts & Letters

Namasthe Bali

2015 film directed by K.V. Bejoy

Manuscripts, fine bindings, an engraving plate and preserved performance ephemera
Arts and lettersInterpretive dossier study · Crown Archives visual atlas
Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 29, 2026
Entity authorityQ58411332 ↗
Source-derived summary

Namasthe Bali is a 2015 Malayalam language film produced by Minhal Mohammed Ali under the banner of Minhal Productions. The film stars Roma Asrani in the lead role along with Aju Varghese, Devan, Neena Kurup, Balu Varghese and Noby Marcose. The film is directed by K V Bijoy. The music is composed by Gopi Sundar. The screenplay is based on a story written by Dhinil Babu and Devadas. The film was a comeback for Roma to the Malayalam film field after a three year gap. The film is also considered as an unofficial remake of the Bollywood film Queen due to its similar storyline.

Plot

The film is the story of Annamma and Chandy. Both of them from are from very affluent families in Kottayam and Annamma is a nurse by profession. Meanwhile, Chandy feels that Annama is not that modern in her attitude and incites feelings to runaway to escape from the marriage.

Editorial summary

“Namasthe Bali” enters the record as 2015 film directed by K.V. Bejoy. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Namasthe, Bali and film can confirm, complicate or overturn.

Editorial reviewA productive route into publication, performance and collection histories when the underlying object or edition remains clearly identified. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2015—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 2015. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Namasthe, Bali and film.
Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

“Namasthe Bali” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Namasthe, Bali and film provides the most credible route into that argument.

Evidence profile

Attribution, date and provenance are strongest when supported by the original work, a catalogue record and documented transmission. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 29, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q58411332. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2015.

Critical limits

Later fame can flatten the distinction between original context, subsequent adaptation and institutional collecting history. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

Best used for
  • Identifying works and editions
  • Tracing reception history
  • Finding collection records
Verify next

The original object or edition, catalogue raisonné, performance record, rights file and holding institution.

Three-step research path

  1. Establish the record: confirm the title “Namasthe Bali”, its source revision and the description used here.
  2. Expand the search: follow Namasthe Bali primary sources, Namasthe Bali archive and Namasthe research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
  3. Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

  1. Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Namasthe Bali”?
  2. How did later circulation or interpretation alter the work’s reception?
  3. Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?
Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Namasthe Bali” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.