Kombai Anwar

{{Short description|Tamil filmmaker}}

{{Orphan|date=May 2015|att=January 2025}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2020}}

Kombai Anwar is an academic{{cite news|last1=Mondal|first1=Sudipto|title=Muslim-Dalit equation puzzles Dravidian parties|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/state-of-the-states/muslim-dalit-equation-puzzles-dravidian-parties/article1-1211596.aspx|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528094730/http://www.hindustantimes.com/state-of-the-states/muslim-dalit-equation-puzzles-dravidian-parties/article1-1211596.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 May 2015|accessdate=28 May 2015|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=24 April 2014}} and Tamil documentary filmmaker.{{cite news|last1=Kalyanaraman|first1=M.|title=Being Muslim in Tamil Nadu: Beyond dravidian politics|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/Being-Muslim-in-Tamil-Nadu-Beyond-dravidian-politics/articleshow/34759254.cms|accessdate=28 May 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|date=7 May 2014}}{{cite news|title=Peek into history|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/201113/peek-history.html|accessdate=28 May 2015|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=29 October 2011}} His documentary Yaadhum, based on the history and cultural identity of Tamil Muslims, won the Bronze Remi Award at the 48th WorldFest-Houston International Film and Video Festival, USA.{{cite news|last1=Kolappan|first1=B.|title=Film on Tamil Muslims wins international award|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/film-on-tamil-muslims-wins-international-award/article7207935.ece|accessdate=28 May 2015|newspaper=The Hindu}} Yaadhum was also screened at The Hindu Literary Festival, Roja Muthiah Research Library,{{cite news|last1=Hussain|first1=Shaik Zakeer|title=Yaadhum: In search of roots and identity|url=http://twocircles.net/2013dec22/yaadhum_search_roots_and_identity.html|accessdate=28 May 2015|publisher=Twocircles.net|date=22 December 2013}} and ViBGYOR Film Festival.{{cite news|title=In search of roots and identity|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/In-search-of-roots-and-identity/articleshow/30303632.cms|accessdate=28 May 2015|newspaper=The Times of India|date=13 February 2014}}