Manju (film)
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| Directed by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Produced by | Raveendranathan Nair |
| Screenplay by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Based on |
Manju by M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Starring |
Sangeeta Naik Nanditha Bose Indira Sankar Mohan Desh Maheshwari |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
| Cinematography | Shaji N. Karun |
| Editing by | Rameshan |
| Studio | General Pictures |
| Release dates |
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| Country | India |
| Language |
Malayalam Hindi |
Manju (English: The Mist) is a 1983 Malayalam film based on the novel of the same name by M. T. Vasudevan Nair. The film was scripted and directed by M. T. Vasudevan Nair himself and stars Sangeeta Naik, Nanditha Bose, Indira, Sankar Mohan and Desh Maheshwari.[1]
Plot
Set in Nainital, Manju is about Vimala Devi, a teacher in a boarding school, waits in hope for the winter of her discontent to vanish. Another important character is Buddhu, who waits for his Englishman father to return to Nainital. Loneliness and endless waiting are recurring motifs in the film.
Cast
- Sangeeta Naik as Vimala
- Nandita Bose as Mother
- Indira as Younger Sister
- Kalpana as Rashmi
- Shankar Mohan as Sudheer
- C.S. Dubey as Amar Singh
- Desh Maheshwari as Budhu
- Dinesh Thakur as Sardarji
Music
There are eight songs in the film composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and penned by Gulzar. All the songs are in Hindi as the film is completely set in Nainital.
Hindi version
The novel also had a Hindi-language film adaptation titled Sarath Sandhya. This film however went completely unnoticed.
References
- ↑ "M. T. Vasudevan Nair: Manju". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
External links
- Manju at the Internet Movie Database
- Manju at the Malayalam Movie Database