Manju (film)
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| Directed by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Screenplay by | M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Based on | Manju by M. T. Vasudevan Nair |
| Produced by | K. Ravindran Nair |
| Starring | Sangeeta Naik Nanditha Bose Indira Sankar Mohan Desh Maheshwari |
| Cinematography | Shaji N. Karun |
| Edited by | Rameshan |
| Music by | M. B. Sreenivasan |
Production company | General Pictures |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Languages | Malayalam Hindi |
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Manju (Template:Lang-en) 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][2][3][4]
Plot
Set in Nainital, Manju is about Vimala Devi, a teacher in a boarding school, who 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
- Nanditha 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
Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. B. Sreenivasan and the lyrics were written by Gulzar. All the songs are in Hindi as the film is completely set in Nainital.
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
| 1 | "Apooni" (Bit) | Gulzar | ||
| 2 | "Hariyare" (Bit) | Gulzar | ||
| 3 | "Oh Bageere" (Bit) | Gulzar | ||
| 4 | "Rasiya" (No BGM) | Bhupinder | Gulzar | |
| 5 | "Rasiya" (Version II) | Bhupinder | Gulzar | |
| 6 | "Rasiya Man" | Bhupinder | Gulzar | |
| 7 | "Sajeeli Doliyan" (Bit) | Gulzar | ||
| 8 | "Vadasi Yadi" | Usha Ravi |
Hindi version
The novel also had a Hindi-language film adaptation titled Sarath Sandhya. This film however went completely unnoticed.
References
- ^ "Manju". www.malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Manju". malayalasangeetham.info. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Manju". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "M. T. Vasudevan Nair: Manju". Cinemaofmalayalam.net. Archived from the original on 19 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2013.
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