Manikyakkallu is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by M. Mohanan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran, Samvrutha Sunil, and Nedumudi Venu in the lead roles. It is about a young teacher who arrives at a village school and tries to make a definite change in students' attitudes. The movie is loosely based on the life story [1] of the students and teachers of the Government Brennen Higher Secondary School, Thalassery.[2]
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 Manikyakkallu promotional poster | |
| Directed by | M. Mohanan |
| Written by | M. Mohanan |
| Produced by | A. S. Gireesh Lal |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
Release date |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) |
| Box office | ₹11.25 crore (US$1.3 million) |
Cast
edit- Prithviraj Sukumaran as Vinayachandran Master [3]
- Samvrutha Sunil as Chandni Teacher
- Nedumudi Venu as Karunakara Kurup
- Jagathy Sreekumar as Karunakaran Karikalkuzhi
- Salim Kumar as Kunjuraman/Thampuraan
- Devan as Ramachandran Master, Vinayachandran's father
- Indrans as Sudhakaran
- Sai Kumar as District Education Officer
- Kottayam Nazeer as Pavanan Parimanam (Pavanan Master)
- Jagadish as Vasudevan Cheruvancherry a.k.a. V.D.C
- Manikandan Pattambi as Gopalan
- Anoop Chandran as Ahammed Master
- Sasi Kalinga as Sashi
- P. Sreekumar as Education Minister
- Anil Murali as Sreekkuttan Master a.k.a. S.K
- Manuraj as Satheeshan
- Narayanankutty as Eldhose
- Navneeth Madhavan as Manu
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Vilasini, Chandini's mother
- Bindu Panicker as Raakhi, Kurup's wife
- Shaalin Zoya as Mubeena
- Ambika Mohan as Savithri teacher
- Joby as Kunjachan
- Kochu Preman as Varghese
- Muthumanni as Sundari Teacher
- K. T. C. Abdulla as Mathi Mammad
- Kalabhavan Haneef as Radhakrishnan
- Balu Varghese as Basheer
- Anil Panachooran as Uthaman
- Suresh Krishna- extended Cameo Appearance
- Aju Varghese - Cameo Appearance
- Subeesh Sudhi - Cameo Appearance
- Kulappulli Leela- Cameo Appearance
- M. Jayachandran- Cameo Appearance
- Vishnu Unnikrishnan- Cameo Appearance
Soundtrack
editAll lyrics are written by Anil Panachooran except where noted; all music is composed by M. Jayachandran
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chembarathi" | Shreya Ghoshal, Ravisankar | ||
| 2. | "Melemanathe" | Ramesh Kavil | V. Devanand | |
| 3. | "Olakkuda" | Madhu Balakrishnan | ||
| 4. | "Naadaayal" | Sherdin |
References
edit- ^ "Success Story of Govt. Brennan School, Thalassery". The Hindu.
- ^ "Review: Manikyakkallu is mediocre fare".
- ^ "മാണിക്യകല്ല് ചിത്രീകരണം തുടങ്ങി" (in Malayalam). Malayalamcinemanews.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.