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Manjupoloru Penkutti
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Wikipedia article
'Manjupoloru Penkutti' is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The plot is about a teenage girl who is abused by her stepfather. The film stars Amrita Prakash, Lalu Alex, Suresh Krishna, Jayakrishnan and Bhanupriya. Alphons Joseph composed the music.[https://web.archive.org/web/20041108041650/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/04/22/stories/2004042200070200.htm "Back to business"] The film was shot in Kochi and Paris.
Plot
Nidhi is a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her mother, Arundhathi, her stepfather, Mohan, and her 10-year-old sister, Kani. Later she meets a neighbour, Manuel, who treats her as his own daughter. She is friends with Sandeep, who has a crush on her. Nidhi had been abused by Mohan three years earlier, and plans to kill her stepfather.
Cast
* Amrita Prakash as Nidhi S. Menon
* Jayakrishnan as Sandeep Panicker
* Lalu Alex as Manuel
* Suresh Krishna as Mohan
* Bhanupriya as Arundhathi
* Poornima Anand as Shalini
* Shamna Kasim as Dhanya
* Vijeesh as Geevarghese
* Sanusha as Kani S. Menon
* Meera Krishna as Anitha Panicker
* Deepika Mohan
* Nisha Sarang as Nidhi's teacher
* Bindu Ramakrishnan as Sandeep's grandmother
Music
The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph.
#"Am I Dreaming": Sayanora Philip
#"Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla": Jyotsna, Karthik
#"Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla" (version 2): Jyotsna, Alphonse Joseph
#"Kai Niraye Kadam Tharumo": Sujatha Mohan, Ganga
#"Kashmera Sandhye": Ganga Shankar Mahadevan
#"Kashmera Sandhye" (male): Shankar Mahadevan
#"Manju Poloru Penkanavu": P. Jayachandran, George Peter, Vidhu Prathap
Reception
The film was accepted by the critics but failed at the box office.[https://web.archive.org/web/20121110042445/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/15/stories/2007051517250200.htm "New talents make their mark in the tinsel town"]
References
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