Manoharam (2019 film)

Manoharam (transl. Beautiful) is a 2019 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Anvar Sadik and produced by Jose Chakkalakal and A.K. Sunil .[2] The film stars Vineeth Sreenivasan, Aparna Das, Indrans and Basil Joseph.[3] The music was composed by Sanjeev T and background score was done by Samuel Aby. This movie is about Manoharan (played by Vineeth Sreenivasan) who is struggling to prove as an artist and gaining respect for his profession. With changes to new world of digital print technology, he tries hard to get into the real world, by trying hard to learn the technology and showcasing his skill as poster artist. The film released on 27 September 2019 met with positive response from critics and performed well at the box office. It becomes one of the best Malayalam films in 2019.[4]

Manoharam
Theatrical release poster
Malayalamമനോഹരം
Directed byAnvar Sadik
Produced byJose Chakkalakal
A.K. Sunil
StarringVineeth Sreenivasan
Aparna Das
Indrans
Basil Joseph
Music bySanjeev Thomas
Samuel Aby
CinematographyJebin jacob
Edited byNidhin Raj Arol
Production
companies
Chakkalakal Films
New Surya Fims
Release date
  • 27 September 2019 (2019-09-27)
Running time
137 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Box officeest. ₹5.62 Crores[1]

Plot

The story is about Manoharan (Vineeth Sreenivasan), who is a talented and unusually creative artist hailing from beautiful village of Chittilamchery, Palakkad district. Nobody in his village admires his skill and assumes that Manu (as he fondly called) is not relevant to the time. His fiance escapes on the day before their wedding as she thinks Manu does not have any financial security and there is no future prospects.

Manu later finds out that his ex-fiance had eloped with Vijay (Ahmed Sidhique), who is the cousin of his childhood rival, Rahul (Deepak Parambol). When he gets to know that Rahul is planning to start a printing unit in their village, Manu decides to get back his own. With the support of his mother and friends Prabhu (Basil Joseph) and Varghese ettan (Indrans), Manu sets out to master designing software and open the first flex printing shop in his village. At the computer institute, Manu meets Sreeja (Aparna Das). How Manu tries to make a success of his professional and personal life forms the rest of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack
Manoharam
Soundtrack album by
Sanjeev T
Released2019
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length12:38
Singles from Manoharam
  1. "Kinavo
    (sung by Sanjeev T and Swetha Mohan)"
  2. "Munnotithaa
    (sung by Sanjeev T)"
  3. "Thaaro
    (sung by Vineeth Sreenivasan)"
  4. "Akale
    (sung by Sid Sriram)"

The film's music was composed by Sanjeev T and the lyrics were penned by Joe Paul. Background score was done by Samuel Aby.[5]

No.TitleSinger(s)Length
1."Kinavo"Sanjeev T
Swetha Mohan		3:25
2."Munnotithaa"Sanjeev T3:21
3."Thaaro"Vineeth Sreenivasan4:12
4."Akkale"Sid Sriram3:01
Total length:13:59

Release

Being a low budget, film had a limited release. It had its initial release in Kerala and few other centers outside the state on 27 September 2019.

Reception

Box office

The film grossed 5.62 Crores across screens in Kerala[1]

Critical reception

Anjana George of The Times of India rated the film with 3.5 stars out of five. She praised the movie being Manoharam as its title while applauding Vineeth Sreenivasan for his portrayal.[4]

Navamy of The Hindu praised the film calling it "inherently good just like its hero".[2]

References
  1. "Top Grossers All Formats Kerala Gross". Box Office Kerala. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  2. "'Manoharam' movie review: Inherently good, just like its hero". Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  3. "Manoharam". Retrieved 27 September 2019.
  4. "Manoharam Movie Review: A sweet story that fills us with hope".
  5. Video on YouTube
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