Manikyakkallu
Manikyakkallu is a 2011 Malayalam drama film directed by M. Mohanan and starring Prithviraj and Samvrutha Sunil in the lead roles. The film is about a young teacher who arrives at a village school, who tries to make a definite change in student attitude. The movie is loosely based on the life story [1] of the students and teachers of the Govt Brennan School, Thalassery.
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| Directed by | M. Mohanan |
| Produced by | A. S. Gireesh Lal |
| Written by | M. Mohanan |
| Starring | Prithviraj Samvrutha Sunil |
| Music by | M. Jayachandran |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | Ranjan Abraham |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
| Budget | ₹2 crore (US$280,000) |
| Box office | ₹11.25 crore (US$1.6 million) |
Plot
The story happens in a government school that had a glorious past but is now on the verge of being shut down as there are fewer than 60 students enrolled there. The teachers have no hope about making a difference to the situation and are busy with their personal activities. Into this situation comes a young teacher Vinayachandran (Pritiviraj), who makes a difference. Being a new teacher to the institution, it is unknown to all that he is the son of the school's former headmaster, who became a dishonor after all the students of the school failed in the SSLC exams and died heartbroken.
Cast
- Prithviraj as Vinayachandran Master [2]
- Samvrutha Sunil as Chandni Teacher
- Nedumudi Venu as Karunaran Kurup
- Jagathy Sreekumar as karunakaran karikalkuzhi
- Salim Kumar as Kunjuraman/Thampuraan
- Devan as Ramachandran master
- Indrans as Sudhakaran
- Saikumar as DEO
- Kottayam Nazeer as Pavanan Parimanam
- Jagadeesh as Vasudevan Cheruvancherry(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(S.K)
- Manuraj as Satheeshan
- Narayanankutty as Eldhose
- Navneeth Madhavan as Manu
- K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Vilasini
- Bindu Panicker as Raakhi
- Shaalin Zoya as Mubeena
- Ambika Mohan as Savithri teacher
- Joby as Kunjachan
- Kochu Preman as Varghese
- Muthumanni as Sundari Teacher
- KTC 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
All 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
- "Success Story of Govt. Brennan School, Thalassery". The Hindu.
- "മാണിക്യകല്ല് ചിത്രീകരണം തുടങ്ങി" (in Malayalam). Malayalamcinemanews.com. Retrieved 5 February 2011.