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Manjadikuru is a film of genre Drama directed by Anjali Menon released in USA on 29 october 2009 with Prithviraj Sukumaran

Manjadikuru (2008)

Manjadikuru
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Released in USA 29 october 2009
Length 2h17
Directed by
Genres Drama
Rating81% 4.0839154.0839154.0839154.0839154.083915

Manjadikuru (Malayalam: മഞ്ചാടിക്കുരു, English: Lucky Red Seeds) is a Malayalam film (theatrical release: 2012) written and directed by Anjali Menon. A shorter video version of the film was premiered at the 2008 International Film Festival of Kerala, and won the FIPRESCI Award for best Malayalam film and Hassankutty award for Best Debutant Indian director. In 2009, it swept the awards at South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) at New York, winning five Grand Jury Awards - Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematographer and Best Emerging Talent.

Synopsis

Manjadikuru is a story of homecoming from late 1980s, when 10-year-old Vicky arrives at his grandparents home in rural Kerala to attend his grandfather's funeral. The disjointed family gathers together for the sixteen-day-long funeral period. During this period, Vicky discovers more about himself, his family and culture than he had expected to. The journey is narrated through the memories of an adult Vicky who returns to the same house to recount the experience. After some years the boy returns as a young man (Prithviraj), to visit old grounds, and finds the 'Lucky red seeds' scattered away.

Actors

Prithviraj Sukumaran

(Vicky Sr)Urvashi

(Sujatha(Mummy))Rashin Rahman

(Raghu maman)Thilakan

(Muthachan)Kaviyoor Ponnnamma

(Muthassi)
And :
Jagathy Sreekumar
Murali
Sindhu Menon
Bindu Panicker
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