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| caption =  
| caption =  
| director =[[G. Aravindan]]
| director =[[G. Aravindan]]
| writer =  
| writer = [[William Rothman|Bill Rothman]]<br>Kitty Morgan
| starring = [[Shankar Panicker]]<br>[[Shobana]]
| starring = Tara Johannessen<br>Gijie Abraham
| producer =
| producer = [[William Rothman|Bill Rothman]]<br>Kitty Morgan<br>[[National Film Development Corporation of India]]
| music =  
| music =  
| editing =
| editing = [[Beena Paul|Beena Venugopal]]<br>K. R. Bose
| cinematography =  
| studio = Malabar Productions
| cinematography = [[Sunny Joseph]]<br>[[Shaji N. Karun]]<br>Ajayakumar
| released = {{Film date|1989}}
| released = {{Film date|1989}}
| runtime =
| runtime = 86 minutes
| language = [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]]
| language = English<br>Malayalam
| budget =
| country = India<br>United States
| budget =  
}}
}}


'''''Unni''''' is a 1989 [[Cinema of Kerala|Malayalam-language]] [[India]]n feature film directed by [[G. Aravindan]], starring [[Shankar Panicker]] and [[Shobana]] in the lead roles.<ref name="malayalachalachithram">{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=2280|title=Unni (1989)|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com|accessdate=2014-09-30}}</ref><ref name="msidb">{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/m.php?6693|title=Unni &#91;1989&#93;|publisher=en.msidb.org|accessdate=2014-09-30}}</ref><ref>http://moviesb.com/m-unni-40651</ref>
'''''Unni''''' is a 1989 Indian feature film directed by [[G. Aravindan]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Carr|first=Jay|date=1989|title=A Wistful, Sensitive Unni|page=82|work=The Boston Globe}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Assisi|first=Francis|date=March 1990|title=Aravindan Directs New Indo-American Collaboration|page=53|work=India – West}}</ref> [[William Rothman]] (Bill Rothman) and his wife, Kitty Morgan, wrote and co-produced (with the [[National Film Development Corporation of India]]) the film. The film was inspired by the experiences of students in the International Honours Programme on Film, Television and Social Change.
 
==Plot summary==
The film is about a few American students studying in Kerala. Narrated by one of the students named Tara, the plot follows her relationship with a local boy named Unni.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a065cbb|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230121832/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7a065cbb|url-status=dead|archive-date=30 December 2018|title=Unni (1989)|publisher=British Film Institute|accessdate=24 January 2023}}</ref>


==Cast==
==Cast==
* [[Shankar Panicker]]
* Tara Johannessen as Tara
* [[Shobana]]
* Gijie Abraham as Unni
* Sethu as Sethu
* Chris Bonnell as Carol
* Vivian Colodro as Maggie
* Jordan Freid as Jorden
* Harold Linde as Hal
* Lori Wirth


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{YouTube|Wm2Eo3sLqAg|Bill Rothman speaks about the experiences of working with Aravindan in ''Unni''}}
* [https://vimeo.com/381723647/e66985fa9f Bill Rothman's video on G. Aravindan]
* {{IMDb title|155320}}
* {{IMDb title|155320}}
{{G. Aravindan}}


[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:1989 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:English-language Indian films]]
[[Category:1980s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:1989 Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films directed by G. Aravindan]]
 


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Latest revision as of 02:43, 4 March 2026

Unni
Directed byG. Aravindan
Produced byBill Rothman
Kitty Morgan
National Film Development Corporation of India
Written byBill Rothman
Kitty Morgan
StarringTara Johannessen
Gijie Abraham
CinematographySunny Joseph
Shaji N. Karun
Ajayakumar
Edited byBeena Venugopal
K. R. Bose
Production
company
Malabar Productions
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
86 minutes
CountryIndia
United States
LanguageEnglish
Malayalam

Unni is a 1989 Indian feature film directed by G. Aravindan.[1][2] William Rothman (Bill Rothman) and his wife, Kitty Morgan, wrote and co-produced (with the National Film Development Corporation of India) the film. The film was inspired by the experiences of students in the International Honours Programme on Film, Television and Social Change.

Plot summary[edit | edit source]

The film is about a few American students studying in Kerala. Narrated by one of the students named Tara, the plot follows her relationship with a local boy named Unni.[3]

Cast[edit | edit source]

  • Tara Johannessen as Tara
  • Gijie Abraham as Unni
  • Sethu as Sethu
  • Chris Bonnell as Carol
  • Vivian Colodro as Maggie
  • Jordan Freid as Jorden
  • Harold Linde as Hal
  • Lori Wirth

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Carr, Jay (1989). "A Wistful, Sensitive Unni". The Boston Globe. p. 82.
  2. Assisi, Francis (March 1990). "Aravindan Directs New Indo-American Collaboration". India – West. p. 53.
  3. "Unni (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.

External links[edit | edit source]