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==Plot==
==Plot==
Set in 17th century Kerala, Priyamanasam is about the final years in the life of poet [[Unnayi Variyar]] as he struggles to complete his magnum opus ''[[Nalacharitham]]'' [[Aattakatha (performance)|Aattakatha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/63rd-national-film-awards-complete-list-of-winners/story-76cVAe5oR9BtksnxBgDErM.html|title=63rd National Film Awards: Complete list of winners|date=2016-03-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/with-the-national-award-priyamanasam-is-vindicated/20160331.htm|title='With the National Award, Priyamanasam is vindicated'|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/controversial-sanskrit-film-selected-at-iffi/article7855731.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110180231/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/controversial-sanskrit-film-selected-at-iffi/article7855731.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2018|title=Controversial Sanskrit film selected at IFFI|date=2015-11-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-02|agency=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
Set in 17th century Kerala, Priyamanasam is about the final years in the life of poet [[Unnayi Variyar]] as he struggles to complete his magnum opus ''[[Nalacharitham]]'' [[Aattakatha (performance)|Aattakatha]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/63rd-national-film-awards-complete-list-of-winners/story-76cVAe5oR9BtksnxBgDErM.html|title=63rd National Film Awards: Complete list of winners|date=2016-03-28|website=Hindustan Times|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160328154733/http://www.hindustantimes.com/bollywood/63rd-national-film-awards-complete-list-of-winners/story-76cVAe5oR9BtksnxBgDErM.html|archive-date=2016-03-28|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/movies/report/with-the-national-award-priyamanasam-is-vindicated/20160331.htm|title='With the National Award, Priyamanasam is vindicated'|website=Rediff|language=en|access-date=2019-12-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160403030654/http://www.rediff.com:80/movies/report/with-the-national-award-priyamanasam-is-vindicated/20160331.htm|archive-date=2016-04-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/controversial-sanskrit-film-selected-at-iffi/article7855731.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180110180231/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/controversial-sanskrit-film-selected-at-iffi/article7855731.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=10 January 2018|title=Controversial Sanskrit film selected at IFFI|date=2015-11-07|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-12-02|agency=PTI|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
==Cast==
==Cast==



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Priyamanasam
Theatrical Release poster
Directed byVinod Mankara
Written byVinod Mankara
Screenplay byVinod Mankara
Story byVinod Mankara
Based onNalacharitham
by Unnayi Variyar
Produced byBaby Mathew Somatheeram
StarringRajesh Hebbar
Prateeksha Kashi
CinematographySambu Sarma
Edited byHashim
Music bySreevalsan J. Menon
Production
company
Soma Creations Pvt. Ltd.
Release date
  • 2015 (2015)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageSanskrit

Priyamanasam is a 2015 Indian Sanskrit-language drama film directed by Vinod Mankara. It is based on the life of writer Unnayi Variyar and his 17th-century kathakali play (attakatha) Nalacharitham. The play is a recension of Nala and Damayanti, an episode in the Indian epic Mahabharata.

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Set in 17th century Kerala, Priyamanasam is about the final years in the life of poet Unnayi Variyar as he struggles to complete his magnum opus Nalacharitham Aattakatha.[1][2][3]

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  1. ↑ "63rd National Film Awards: Complete list of winners". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2016. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  2. ↑ "'With the National Award, Priyamanasam is vindicated'". Rediff. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2019.
  3. ↑ "Controversial Sanskrit film selected at IFFI". The Hindu. PTI. 7 November 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2 December 2019.

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