Manikyakkallu

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Manikyakkallu
File:ManikyaKallu.jpg
Manikyakkallu promotional poster
Directed byM. Mohanan
Produced byA. S. Gireesh Lal
Written byM. Mohanan
Starring
Music byM. Jayachandran
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byRanjan Abraham
Release date
  • 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget2 crore (US$280,000)
Box office11.25 crore (US$1.6 million)

Manikyakkallu is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by M. Mohanan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran 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 Government Brennen Higher Secondary School, Thalassery.[2][3]

Plot[edit]

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 (Prithviraj Sukumaran), 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[edit]

Soundtrack[edit]

All lyrics are written by Anil Panachooran except where noted; all music is composed by M. Jayachandran.

No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Chembarathi" Shreya Ghoshal, Ravisankar 
2."Melemanathe"Ramesh KavilV. Devanand 
3."Olakkuda" Madhu Balakrishnan 
4."Naadaayal" Sherdin 

References[edit]

  1. "Success Story of Govt. Brennan School, Thalassery". The Hindu.
  2. "Review: Manikyakkallu is mediocre fare".
  3. "Manikyakallu Review | Manikyakallu Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". 7 May 2011.
  4. "മാണിക്യകല്ല് ചിത്രീകരണം തുടങ്ങി" (in Malayalam). Malayalamcinemanews.com. Retrieved 5 February 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)

External links[edit]

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