''Manjupoloru Penkutti'' () is a
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Indian
Malayalam
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-language
thriller film
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directed by
Kamal and written by
Kalavoor Ravikumar. The plot is about a teenage girl who is physically abused numerous times by her stepfather. It stars
Amrita Prakash,
Lalu Alex,
Suresh Krishna, Jayakrishnan, and
Bhanupriya
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.
Alphons Joseph composed the music. The film was shot in
Kochi
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and
Paris
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.
Plot
Nidhi is a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her mother, Arundhathi, her stepfather, Mohan, and her 10-year-old sister, Kani. Later, she meets a neighbour, Manuel, who treats her as his own daughter. She is friends with Sandeep who has a crush on her. Nidhi had been abused by Mohan three years earlier and plans to kill her stepfather.
Cast
Music
The film's music was composed by
Alphons Joseph.
#"Am I Dreaming":
Sayanora Philip
#"Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla":
Jyotsna,
Karthik
#"Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla" (version 2): Jyotsna, Alphonse Joseph
#"Kai Niraye Kadam Tharumo":
Sujatha Mohan
Sujatha Mohan is a renowned Indian playback singer known for her contributions to a wide range of Indian film industries, particularly in Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu cinema. Over her decades-long career, she has also recorded songs in other ...
, Ganga
#"Kashmera Sandhye": Ganga
Shankar Mahadevan
Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. In 2023, he was awarded an honorary doctorate (''honoris causa'' degree) by Birmingham Ci ...
#"Kashmera Sandhye" (male): Shankar Mahadevan
#"Manju Poloru Penkanavu":
P. Jayachandran,
George Peter,
Vidhu Prathap
Reception
The film was accepted by the critics but failed at the box office.
[https://web.archive.org/web/20050313132416/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=13529529&ctid=5&cid=2428]
References
External links
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2000s Malayalam-language films
Indian teen films
2004 films
2004 romantic drama films
Films directed by Kamal (director)
Films shot in Paris
Films shot in Kochi
Films scored by Alphons Joseph
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