''Manvini Bhavai'' is a 1993
Gujarati film directed
Upendra Trivedi
Upendra Jethalal Trivedi (14 July 1936 4 January 2015) was an Indian film and stage actor, director and producer who was one of the most prolific actors of Gujarati cinema. As an actor films like '' Mehndi Rang Lagyo'' (1960), ''Jogidas Khuman' ...
, starring Upendra Trivedi and
Anuradha Patel
Anuradha Patel (born 30 August 1961) is an Indian actress of the famous Ganguly family.
Early life
Anuradha was born on 30 August 1961 in Mumbai. Her maternal grandfather is the Hindi veteran actor Ashok Kumar and her grand-uncle is Kishore ...
in lead role. The film was produced by Upendra Trivedi and Aashish Trivedi. Based on an
eponymous novel written by Indian writer
Pannalal Patel
Pannalal Nanalal Patel (7 May 1912 – 6 April 1989) was an Indian author known for his contributions in Gujarati literature. He wrote more than 20 short story collections, such as ''Sukhdukhna Sathi'' (1940) and ''Vatrakne Kanthe'' (1952), and ...
, the film tells a love story of Kalu (Trivedi) and Raju (Patel), with a backdrop of rural setting of
north Gujarat
North Gujarat, the Northern part of Indian state of Gujarat includes the districts of Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Patan, Aravalli, Mehsana Sabarkantha and Vav-Tharad district. Patan city is the administrative headquarters of North Gujarat. ...
.
Cast
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Upendra Trivedi
Upendra Jethalal Trivedi (14 July 1936 4 January 2015) was an Indian film and stage actor, director and producer who was one of the most prolific actors of Gujarati cinema. As an actor films like '' Mehndi Rang Lagyo'' (1960), ''Jogidas Khuman' ...
*
Anuradha Patel
Anuradha Patel (born 30 August 1961) is an Indian actress of the famous Ganguly family.
Early life
Anuradha was born on 30 August 1961 in Mumbai. Her maternal grandfather is the Hindi veteran actor Ashok Kumar and her grand-uncle is Kishore ...
*Chandrakant Pandya
*Kalpana Divan
Plot
The film narrates the story of farmer and his struggle to survive during the
Indian famine of 1899–1900
The Indian famine of 1899–1900 began with the failure of the Monsoon#Southwest monsoon, summer monsoons in 1899 over Western India, Western and Central India and, during the next year, affected an area of and a population of 59.5 million. Th ...
. With a backdrop of famine, it depicts a love story between Kalu (Trivedi) and Raju (Patel).
Accolades
The film won the
National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the
41st National Film Awards
The 41st National Film Awards, presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, the organisation set up by Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, India to felicitate the best of Indian Cinema released in the year 1993. Ceremony took place in 1 ...
. Producers Aashish Trivedi and Upendra Trivedi were awarded the Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of , while director Upendra Trivedi was awarded the Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of . The award was given for depicting the drought-torn lives of villagers through the eyes of the protagonist.
See also
*
List of Gujarati films
This is a list of films produced by Gujarati cinema, Gujarati film industry and in Gujarati language. ''Narsinh Mehta (film), Narsinh Mehta'' was the first Gujarati language film, released in 1932.
1930s
* ''Narsinh Mehta (film), Narsinh Mehta ...
References
External links
* {{IMDb title, tt4127096
Indian historical films
1990s Gujarati-language films