Manjupoloru Penkutti Explained

Manjupoloru Penkutti
Director:	Kamal
Producer:	Howli Pottoor
Music:	Alphons Joseph
Cinematography:	P. Sukumar
Editing:	K. Rajagopal
Studio:	Dream Team Productions
Distributor:	Swargachitra
Country:	India
Language:	Malayalam

Manjupoloru Penkutti is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film 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. Alphons Joseph composed the music.^[1] The film was shot in Kochi and Paris.

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.

Music

The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph.

1. "Am I Dreaming": Sayanora Philip
2. "Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla": Jyotsna, Karthik
3. "Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla" (version 2): Jyotsna, Alphonse Joseph
4. "Kai Niraye Kadam Tharumo": Sujatha Mohan, Ganga
5. "Kashmera Sandhye": Ganga Shankar Mahadevan
6. "Kashmera Sandhye" (male): Shankar Mahadevan
7. "Manju Poloru Penkanavu": P. Jayachandran, George Peter, Vidhu Prathap

Reception

The film was accepted by the critics but failed at the box office.^[2]

Notes and References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20041108041650/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/04/22/stories/2004042200070200.htm "Back to business"
2. https://web.archive.org/web/20121110042445/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/15/stories/2007051517250200.htm "New talents make their mark in the tinsel town"