Munshi (TV series) explained
| Director: | Anil Banerjee |
| Country: | India |
| Language: | Malayalam |
| Num Seasons: | 1 |
| Num Episodes: | 8130 |
| Location: | Kerala |
| Network: | Asianet News |
| Last Aired: | present |
Munshi is an Indian Malayalam-language political and social satire television programme on the Malayalam-language news channel Asianet News.[1] The show is directed by Anil Banerjee; it has aired continuously since September 2000.[2] Earlier it was aired on Asianet.[3]
Although the original idea during the show's inception was "giving a visualised treatment to pocket cartoons", after about 300 episodes, it "deviate[d] to the path of politics".[4]
Characters
Characters are sketched such that they come from a widely different backgrounds, with different political and religious outlooks. It sets a secular atmosphere in the show.
- Munshi - the khadi-clad central character
- School student - seen with a Pazhampori in his hand
- Kariyachan - seen with neck brace
- Panicker - always wearing formals
- Motta - carrying a rooster in his hands
- Hajiyar - carries an umbrella
- Thirumeni - a Hindu priest
- Sakhavu - a comrade who addresses everyone else as 'Sakhavu'
- President
Format
Each episode takes up a social or political topic that is part of the current affairs. The characters, who belong to different socio-political backgrounds, narrates their opinion on the issue. The three-to-five minute strip ends with Munshi stating his view on the topic, often with a quirky proverb or pithy quote. The Munshi never takes part in others' discussion, his sole role is in delivering the final comment.The show begins and ends with a rooster's cock-a-doodle-do sound.
Cast and crew
- Munshi was initially played by KP Sivasankara Kurup for the first 10 years of the show. He was replaced by Achuthath Vasudevan Krishnan Moosad.[5] [6]
- School student - Shreeju Nedumangad
- Kariyachan - Ayyappan
- Panicker - Sreekumar
- Hajiyar - Rajendran
- Sakhavu - Madhu Elavattom
- Motta - Hari
- Cameraman - Ajai Kumar G R
Notes and References
- https://web.archive.org/web/20160428052818/http://images.asianetnews.tv/videos/munshi Official Page of the show
- News: Munshi completes 7645 episodes. 17 April 2016. The Hindu. 23 October 2011. en-IN.
- Web site: Malayalam TV show Munshi.
- http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/Lampooning-Legend Interview with Director Anil Banerjee
- News: At last, politics catches up with 'Munshi'. https://web.archive.org/web/20160426104740/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article453630.ece. dead. 26 April 2016. The New Indian Express. 9 March 2011. 17 April 2016.
- http://www.yentha.com/news/view/4/interview-of-the-week-munshi-the-pioneer-of-vegetarian-movement-in-kerala Interview with AVK Moosad
