Manjupoloru Penkutti
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{{Infobox film
| name = Manjupoloru Penkutti
| image = Manjupoloru Penkutty.jpg
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| director = Kamal
| producer = Howli Pottoor
| writer = Kalavoor Ravikumar
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| starring = {{ubl|Amrita Prakash|Lalu Alex|Suresh Krishna|Jayakrishnan|Bhanupriya}}
| music = Alphons Joseph
| cinematography = P. Sukumar
| editing = K. Rajagopal
| studio = Dream Team Productions
| distributor = Swargachitra
| released = {{Film date|2004|07|23|df=yes}}
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| country = India
| language = Malayalam
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Manjupoloru Penkutti ({{trans|A girl like snow}}) 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20041108041650/http://www.hindu.com/lf/2004/04/22/stories/2004042200070200.htm "Back to business"] The film was shot in Kochi and Paris.
Plot
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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
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- Amrita Prakash as Nidhi S. Menon
- Jayakrishnan Kichu as Sandeep Panicker
- Lalu Alex as Manuel
- Suresh Krishna as Mohan
- Bhanupriya as Arundhathi
- Poornima Anand as Shalini
- Shamna Kasim as Dhanya
- Vijeesh as Geevarghese
- Sanusha as Kani S. Menon
- Meera Krishna as Anitha Panicker
- Deepika Mohan
- Nisha Sarang as Nidhi's teacher
- Bindu Ramakrishnan as Sandeep's grandmother
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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, Ganga
- "Kashmera Sandhye": Ganga Shankar Mahadevan
- "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/20121110042445/http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/15/stories/2007051517250200.htm "New talents make their mark in the tinsel town"]https://web.archive.org/web/20050313132416/http://sify.com/movies/malayalam/review.php?id=13529529&ctid=5&cid=2428
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0406967|Manjupoloru Penkutti}}
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Category:2000s Malayalam-language films
Category:2004 romantic drama films
Category:Films directed by Kamal (director)
Category:Films scored by Alphons Joseph
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