Manjupoloru Penkutti
Manjupoloru Penkutti (transl. 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 abused by her stepfather. The film stars Amrita Prakash, Lalu Alex, Suresh Krishna, Jayakrishnan and Bhanupriya. Alphons Joseph composed the music.[1] The film was shot in Kochi and Paris.
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| Directed by | Kamal |
| Produced by | Howli Pottoor |
| Written by | Kalavoor Ravikumar |
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| Music by | Alphons Joseph |
| Cinematography | P. Sukumar |
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal |
Production company | Dream Team Productions |
| Distributed by | Swargachitra |
Release date | 23 July 2004 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
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
- Amrita Prakash as Nidhi S. Menon
- Jayakrishnan as Sandeep Panicker
- Lalu Alex as Manuel
- Suresh Krishna as Mohan
- Bhanupriya as Arundhathi
- Poornima Anand as Shalini
- 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
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.[2]