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Makaramanju (2011)

2h 6m

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September 30, 2011
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Makaramanju (2011)

Name: Makaramanju
Genre: Romance, Drama, History
Released: 2011-09-30

2h 6m

Running Time

September 30, 2011
Release Date

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Plot.

The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bhai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.

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Cast & Crew.

Santosh Sivan

Ravi Varma

Karthika Nair

Suganda Baai / Urvashi

Lakshmi Sharma

Bhageerathi

Mallika Kapoor

Vasundhara

Jagathy Sreekumar

Govardhandas Makhanji

Saiju Kurup

Raja Raja Varma

Chithra Iyer

Rukku Baai

Nithya Menen

Model

Poorna

Model

Dinesh Panicker

Divan

Lenin Rajendran

Director / Writer / Producer

Mahesh Narayanan

Editor

Ramesh Narayan

Music

Rakesh Bahuleyan

Producer

Madhu Ambat

Director of Photography

Details.

Release Date
September 30, 2011

Original Name
മകരമഞ്ഞ്

Status
Released

Running Time
2h 6m

Budget
$220,000

Genres
Romance Drama History

Last updated: 2023-11-15

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Wiki.

Makaramanju (English: The Mist of Capricorn) is a 2011 Malayalam language romantic drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran. The film is about celebrated painter Raja Ravi Varma's life at a certain stage in his life. It also narrates the story of epic character Pururavas. Cinematographer Santhosh Sivan and Karthika Nair appear in the lead roles, as it was also the latter' major Malayalam debut (in her mother-tongue).

"Urvashi Pururavas" is the painting that has been woven into the narrative of the film. In a story within a story format, Lenin Rajendran intertwines the story of the artist with that of the mythological Urvashi and her beloved King Pururavas. The film received mixed reviews upon release. It was one of the five Malayalam films to be screened at the International Film Festival of India. It won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Malayalam Film at the International Film Festival of Kerala. It has been nominated for the Indian National Film Awards for 2010.