| Njan Gandharvan | |
|---|---|
 Promotional Poster | |
| Directed by | P. Padmarajan |
| Written by | P. Padmarajan |
| Produced by | R. Mohan |
| Starring | Nitish Bharadwaj Suparna Anand |
| Cinematography | Venu |
| Edited by | B. Lenin |
| Music by | Johnson |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | Manorajyam Release |
Release date |
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Running time | 136 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Njan Gandharvan (transl. I am Gandharva) is a 1991 Indian Malayalam-language romantic fantasy film written and directed by P. Padmarajan. It stars Nitish Bharadwaj and Suparna Anand in lead roles. The film is an esoteric fantasy about a girl and her passion for a Gandharva, who keeps appearing from a wooden statue that she found on a beach but is invisible to others.[2]
During the time of its release, it was a box office failure, with purists taking offense to the aesthetically shot intimate scenes. Later, the film has developed a cult following for various reasons, ranging from its aesthetics to its storytelling.[3] The challenges faced during the production of the movie and director Padmarajan's untimely death just after the release contributed heavily to the 'Gandharva curse', a superstition that films made about Gandharvas brings bad luck to the ones involved.
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