Daya (film)

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Directed byVenu
Written byM. T. Vasudevan Nair
Produced byC. K. Gopinath
StarringManju Warrier
Krishna
Nedumudi Venu
CinematographySunny Joseph
Edited byBeena Paul
Music bySongs:
Vishal Bhardwaj
Background Score:
Sharreth
Release date
  • 1998 (1998)
Running time
150 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Daya is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language period film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, directed by Venu, and starring Manju Warrier in the title role. The film is a loose adaption of the story of Zumurrud from the Middle Eastern folktales One Thousand and One Nights: though the plot is somewhat different. Vishal Bhardwaj scored the music of the film. It was the directorial debut of cinematographer Venu.[1] He won the awards for best debut director at the National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards.

  1. ^ "Movies: An interview with cinematographer turned director Venu". Rediff.com. 2 December 1997. Retrieved 16 March 2011.