Makaramanju

Makaramanju
Directed byLenin Rajendran
Written byLenin Rajendran
Produced byB Rakesh
StarringSanthosh Sivan
Karthika Nair
Nithya Menon
Lakshmi Sharma
Mallika Kapoor
Jagathy Sreekumar
Bala
Chithra Iyer
Saiju Kurup
CinematographyMadhu Ambat
Edited byMahesh Narayanan
Music byRamesh Narayan
Distributed bySree Gokulam Films
Release date
  • 30 September 2011 (2011-09-30)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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

"Urvashi Pururavas" is the painting woven into the film's narrative. 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.[1] It won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Malayalam Film at the International Film Festival of Kerala.[2] It was nominated at the National Film Awards for 2010.[3]

  1. ^ Soyesh H. Rawther (19 October 2010). "Malayalam film makers plan alternative screening outside IFFI venues". The Hindu. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  2. ^ "Top prize for Colombian film". The Hindu. 18 December 2010. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2011.
  3. ^ Press Trust of India (10 May 2011). "Seven Malayalam Films To Compete For National Award". NDTV Movies. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 10 May 2011.