Njan Gandharvan

Njan Gandharvan
Promotional Poster
Directed byP. Padmarajan
Written byP. Padmarajan
Produced byR. Mohan
StarringNitish Bharadwaj
Suparna Anand
CinematographyVenu
Edited byB. Lenin
Music byJohnson
Production
company
Distributed byManorajyam Release
Release date
  • 11 January 1991 (1991-01-11)[1]
Running time
136 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference msidb was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Remembering mastero filmmaker Padmarajan with his popular love stories". The Times of India. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ Menon, Neelima (11 July 2020). "Love and sensuality in 'Njan Gandharvan': Revisiting Padmarajan's last film". The News Minute. Retrieved 14 September 2020.