Manikyakkallu

Manikyakkallu is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by M. Mohanan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Samvrutha Sunil in the lead roles. The film is about a young teacher who arrives at a village school, who tries to make a definite change in student attitude. The movie is loosely based on the life story [1] of the students and teachers of the Government Brennen Higher Secondary School, Thalassery.[2][3]

Manikyakkallu
Manikyakkallu promotional poster
Directed byM. Mohanan
Written byM. Mohanan
Produced byA. S. Gireesh Lal
Starring
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byRanjan Abraham
Music byM. Jayachandran
Release date
  • 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam
Budget₹2 crore (US$260,000)
Box office₹11.25 crore (US$1.5 million)

Plot

The story happens in a government school that had a glorious past but is now on the verge of being shut down as there are fewer than 60 students enrolled there. The teachers have no hope about making a difference to the situation and are busy with their personal activities.

Into this situation comes a young teacher Vinayachandran (Prithviraj Sukumaran), who makes a difference. Being a new teacher to the institution, it is unknown to all that he is the son of the school's former headmaster, who became a dishonor after all the students of the school failed in the SSLC exams and died heartbroken.

Cast

Soundtrack

All lyrics are written by Anil Panachooran except where noted; all music is composed by M. Jayachandran.

No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Chembarathi" Shreya Ghoshal, Ravisankar 
2."Melemanathe"Ramesh KavilV. Devanand 
3."Olakkuda" Madhu Balakrishnan 
4."Naadaayal" Sherdin 

References
  1. "Success Story of Govt. Brennan School, Thalassery". The Hindu.
  2. "Review: Manikyakkallu is mediocre fare".
  3. "Manikyakallu Review | Manikyakallu Malayalam Movie Review by Veeyen". 7 May 2011.
  4. "മാണിക്യകല്ല് ചിത്രീകരണം തുടങ്ങി" (in Malayalam). Malayalamcinemanews.com. Retrieved 5 February 2011.
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