Manjupoloru Penkutti
Manjupoloru Penkutti (transl. A girl like snow) is a 2004 Indian Malayalam-language thriller film directed by Kamal and written by Kalavoor Ravikumar. The plot is about a teenage girl who is abused by her stepfather. The film stars Amrita Prakash, Lalu Alex, Suresh Krishna, Jayakrishnan and Bhanupriya. Alphons Joseph composed the music.[1] The film was shot in Kochi and Paris.
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| Directed by | Kamal | 
| Written by | Kalavoor Ravikumar | 
| Produced by | Howli Pottoor | 
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| Cinematography | P. Sukumar | 
| Edited by | K. Rajagopal | 
| Music by | Alphons Joseph | 
Production company  | Dream Team Productions  | 
| Distributed by | Swargachitra | 
Release date  | 23 July 2004 | 
| Country | India | 
| Language | Malayalam | 
Plot
    
Nidhi is a sixteen-year-old girl who lives with her mother, Arundhathi, her stepfather, Mohan, and her 10-year-old sister, Kani. Later she meets a neighbour, Manuel, who treats her as his own daughter. She is friends with Sandeep, who has a crush on her. Nidhi had been abused by Mohan three years earlier, and plans to kill her stepfather.
Cast
    
- Amrita Prakash as Nidhi S. Menon
 - Jayakrishnan as Sandeep Panicker
 - Lalu Alex as Manuel
 - Suresh Krishna as Mohan
 - Bhanupriya as Arundhathi
 - Poornima Anand as Shalini
 - Shamna Kasim as Dhanya
 - Vijeesh as Geevarghese
 - Sanusha as Kani S. Menon
 - Meera Krishna as Anitha Panicker
 - Deepika Mohan
 - Nisha Sarang as Nidhi's teacher
 - Bindu Ramakrishnan as Sandeep's grandmother
 
Music
    
The film's music was composed by Alphons Joseph.
- "Am I Dreaming": Sayanora Philip
 - "Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla": Jyotsna, Karthik
 - "Ithile Nee Enthe Vannilla" (version 2): Jyotsna, Alphonse Joseph
 - "Kai Niraye Kadam Tharumo": Sujatha Mohan, Ganga
 - "Kashmera Sandhye": Ganga Shankar Mahadevan
 - "Kashmera Sandhye" (male): Shankar Mahadevan
 - "Manju Poloru Penkanavu": P. Jayachandran, George Peter, Vidhu Prathap
 
Reception
    
The film was accepted by the critics but failed at the box office.[2]
