Janani (1999 film)

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Janani
Directed by Rajeevnath
Screenplay by Zachariah
Rajeevnath
Story by Renji Panicker
Starring Siddique
CinematographySuresh P Nair
Edited by Beena Paul
Music by Ouseppachan
Production
company
Chitranjali
Release date
  • 1999 (1999)
CountryIndia
Language Malayalam

Janani is a 1999 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Rajeevnath, starring Siddique in the lead role. Rajeevnath won the National Film Award for Best Direction. [1] [2] [3]

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Synopsis

The film is about seven nuns who take care of an orphaned baby. [4]

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics penned by Kavalam Narayana Panicker, John Panickal, and Gireesh Puthenchery.

Soundtrack Album
#SongLyricsSingers
1"Athyunnathangal" Kavalam Narayana Panicker K. J. Yesudas
2"Bhoomukham Kaanum"John PanickalK. J. Yesudas
3"Kunjikunjomana"Kavalam Narayana PanickerK. J. Yesudas
4"Kunjikunjomana"Kavalam Narayana Panicker K. S. Chithra
5"Manjaadi Manikkutta"Kavalam Narayana Panicker Sujatha Mohan
6"Nasrethil Uyarnnoru Nakshthram"John Panickal M. G. Sreekumar
7"Niraamayaa Nee Varavaayi"Gireesh Puthenchery Sreenivas
8"Venalkkariyila"Kavalam Narayana PanickerK. S. Chithra

Awards

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

Reception

Reviewing the film at the Palm Springs Film Festival in 2000, Robert Koehler of Variety opined that "What appears to be a drama about how an elderly nun will fit into convent culture dissolves into random sequences of various innocuous relationships". [5]

References

  1. Tharakan, Tony (8 August 2007). ""Casablanca" to be remade on Indian shores". Reuters .
  2. Shobha Warrier (12 June 2006). "Paris Hilton is no Mother Teresa". Rediff.com .
  3. "B.R. Chopra gets Phalke award". The Tribune .
  4. "Is Paris Hilton The Next Mother Teresa?". The New York Times . 4 April 2006.
  5. Koehler, Koehler (22 January 2000). "Janani". Variety .