Janani | |
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Directed by | Rajeevnath |
Screenplay by | Zachariah Rajeevnath |
Story by | Renji Panicker |
Starring | Siddique |
Cinematography | Suresh P Nair |
Edited by | Beena Paul |
Music by | Ouseppachan |
Production company | Chitranjali |
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Country | India |
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]
The film is about seven nuns who take care of an orphaned baby. [4]
The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics penned by Kavalam Narayana Panicker, John Panickal, and Gireesh Puthenchery.
# | Song | Lyrics | Singers |
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1 | "Athyunnathangal" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | K. J. Yesudas |
2 | "Bhoomukham Kaanum" | John Panickal | K. J. Yesudas |
3 | "Kunjikunjomana" | Kavalam Narayana Panicker | K. 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 Panicker | K. S. Chithra |
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]