Manikyakkallu

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Manikyakkallu
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Manikyakkallu promotional poster
Directed by M. Mohanan
Written byM. Mohanan
Produced byA. S. Gireesh Lal
Starring
CinematographyP. Sukumar
Edited byRanjan Abraham
Music by M. Jayachandran
Release date
  • 5 May 2011 (2011-05-05)
Country India
Language Malayalam
Budget2 crore (US$250,000)
Box office11.25 crore (US$1.4 million)

Manikyakkallu is a 2011 Indian Malayalam-language drama film directed by M. Mohanan and starring Prithviraj Sukumaran,Samvrutha Sunil and Nedumudi Venu 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]

Contents

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 

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References

  1. "Success Story of Govt. Brennan School, Thalassery". The Hindu.
  2. "Review: Manikyakkallu is mediocre fare".
  3. "മാണിക്യകല്ല് ചിത്രീകരണം തുടങ്ങി" (in Malayalam). Malayalamcinemanews.com. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2011.