| Janani | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Release date |
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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]
Synopsis
[edit]The film is about seven nuns who take care of an orphaned baby.[4]
Cast
[edit]- Siddique as Father
- Kavitha Ladnier as Sister Mary Ann
- Latheef as Doctor
- Rosline as Sr. Victoria
- Santhakumari as Servant Eliyamma
- Rukhmini
Reception
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Tharakan, Tony (8 August 2007). ""Casablanca" to be remade on Indian shores". Reuters.
- ^ Shobha Warrier (12 June 2006). "Paris Hilton is no Mother Teresa". Rediff.com.
- ^ "B.R. Chopra gets Phalke award". The Tribune.
- ^ "Is Paris Hilton The Next Mother Teresa?". The New York Times. 4 April 2006.
- ^ Koehler, Koehler (22 January 2000). "Janani". Variety.
External links
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