Makaramanju
| Makaramanju | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Lenin Rajendran |
| Written by | Lenin Rajendran |
| Produced by | B Rakesh |
| Starring | Santhosh Sivan Karthika Nair Nithya Menon Lakshmi Sharma Mallika Kapoor Jagathy Sreekumar Bala Chithra Iyer Saiju Kurup |
| Cinematography | Madhu Ambat |
| Edited by | Mahesh Narayanan |
| Music by | Ramesh Narayan |
| Distributed by | Sree Gokulam Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Malayalam |
Makaramanju (English: The Mist of Capricorn) is a 2011 Malayalam language romantic drama film written and directed by Lenin Rajendran. The film is about a certain stage in the life of a celebrated painter, Raja Ravi Varma. It also narrates the story of the epic character, Pururavas. Cinematographer Santhosh Sivan and Karthika Nair appear in the lead roles. The movie is the latter's major Malayalam debut (in her mother tongue).
"Urvashi Pururavas" is the painting woven into the film's narrative. In a story within a story format, Lenin Rajendran intertwines the story of the artist with that of the mythological Urvashi and her beloved King Pururavas. The film received mixed reviews upon release. It was one of the five Malayalam films to be screened at the International Film Festival of India. It won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Malayalam Film at the International Film Festival of Kerala. It was nominated at the National Film Awards for 2010.