A review in the Indian Express found, the anthology film "has some standout segments, some that are decent and others that fall short."Read at source
Manorathangal 2024
Synopsis
Manorathangal
Manorathangal (transl. Mindscapes) is a 2024 Indian Malayalam-language anthology streaming television series. The anthology features nine featurettes based on M. T. Vasudevan Nair's nine short stories. Aswathy V Nair, daughter of Vasudevan Nair, is the creative director of the film. Titles of the featurettes are Olavum Theeravum, Kadugannawa; Oru Yathra Kurippu, Sherlock, Silalikhitham, Vilpana, Kadalkkaattu, Kazhcha, Abhayam Thedi Veendum, and Swargam Thurakkuna Samayam.
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Release
- 15 Aug 2024
- Studio
- —
- Run time
- 402 min
- Language
- Malayalam
Reviews
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Details
Technical specs
- Release date
- 15 Aug 2024
- Run time
- 402 min
- Language
- Malayalam
- Country
- IN
- Director
- Priyadarshan
- Distributor
- ZEE5
Trivia
- The anthology features nine featurettes based on short stories by M. T. Vasudevan Nair and is presented by Kamal Haasan as the narrator for all segments.
- Aswathy V Nair, the daughter of M. T. Vasudevan Nair, served as the creative director and conceptualized the project during the COVID-19 pandemic to commemorate her father's 90th birthday.
- The series includes an ensemble cast featuring Mammootty, Mohanlal, and Fahadh Faasil, with Priyadarshan directing the black-and-white segment Olavum Theeravum.
- Initial production for Netflix was rejected due to increased costs from adding new segments starring Mohanlal, Mammootty, and Fahadh Faasil, leading ZEE5 to acquire the series.
- The anthology was released on ZEE5 on 15 August 2024, available in Malayalam, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada languages.
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