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{{short description|2012 film by Anjali Menon}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Manjadikuru
| image = Manjadikuru_film.jpg
| caption = Film official poster
| director = [[Anjali Menon]]
| producer = Vinod Menon Anjali Menon
| writer = Anjali Menon '''Dialogues:''' Paliyath Aparna Menon Anjali Menon
| narrator = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]
| starring = Sidharth Vyjayanthi Rejosh Arathi Sasikumar [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]]
| editing = [[B. Lenin]]
| cinematography = Pietro Zuercher
| studio = Little Films [https://littlefilmsindia.com]
| distributor = [[August Cinema]]
| music = [[Ramesh Narayan]] Francois Gamaury (BGM) [[Kavalam Narayana Panikkar]] (lyrics)
| released = {{Film date|2008|12||Kerala|ref1=<ref>https://www.cinestaan.com/movies/manjadikuru-38926/technical-specifications</ref>|2012|5|18||df=y}}
| runtime = 137 Minutes
| language = Malayalam
| country = India
}}

'''''Manjadikuru''''' ({{lang-en|Lucky Red Seeds}}) is a 2008 [[Malayalam cinema|Malayalam]] film written and directed by [[Anjali Menon]]. A shorter video version of the film was premiered at the 2008 [[International Film Festival of Kerala]], and won the FIPRESCI Award for best Malayalam film and Hassankutty award for Best Debutant Indian director.<ref name=hindu>{{cite news|title=Parque Via wins best film award|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/20/stories/2008122057330100.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125004746/http://www.hindu.com/2008/12/20/stories/2008122057330100.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2009|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=2008-12-20|accessdate=19 May 2012}}</ref> In 2009, it received awards at the South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF) at New York, winning five Grand Jury Awards - Best Film, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Cinematographer and Best Emerging Talent.<ref>{{cite web |title=Malayalam film wins big at New York festival |url=http://sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14919199 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141202010413/http://www.sify.com/movies/fullstory.php?id=14919199 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 December 2014 |date= 11 November 2009 |publisher=[[Sify.com]] |page=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= Seeds of a success story: Award-winning director Anjali Menon talks about her feature film, ‘Manjadikurru,’ and her love for cinema. |url= http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/12/26/stories/2008122650990400.htm|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20121107145927/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2008/12/26/stories/2008122650990400.htm|url-status= dead|archive-date= 7 November 2012|date=26 December 2008 |work= [[The Hindu]] |page=}}</ref><ref name=ex>[http://www.cinemaofmalayalam.net/anjalimenon.html Manjadikuru, Lucky Red Seeds] cinemaofmalayalam.net.</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mistress of composure|url=http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Mistress+of+composure&artid=dFgDQMy743Q=&SectionID=sPqk7hE5Bqg=&MainSectionID=sPqk7hE5Bqg=&SEO=Lal+Jose,+Shaji+Kailas,+Anwar+Rasheed,+B+Unnikrish&SectionName=qREFy151z8Q5CNV7tjhyLw== |date= 28 May 2009 |publisher=Express Buss, [[Indian Express]] |page=}}</ref>

==Plot==
''Manjadikuru'' is a story of homecoming from late 1980s, when 10-year-old Vicky arrives at his grandparents home in rural Kerala to attend his grandfather's funeral. The disjointed family gathers together for the sixteen-day-long funeral period. During this period, Vicky discovers more about himself, his family and culture than he had expected to. The journey is narrated through the memories of an adult Vicky who returns to the same house to recount the experience. After some years the boy returns as a young man ([[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]]), to visit old grounds, and finds the 'Lucky red seeds' scattered away.<ref>[http://www.saiff.org/2009/index.php?p=filmdetail&showid=256 Manjadikuru Summary] South Asian International Film Festival, New York.</ref>

==Cast==

* : ''The kids'':-
* Sidharth as Vicky
* Vyjayanthi as Roja
* Rejosh as Kannan
* Arathi Sasikumar as Manikutty
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:''The family'':-
* [[Thilakan]] as Appukuttan Nair (Vicky's grandfather)
* [[Kaviyoor Ponnamma]] as Devayani (Vicky's grandmother)
* [[Murali (Malayalam actor)|Murali]] as Sanyasi Maaman / Murali
* [[Jagathi Sreekumar]] as Unni
* [[Bindu Panicker]] as Ammu
* [[Urvashi (actress)|Urvashi]] as Sujatha (Vicky's mother)
* Sagar Shiyaz as Hari (Vicky's father)
* [[Rahman (actor)|Rahman]] as Raghu
* Sharran as Ravi
* [[Sridevika]] as Latha
* [[Praveena]] as Sheela
* [[Sindhu Menon]] as Sudhamani
* Thrissur Chandran as Vasudevan Nair
* Firosh Mohan as Balu
* Julia George as Sindhu
* Shrevya Kannan as Baby Seetha
* ''Other casts'':-
* [[Poojappura Ravi]] as Lawyer
* Kannan Pattambi as Marimuthu
* Venu Machad as Vishnu/Shop owner
* Sreekumar as Police Inspector

* ''Special appearance'' :-
* [[Prithviraj Sukumaran|Prithviraj]] as elder Vicky
* [[Padmapriya Janakiraman|Padmapriya]] as elder Roja

==Release==
The film released in theatres in May 2012, after winning awards in film festivals. For the commercial release, songs and additional scenes are added to the film to make it more appealing to people.<ref name="Manjadikuru goes commercial">{{cite web|title=Manjadikuru goes commercial|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/news-interviews/31325566_1_film-festivals-film-award-prithviraj|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130103162255/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-04-12/news-interviews/31325566_1_film-festivals-film-award-prithviraj|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 January 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=12 April 2012}}</ref>

==Soundtrack==
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| artist = [[Ramesh Narayan]]
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{{Track listing

| extra_column = Artist(s)

| all_lyrics = [[Kavalam Narayana Panicker]]
| all_music = [[Ramesh Narayan]]

| title1 = Ariya Vazhikalil
| extra1 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]

| title2 = Maargazhi Manjil
| extra2 = [[K. S. Chithra]], [[Madhushree Narayan]]

| title3 = Manchaadipenne Vaadi
| extra3 = [[Shweta Mohan]], [[Choir]]

| title4 = Chaadi Chaadi
| extra4 = [[Vijay Yesudas]], Choir

| title5 = Manne Nampi
| extra5 = Kavalam Narayana Panicker, Anil, Sathish

| title6 = Kadamkadha - Mannile Thullikkum
| extra6 = [[Prithviraj Sukumaran]]

| title7 = Keralam Daivathinte Swantham
| extra7 = Prithviraj Sukumaran

}}

==Awards==
;[[Kerala State Film Award|Kerala State Film Awards 2012]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Screen Play|Best Screenplay]] - [[Anjali Menon]]
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Child Artist|Best Child Artist]] - Vyjayanthi
* [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Sound Editor|Best Sound Editor]] - [[M. R. Rajakrishnan]]
;[[International Film Festival of Kerala|13th International Film Festival of Kerala 2008]]
* Hassankutty Award for Best Debut Director - [[Anjali Menon]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.iffk.keralafilm.com/hassankutti.htm |title=:: IFFK 2008 :: |publisher=Iffk.keralafilm.com |date= |accessdate=2012-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150217002125/http://www.iffk.keralafilm.com/hassankutti.htm |archive-date=17 February 2015 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[FIPRESCI]] Prize for Best Malayalam Film in ''Malayalam Cinema Today'' section <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fipresci.org/awards/awards/awards_2008.htm |title=Awards - Festival Awards 2008 |publisher=Fipresci |accessdate=2012-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141008115307/http://www.fipresci.org/awards/awards/awards_2008.htm |archivedate=8 October 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2008/kerala/lucky_red_seeds_chfujiwara.htm |title=Festival Reports - Kerala 2008 - "Lucky Red Seeds" |publisher=Fipresci |accessdate=2012-08-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016182426/http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2008/kerala/lucky_red_seeds_chfujiwara.htm |archivedate=16 October 2013 }}</ref>
;6th South Asian International Film Festival 2009
* Grand Jury award for Best Film
* Grand Jury award for Best Director - [[Anjali Menon]].
* Grand Jury award for Best Screenplay - [[Anjali Menon]].
* Grand Jury award for Best Cinematography - Pietro Zuercher.
* Grand Jury award for Best Emerging Talent - Vyjayanthi.<ref name="മഞ്ചാടിക്കുരുവിന് അഞ്ച് അമേരിക്കന്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ്">{{cite web|title=മഞ്ചാടിക്കുരുവിന് അഞ്ച് അമേരിക്കന്‍ അവാര്‍ഡ്|url=http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2009/11/10/saiff-award-manchadikkuru/|publisher=Movieraga}}</ref>
;Other awards
* Best Debut Direction by a Woman at New Jersey ISACF, New York, US
* Certificate of Appreciation, [[SCHLINGEL International Film Festival]], Germany
* Official selection to the 2010 ''[[La Rochelle]] International Film Festival'', France.<ref name="അഞ്‌ജലിയുടെ മഞ്ചാടിക്കുരു ഫ്രാന്‍സിലേക്ക്">{{cite web|title=അഞ്‌ജലിയുടെ മഞ്ചാടിക്കുരു ഫ്രാന്‍സിലേക്ക്|url=http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2010/06/25/manchadikkuru-france/|publisher=Movieraga|access-date=12 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419180140/http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2010/06/25/manchadikkuru-france/|archive-date=19 April 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Official selection to [[Cinekid Festival]], Amsterdam
* Official selection to Festival Internacional de Cine Para la Infancia Y La Juventud, Madrid, Spain
* Official selection to Indian Panorama, [[International Film Festival of India]]<ref>[http://www.khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=/data/citytimes/2012/October/citytimes_October189.xml&section=citytimes "A Panorama of choice"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020100726/http://khaleejtimes.com/citytimes/inside.asp?xfile=%2Fdata%2Fcitytimes%2F2012%2FOctober%2Fcitytimes_October189.xml&section=citytimes |date=20 October 2012 }}. ''Khaleej Times''. 20 October 2012. Retrieved 24 October 2012.</ref>

==Critical reception==
Aswin J Kumar from [[The Times of India]] gave the movie 3.5 stars saying that "Manjadikkuru is a beautifully shot film that can be loved for its sheer earnestness and sense of belonging.".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/regional/malayalam/movie-reviews/Manjadikkuru/movie-review/13315048.cms |title=Manjadikkuru|author= timesofindia.indiatimes.com | date=20 May 2012}}</ref> Chris Fujiwara from [[International Federation of Film Critics|Federación Internacional de la Prensa Cinematográfica]] said that "It is a lesson in the ways of society but a metaphorical lesson for the audience, the kind of lesson that (as one imagines, or remembers, while watching Lucky Red Seeds) the cinema was invented to teach."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2008/kerala/lucky_red_seeds_chfujiwara.htm |title=Lucky Red Seeds:The Double Look |author=Chris Fujiwara |date=19 August 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016182426/http://www.fipresci.org/festivals/archive/2008/kerala/lucky_red_seeds_chfujiwara.htm |archivedate=16 October 2013 }}</ref> Ben Umstead from [[Twitch Film]] said that "Manjadikuru is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful films about childhood I've seen. ".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://twitchfilm.com/2009/10/saiff-09-manjadikuru-review.html |title= MANJADIKURU Review|author= Ben Umstead | date=30 October 2009}}</ref>

Veeyen from ''Nowrunning'' gave the movie 3 stars saying that "Anjaly Menon's 'Manjadikkuru' is an ode to the inherent innocence that once existed in us. Appealing equally to viewers of all ages, the flight of fancy that she offers to this incredible world that once was, is certainly not to be missed! ".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nowrunning.com/movie/10471/malayalam/manjadikuru/3728/review.htm |title=Manjadikuru Review |author= www.nowrunning.com | date=24 May 2012}}</ref> ''Metromatinee'' said "The film has been kept simple, highlights relationships and family values, and has to be seen with the whole family. Verdict: Small But Beautiful & Nostalgic ...!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/Review/Manjadikuru%20Reviews.-175-1 |title= Manjadikuru Movie Review |author= www.metromatinee.com | date=19 May 2012}}</ref> Parvathy Anoop from [[Deccan Herald]] stated that "Anjali Menon leaves no stone unturned as she explores elements of hypocrisy, love, sympathy and sorrow inside a large Nair family."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/259041/a-slice-life-seen-through.html |title= A slice of life seen through innocent eyes|author= Parvathy Anoop | date=18 October 2012}}</ref>

Paresh C Palicha from [[Rediff.com]] gave the verdict of 3 stars saying that "Manjadikuru is enchanting. In this film, Anjali Menon succeeds in giving us a charming view of the adult world seen through the eyes of a child."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/report/south-review-manjadikuru-is-enchanting/20120521.htm |title=Review: Manjadikuru is enchanting |author= Paresh C Pillai| date=21 May 2012}}</ref> Sify gave the movie a verdict of Good stating that "Manjadikuru comes as a whiff of fresh air. Enjoy this fabulous debut of a new talent called Anjali Menon straightaway!".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sify.com/movies/review-manjadikuru-is-a-whiff-of-fresh-air-review-malayalam-14998978.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130701201052/http://www.sify.com/movies/review-manjadikuru-is-a-whiff-of-fresh-air-review-malayalam-14998978.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-07-01 |title= Manjadikuru is a whiff of fresh air|author= Moviebuzz }}</ref> Indiaglitz gave the movie a rating of 6.5 in 10 stating that "'Manjadikkuru' is a right addition to the list of well made films that came out this year. Just have a go into this scent of fresh air."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/channels/malayalam/review/15620.html |title= Manjadikuru Movie Review |author= www.indiaglitz.com | date=23 May 2012}}</ref>

==VCD/DVD Release==
The VCDs and DVDs were released by Satyam Audios on 17 June 2013.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.littlefilmsindia.com/mkuru}}
*{{IMDb title|id=1353033|title=Manjadikuru}}
* [http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2012/05/02/supporting-manjadikuru/ മഞ്ചാടിക്കുരുവിനൊപ്പം ഇന്ദുലേഖ - an article on movieraaga.com by Tom Magatt ]
*[http://movieraga.indulekha.com/2009/01/19/anjali-menons-manchadikkuru/ Anjali Menon's Manjadikuru]

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