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{{Short description|1980 film directed by Fazil}}
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{{Infobox film
| name = Manjil Virinja Pookkal.
| image = Manjil Virinja Pookkal.jpg
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]
| producer = [[Navodaya Appachan]]
| writer = Fazil
| starring = {{plainlist|
* [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]]
* [[Mohanlal]]
* [[Poornima Bhagyaraj]]
}}
| music = '''Songs:'''<br />[[Jerry Amaldev]]<br />'''Score:'''<br />Guna Singh
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| editing = T. R. Shekhar
| studio = [[Navodaya Studio]]
| distributor = Navodaya
| released = {{Film date|1980|12|25|df=y}}
| runtime = 150 minutes
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget = {{INRConvert|7|l|year=1980}}<ref name="BO source" />
| gross = {{INRConvert|1|c|year=1980}}<ref name="BO source" />
}}

'''''Manjil Virinja Pookkal''''' ({{translation|Flowers that Blossomed in the Snow}}) is a 1980 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language [[romantic thriller]] film produced by [[Navodaya Appachan]] under [[Navodaya Studio]] and written and directed by [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]]. It stars [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]], [[Mohanlal]] and [[Poornima Bhagyaraj]]. The film features original songs composed by [[Jerry Amaldev]] and a score by Guna Singh, cinematography was done by [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]].

In the film, Prem Kishan (Shankar) arrives at [[Kodaikanal]], where he falls in love with a girl named Prabha (Poornima). But Prabha is already married to Narendran (Mohanlal), a sadistic youngster. Their life gets troublesome when Narendran finds out about their affair. ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' marks the onscreen debut of Mohanlal and Poornima, the Malayalam debut of Shankar, the directorial debut of Fazil, and Amaldev's debut as music director.

The film was shot extensively in and around [[Kodaikanal]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' was released in theatres on 25 December 1980 on [[Christmas]] day. Made for ₹7 [[lakh]] (₹0.7 million), the film grossed over ₹1 [[crore]] (₹10 million) at the box office. It became one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of all time. In retrospect, the film is often regarded as the first [[New generation (Malayalam film movement)|new generation film]] in Malayalam cinema. ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' won six [[Kerala State Film Awards]], including [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]] and [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]] for Poornima.

== Plot ==
{{More plot|date=February 2016}}
The story is about Prem Krishnan coming to the hills of [[Kodaikanal]] on work, meeting and falling in love with Prabha whom he knows little about. Later, he realises that she is married when her husband, Narendran comes into the picture. Narendran is a sadistic husband. The film ends with Prem Krishnan committing suicide by driving off the cliff after killing Narendran, saddened by the loss of Prabha, who was killed by Narendran.

== Cast ==

* [[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]] as Prem Krishnan
* [[Mohanlal]] as Narendran
* [[Poornima Bhagyaraj]] as Prabha, Prem's Love interest and Narendran's ex-wife
* [[Prathapachandran]] as Shivashankara Panicker
* [[Alummoodan]] as Kushalan
* [[Nedumudi Venu]] as Seythalavi

== Production ==

=== Development ===
[[Fazil (director)|Fazil]] was one of the members in the creative team of [[Navodaya Studio]]'s story discussions for their productions. The discussion for ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' began right after the success of the studio's big-budget film ''[[Theekkadal]]'' starring high-profile actors like [[Madhu (actor)|Madhu]] and [[Prem Nazir]]. During their discussion, Fazil suggested a low-budget film featuring newcomers. The project was [[Green-light|greenlit]] and they hired Fazil himself as the director.<ref name="dec2005">{{Cite news |last=Manmadhan |first=Prema |date=23 December 2005 |title=His experiments with cinema |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm |url-status=dead |access-date=11 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117191828/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/fr/2005/12/23/stories/2005122301990100.htm |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]] was selected as the film's cinematographer; his name was suggested by a friend of Fazil.<ref>{{Cite news |last=K. S. |first=Aravind |date=23 October 2014 |title=Ashok, a Cinematographer Who Made a Mark |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/oct/23/ashok-a-cinematographer-who-made-a-mark-674546.html |url-status=live |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117192013/http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/oct/23/Ashok-a-Cinematographer-Who-Made-a-Mark-674546.html |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> Fazil got the film's title from a chat he had with song lyricist [[Bichu Thirumala]] when they were in [[Alappuzha]]. Thirumala when returned after a morning walk told Fazil that he saw a flower bloomed in the snow. Fazil found it to be against the laws of nature for flowers to bloom in the snow because that would prevent spring from coming. He realised that his main characters Prabha and Prem Kishan too suffer the same fate, because spring does not come to their lives, and their love cannot bloom.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cris |date=25 August 2016 |title=The many tales behind titles |work=[[Deccan Chronicle]] |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/250816/the-many-tales-behind-titles.html |url-status=live |access-date=17 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161002104259/http://www.deccanchronicle.com/entertainment/mollywood/250816/the-many-tales-behind-titles.html |archive-date=2 October 2016}}</ref>

=== Casting ===
[[Shankar (actor)|Shankar]] was selected to portray Prem Kishan, the film was his debut in [[Malayalam cinema]]; he was already popular among the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] speaking audience through the film ''[[Oru Thalai Ragam]]'' (1980) which ran for 365 days in [[Tamil Nadu]].<ref name="circle">{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=26 June 2010 |title=The circle of life |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-circle-of-life/article487320.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229113933/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/the-circle-of-life/article487320.ece |archive-date=29 February 2016}}</ref> For the role of Narendran, debutant [[Mohanlal]] was selected through an [[audition]]. A panel consisting [[Jijo Punnoose]], Fazil, [[Sibi Malayil]], and a director [unknown] was the judges for the screen-test. Sibi Malayil and the other director gave him only five and seven marks out of hundred displeased with his appearance, but Fazil and Punnoose awarded him 90 and 95 marks for his performance. He was ultimately chosen as the antagonist.<ref name="dec2005" /> Mohanlal donated his first salary of {{INR}}2000 to an orphanage near the filming location.<ref name="accountant" /> The film's second-unit director was [[Sibi Malayil]].{{citation needed|date=April 2018}} [[Poornima Bhagyaraj|Poornima Jayaram]] made her debut in Malayalam with the film.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Menon |first=Vishal |date=26 December 2020 |title=Mohanlal's Narendran Was Used Like Gabbar Singh To Scare Children: Poornima Bhagyaraj |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/manjil-virinja-pookal-mohanlals-narendran-was-used-like-gabbar-singh-to-scare-children-poornima-bhagyaraj-fazil-malayalam-movies/ |access-date=26 December 2020 |website=[[Film Companion]] |archive-date=26 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201226104943/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/malayalam-features/manjil-virinja-pookal-mohanlals-narendran-was-used-like-gabbar-singh-to-scare-children-poornima-bhagyaraj-fazil-malayalam-movies/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Philip |first=Susan Joe |date=9 November 2017 |title=From Manjil Virinja Pookal to Mohini: Poornima Bhagyaraj on her movies and more |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/poornima-bhagyaraj-on-her-movies-and-more/article20010311.ece |url-status=live |access-date=13 April 2018 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20180413104311/http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/poornima-bhagyaraj-on-her-movies-and-more/article20010311.ece |archive-date=13 April 2018}}</ref>

The studio hired the [[United States]]-based [[Jerry Amaldev]] as the music composer, who debuted with it.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Shivprasadh |first=S. |date=10 May 2012 |title=He cast a 3-D spell |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/he-cast-a-3d-spell/article3404301.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117203604/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/he-cast-a-3d-spell/article3404301.ece |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> Amaldev was suggested to Fazil by Punnoose, Fazil recall that, "Jijo of Navodaya had made me listen to a song tuned by a new composer and I immediately liked its orchestration,...I had no idea who Jerry was, but was impressed when Jijo told me that he had assisted legendary composer [[Naushad]] in [[Mumbai]]. I decided to try him for my debut film, and that was how he became the music director of ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal''".<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kumar |first=P. K. Ajith |date=15 April 2014 |title=Seasons could not wither his snow-fresh songs |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/seasons-could-not-wither-his-snowfresh-songs/article5914258.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117203827/http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/seasons-could-not-wither-his-snowfresh-songs/article5914258.ece |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref>

=== Filming ===
On the thought that "a movie that introduces a new face should be shot using a new camera", Appachan travelled to [[Germany]] for buying the "best camera available" at that time. The film was shot using the [[Arriflex 35 IIC]] camera.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Express News Service |date=24 April 2012 |title=The Camera that Captured a Star |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/article387139.ece |url-status=dead |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117204108/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/apr/24/the-camera-that-captured-a-star-361590.html |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> The filming took place mainly in and around [[Kodaikanal]], [[Tamil Nadu]]. The first dialogue of Mohanlal, which begins as "Good Evening Mrs. Prabha Narendran" was shot close to the Astoria Hotel, near Kodaikanal bus-stand.<ref>{{Cite news |title=മഞ്ഞിൽ വിരിയുന്ന ഓർമ്മകൾ... |language=ml |work=[[Mathrubhumi]] |url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/columns/mohanlal/mohanlal-malayalam-news-1.36450 |url-status=live |access-date=3 March 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161115230814/http://www.mathrubhumi.com/travel/columns/mohanlal/mohanlal-malayalam-news-1.36450 |archive-date=15 November 2016}}</ref>

== Soundtrack ==
{{Infobox album
| name = Manjil Virinja Pookkal
| type = soundtrack
| artist = [[Jerry Amaldev]]
| cover =
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|1980|12|1}}
| recorded = 1980
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=44|s=38}}
| language = [[Malayalam]]
| label = [[Saregama]]
| producer = [[Navodaya Appachan]]
| prev_title =
| prev_year =
| next_title = [[Dhanya (film)|Dhanya]]
| next_year = 1981
}}
The evergreen hit songs of this movie was composed by [[Jerry Amaldev]] and penned by [[Bichu Thirumala]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 1980 |title=Manjil Virinja Pookkal by S. Janaki on iTunes |url=https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/manjil-virinja-pookkal/id850368914 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921044503/https://itunes.apple.com/in/album/manjil-virinja-pookkal/id850368914 |archive-date=21 September 2016 |access-date=9 July 2016 |website=[[iTunes]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1 December 1980 |title=Manjil Virinja Pookkal |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manjil-Virinja-Pookkal-S-Janaki/dp/B00JG6J6FO |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818041748/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Manjil-Virinja-Pookkal-S-Janaki/dp/B00JG6J6FO |archive-date=18 August 2016 |access-date=9 July 2016 |website=[[Amazon.com]]}}</ref>
{{Track listing
| headline =
| extra_column = Performer(s)
| total_length = 44:38
| all_lyrics = [[Bichu Thirumala]]
| title1 = Manjani Kombil (Original)
| extra1 = [[S. Janaki]]
| length1 = 4:10
| title2 = Mizhiyoram (Original)
| extra2 = S. Janaki
| length2 = 4:23
| title3 = Mizhiyoram (Original)
| extra3 = [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| length3 = 4:18
| title4 = Manjadi Kunnil (Original)
| extra4 = K. J. Yesudas, [[Vani Jairam]]
| length4 = 4:01
| title5 = Manjadi Kunnil Revival (Original)
| extra5 = K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam
| length5 = 3:52
| title6 = Mizhiyoram Revival (Original)
| extra6 = K. J. Yesudas
| length6 = 4:18
| title7 = Manjani Kombil Revival (Original)
| extra7 = S. Janaki
| length7 = 3:56
| title8 = Manjani Kombil (Original)
| extra8 = K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam
| length8 = 3:15
| title9 = Manjadi Kunnil (Original)
| extra9 = K. J. Yesudas
| length9 = 4:10
| title10 = Mizhiyoram Revival (Original)
| extra10 = S. Janaki
| length10 = 4:08
| title11 = Manjani Kombil (Original)
| extra11 = S. Janaki
| length11 = 4:06
}}
The song ''Mizhiyoram'' was reused in the film [[Jan.E.Man]].

== Reception ==
''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' was released on 25 December 1980, [[Christmas]] Day.<ref name="dec2005" />

=== Critical response ===
On 26 December 1980, ''[[The Indian Express]]'' wrote, "The director, Sri Fazil, a post-graduate student who has also contributed to the story and dialogue makes an impressive debut in this picture. His directorial touches are original, and he shows a definitive touch that could be the envy of veteran directors."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://scontent.fblr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/244398477_257955182902098_4681722147088778827_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=yS5alYcmz5IAX-dwypN&_nc_ht=scontent.fblr1-5.fna&oh=00_AfBvr_zIdnHhaAy0BhypSyEM1dU9DJcW5ignR4_zbFMmLA&oe=637BC58E |title=Reviews: ''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' |access-date=17 November 2022 |archive-date=17 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221117175827/https://scontent.fblr1-5.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/244398477_257955182902098_4681722147088778827_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=8bfeb9&_nc_ohc=yS5alYcmz5IAX-dwypN&_nc_ht=scontent.fblr1-5.fna&oh=00_AfBvr_zIdnHhaAy0BhypSyEM1dU9DJcW5ignR4_zbFMmLA&oe=637BC58E |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Box office ===
The film was a slow starter but turned out to be a blockbuster and ran for more than 150 days in theatres.<ref name="accountant">{{Cite news |last=M. K. |first=Nidheesh |date=29 November 2013 |title=Time to Bid adieu |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2013/nov/29/time-to-bid-adieu-542901.html |url-status=live |access-date=1 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117203016/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/kochi/2013/nov/29/Time-to-Bid-adieu-542901.html |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> Made on a cost of ₹7 [[lakh]] (₹0.7 million), it grossed over ₹1 [[crore]] (₹10 million) at the box office, becoming one of the highest-grossing Malayalam films of the year.<ref name="BO source">{{Cite news |last=Pillai |first=Sreedhar |date=28 February 1985 |title=Producer Appachen creates Indian motion picture history with My Dear Kuttichathen |work=[[India Today]] |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850228-producer-appachen-creates-indian-motion-picture-history-with-my-dear-kuttichathen-769824-2013-11-27 |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723131243/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-the-arts/films/story/19850228-producer-appachen-creates-indian-motion-picture-history-with-my-dear-kuttichathen-769824-2013-11-27 |archive-date=23 July 2019}}</ref> In an interview in 2010, Shankar told that he watched the film on its release day in a theatre in [[Thrissur]], but "it didn't look like the film was going to be a hit then", and he was surprised by the response it got later. He realised the film was doing well from the comments of people when he was mobbed at the [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore Airport]].<ref name="circle" />

== Accolades ==
{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable"
|-
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Award
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Category
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Nominee(s)
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference(s)}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="6" | [[Kerala State Film Awards]]
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Popular Film|Best Film with Popular Appeal and Aesthetic Value]]
| [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]], [[Navodaya Appachan]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="6" |<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kerala State Film Awards 1969–2001 |url=http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm |archive-date=3 March 2016 |access-date=31 January 2011 |publisher=Information and Public Relations Department of Kerala}}</ref>
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress|Best Actress]]
| [[Poornima Bhagyaraj|Poornima Jayaram]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| [[Jerry Amaldev]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Play Back Singer]]
| [[K. J. Yesudas]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Singer|Best Play Back Singer]]
| [[S. Janaki]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music|Best Background Music]]
| Gunasingh
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="3" | [[Kerala Film Critics Association Awards]]
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Film|Best Film]]
| [[Fazil (director)|Fazil]], [[Navodaya Appachan]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3" |<ref>[https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html "കേരള ഫിലിം ക്രിട്ടിക്‌സ് അവാര്‍ഡ് 1977 - 2012"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230125200724/https://www.keralafilmcritics.com/2020/10/film-critics-awards-complete-list-from.html |date=25 January 2023 }}. Kerala Film Critics Association. Retrieved 25 January 2023.</ref>
|-
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Music Director|Best Music Director]]
| [[Jerry Amaldev]]
| {{won}}
|-
| [[Kerala Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematographer|Best Cinematographer]]
| [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]
| {{won}}
|}

== Legacy ==
''Manjil Virinja Pookkal'' became a landmark film in [[Malayalam cinema]]. In retrospect, it is regarded as the first new generation film in Malayalam cinema.<ref>{{Cite news |date=24 April 2012 |title=Ahead of His Times: Fazil |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/apr/24/ahead-of-his-times-fazil-361589.html |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723140959/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2012/apr/24/ahead-of-his-times-fazil-361589.html |archive-date=23 July 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Gauri |first=Deepa |date=19 December 2013 |title=Homeopathy practitioner turns to Malayalam cinema. |work=[[Khaleej Times]] |url=https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20131219/ARTICLE/312199980/1057 |url-status=live |access-date=23 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723141008/https://www.khaleejtimes.com/article/20131219/ARTICLE/312199980/1057 |archive-date=23 July 2019}}</ref> Shankar's symbolism before kissing, that is, moving his index finger from left chin to his upper lip and then downwards, was a rage among the youth. In the 2013 film ''[[Natholi Oru Cheriya Meenalla]]'', throughout the film, [[Fahadh Faasil]]'s character Prem interacts with the character Narendran in a virtual world.<ref>{{Cite news |last=George |first=Vijay |date=7 February 2013 |title=Big Fish |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/big-fish/article4389089.ece |url-status=live |access-date=12 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161117204305/http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/big-fish/article4389089.ece |archive-date=17 November 2016}}</ref> The song "Mizhiyoram" was reused in the 2021 film ''[[Jan. E. Man|Jan.E.Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=4 November 2021 |title='മിഴിയോരം'; 40 വർഷങ്ങൾക്ക് ശേഷം മഞ്ഞിൽ വിരിഞ്ഞ പൂക്കളിലെ ഗാനവുമായി 'ജാനേമൻ' ടീം |url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/music/mizhiyoram-manjil-virinja-pookkal-song-janeman-movie-lal-arjun-ashokan-basil-joseph-chidambaram-1.6148966 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221025134932/https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/music/mizhiyoram-manjil-virinja-pookkal-song-janeman-movie-lal-arjun-ashokan-basil-joseph-chidambaram-1.6148966 |archive-date=25 October 2022 |access-date=2022-10-25 |website=[[Mathrubhumi]] |language=Ml}}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{IMDb title|0213857}}

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Manjil Virinja Pookkal - Revision history

Harleen singh at 22:45, 6 March 2026