Makaramanju - 2011

The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bhai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.

126min
2011
Released
Trakio rating0.0/10
IMDB rating5.5/10

Cast

Santosh Sivan profile pictureSantosh SivanRavi Varma
Karthika Nair profile pictureKarthika NairSuganda Baai / Urvashi
Jagathy Sreekumar profile pictureJagathy SreekumarGovardhandas Makhanji
Saiju Kurup profile pictureSaiju KurupRaja Raja Varma
Chithra Iyer profile pictureChithra IyerRukku Baai
Poorna profile picturePoornaModel

About Makaramanju

Makaramanju Overview

The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bhai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.

Runtime: 126min

Extra details

Original Title: മകരമഞ്ഞ്
Original Language: Malayalam
Budget: $220,000.00
Directed By: Lenin Rajendran