Manal Naharam(2015)
Tamil minstheatrical
Manal Naharam is a 2015 Indian Tamil-language romantic drama film directed by Shankar Panicker. The film stars Prajin Padmanabhan and Varuna Shetty in lead roles. The story follows a sales agent in Dubai who falls in love with a hotel employee facing harassment from her manager. The film explores themes of courage, love, and justice against workplace abuse. It was released in theatres on February 27, 2015.
Director:Shankar
Filmed In:Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mood:
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Where to watch:
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Quick Facts
- Theatrical Release
- 27 February 2015
- Director
- Shankar
- Language
- Tamil 0
Storyline
A sales agent in Dubai falls for a hotel worker named Poornima. When she refuses her manager's inappropriate demands, he makes her life a nightmare. The agent must fight to protect her and their love.
“Love in the city of sand”
Film Details
Minutes
TamilLanguage
UCertificate
Release Date27 February 2015
Release Typetheatrical
Filmed InDubai, United Arab Emirates
Parental Guide
Violence
Mild
Language
Low
Sex / Nudity
Mild
Drugs
Mild
Intensity
Mild
Vibe & Tags
Mood
emotionaldarksuspenseful
Themes
revengejusticecorruptionfamily
Tonegritty
Pacingslow-burn
Complexitymoderate
Audienceniche
Best Withalone
Violence4
Emotion4
Humor1
Rewatchability2
Cast & Crew
#1
PrajinManzoor
→#2G
Gautham KrishnAanand
→#3
T
Thanishka PrakashThanishka
→#4
J
Jijesh MenonNoushad
→#5
C
Caravan ArunachalamActor
→#6
G
Gautham KrishnaActor
→#7
D
Dubai KannanActor
→#8
P
Prajin PadmanabhanManzoor
→#9
R
Rex GeorgeActor
→#10
#11V
Varuna ShettyNisha
→ShankarDirector
→#12
M
M. I. VasanthkumarCrew
→#13
M
MuraliramanCrew
→Trivia
- The film's director Shankar is also known as Oru Thalai Ragam Shankar to distinguish him from the famous director Shankar.
- It was produced by M.I. Vasanthkumar, who is also the writer, under the banner Vasanth Movie Makers.
- The movie features a cameo appearance by actor-director Shankar himself in a supporting role.
- Despite sharing a title with a famous song from the 1999 film 'Mudhalvan', this film is an unrelated low-budget thriller.
- The film had a very limited theatrical release and is more known through television and digital platforms.
- It features a cast of relatively new actors, with Prajin Padmanabhan and Gautham Krishna in the lead roles.
- The plot revolves around a mysterious event at a beach, tying into the title which translates to 'Sand River'.