Sunayana(1979)
Sunayana (1979) is a 131-minute Hindi film directed by Hiren Nag. Starring Mukri, Murad and Gayathri. With a rating of 6.5/10 reflecting mixed audience reception from 1979.
Quick Facts
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- ShemarooMe, Hungama, Airtel Xstream, Dailymotion
- Theatrical Release
- 1 January 1979
- Director
- Hiren Nag
- Language
- Hindi
- Runtime
- 2h 11m
- Rating
- 6.5/10
Storyline
A kind villager named Rajoo moves to the city and helps a blind flower seller named Sunayana after she has a close call with traffic. He decides to raise money for an operation to restore her sight, meeting a variety of unusual characters along the way. Rajoo eventually arranges payment with a doctor for Sunayana's cure.
“A simple man's quest to give a blind girl sight.”
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Cast & Crew
Reunion Meter
Frequent partnerships reunited for Sunayana
Cast reunions in this film: Jagdeep & Pinchoo Kapoor (5 films together), Jagdeep & Vijayendra Ghatge (4 films together), Jagdeep & Mukri (4 films together), and Naseeruddin Shah & Jagdeep (2 films together).
Trivia
- This was the only film directed by Hiren Nag, who was primarily known as a cinematographer for movies like 'Bobby' and 'Karz'.
- Naseeruddin Shah's character Rajoo was a rare early comic role for the actor, who is more famous for intense dramatic performances.
- The film's music was composed by Laxmikant-Pyarelal, but it did not produce any major hit songs unlike many of their other scores.
- Actress Rameshwari made her Hindi film debut with this movie, having previously worked in Gujarati cinema.
- The supporting cast features several popular comedy actors of the era like Jagdeep, Rajendra Nath, and Mukri in a single film.
- Despite a cast of notable character actors, the film was not a major commercial success and is relatively obscure today.
- The storyline involves a blind flower seller, a common melodramatic trope in Indian cinema of the 1970s and 1980s.