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Manichitrathazhuis considered by many critics as 'One of the best films ever made in Malayalam Cinema' and developed a cult following, years after its release.[10] It is often regarded as the 'Best psychological thriller ever made in Indian Cinema'.[11] A digitally remastered 4K Dolby Atmos version of Manichitrathazhu is planning to be released on August 17, 2024.[12]

Nakulan and his wife Ganga are on a holiday in their Kerala village. Nakulan plans to stay at the Madampalli mansion, his ancestral house, despite attempts from the locals to dissuade them. The couple moves in, and later Nakulan's maternal uncle Thambi warns Ganga to keep away from certain corners of the house. Bhasura, Nakulan's maternal aunt and Thambi's sister, reveals the reason why. Around 150 years before, the family's patriarch, "Karanavar" Sankaran Thambi travelled to Tanjore in Tamil Nadu, where he met and lusted after danseuse Nagavalli. However, she was in love with fellow dancer Ramanathan. As a result, the Karanavar took her back to his palace by force. Nagavalli secretly made arrangements for Ramanathan to stay in a house outside the mansion and met him secretly. When the Karanavar discovered this, he slayed Nagavalli, whose bloodthirsty spirit started wreaking havoc in the village. The Karanavar, aided by priests and sorcerers from all over the state, tamed Nagavalli's spirit by locking it in a room in the palace's south-west corner, which later came to be known as the Thekkini. The Karanavar committed suicide weeks later.

Ganga believes that Nagavalli's story was fabricated to keep thieves away, but wishes to check it out. Ganga, aided by Bhasura's daughter Alli, gets a duplicate key to the Thekkini and opens the door. Strange things then begin to happen in the household, like an apparition frightening people at night, things inexplicably breaking, and Ganga's saree catching fire. Suspicion falls on Thambi's daughter Sridevi, who is known to have a troubled past featuring a broken marriage and spends most of the time with Ganga. Nakulan calls renowned psychiatrist Dr. Sunny to solve the case. When Sunny comes, a mysterious being tries to kill Alli. Sunny investigates other incidents, such as attempts to harm Nakulan by poisoning his tea and someone singing and dancing almost every night inside Nagavalli's locked room.

Ganga disappears during a Kathakali dance which is attended by the entire family. Sunny searches for her, only to find Ganga, who is supposedly being harassed by Alli's fianc Mahadevan. Nakulan enters too and beats Mahadevan, not knowing that the latter is innocent. Sunny thinks that Ganga suffers from split personality disorder following an abandoned childhood and has further faced trauma after her parents took her away from her village and grandmother to whom she was attached. Ganga's mind is attracted to folklore and fantasy, resulting in her imagining herself in Nagavalli's shoes. Her mind also pictures Mahadevan as Nagavalli's lover Ramanathan, as the former is staying at the latter's house.

To cure Ganga, she must believe that Nagavalli killed the Karanavar on Durgashtami, which is a problem, as Ganga started picturing Nakulan as the Karavanar. Meanwhile, Thambi and family, having lost faith in Sunny, call Pullattuparam Brahmadathan Namboodiri, a Tantric expert, to suggest another solution.

On Durgashtami eve, before carrying out his plan, Sunny asks Nakulan to trigger Ganga and see for himself. When Nakulan does so, she displays Nagavalli's anger. Nakulan shouts at Ganga, stunning her back to normal. She falls unconscious and Nakulan lets her rest. Later that night, Sunny, Nakulan and Mahadevan witness Ganga transforming into Nagavalli, wearing the danseuse's attire and dancing. Mahadevan, whom Ganga believes is Ramanathan, leads her to the rituals performed by Brahmadathan Namboodiri. The Namboodiri converses with Nagavalli and assures that she will behead the Karanavar and take her revenge. Nakulan is brought before "Nagavalli" and before she attempts to slice him, Namboodiri sprays smoke before her and while she is distracted, Sunny turns the platform over, revealing a dummy in Nakulan's place. Nakulan escapes while Ganga slays the dummy, calming Nagavalli as she has her revenge. Ganga falls unconscious as Nagavalli leaves her and Sunny makes her aware of who she actually is.

Nakulan and Ganga are all set to return to Kolkata while Sunny reveals to Sridevi that he wishes to marry her, and also asks Thambi for his blessing. He leaves with the couple while Sridevi watches them through a window from upstairs.

In January 2016, in an article Ormapookkal published by Manorama Weekly, Fazil revealed that initially Bhagyalakshmi dubbed for both Ganga and Nagavalli, but during post-production, some of the crew, including editor Shekar, had a feeling that both voices sounded somewhat similar even though Bhagyalakshmi tried altering her voice for Nagavalli. Since Nagavalli's dialogue are in Tamil language, Fazil hired Tamil dubbing artist Durga for the part. But he forgot to inform it to Bhagyalakshmi, hence she was also unaware of it for a long time. Fazil did not credit Durga in the film; according to him, it was a difficult to make changes in the titles at that time, which was already prepared and her portion in the film was minor. The credits included only Bhagyalakshmi as the dubbing artiste for Shobana.[19] Other dubbing artistes were Anandavally and Ambili, who dubbed for Vinaya Prasad and Rudra.[20]

The soundtrack for the film was composed by M. G. Radhakrishnan which went on to become one of the most popular film albums in Malayalam.[21] The album consists of nine tracks. The lyrics sung are in Malayalam and Tamil written by Bichu Thirumala and Madhu Muttam for Malayalam and Vaali for Tamil.[22]

Manichitrathazhu is considered as a classic and is hailed as one of the best films ever made in Malayalam cinema.[8] The film has consistently fetched maximum ratings for its television screenings.[8] Even twenty years after its release it has been screened more than 12 times a year on an average on Kerala's leading TV channel, Asianet.[8] The film has received the maximum TRP rating on every screening; TRP ratings have increased every year, a rare record for a film produced in Kerala.[8][32] For many Malayalis, Manichitrathazhu is a part of their cultural lives.[33]

In a 2013 online poll in India by IBN Live, Manichitrathazhu was voted second among India's Greatest Films, by audience. The poll was conducted as part of the celebration of Indian cinema completing 100 years. The poll constituted a list of 100 films from different Indian languages.[26] A saree featuring Shobhana in a song scene from this film was released in the market as the Nagavali saree.[34]

One of the most memorable or defining scenes of the movie where Nakulan provokes Ganga to transform into the Nagavalli persona was recreated in later Malayalam films like Om Shanti Oshana.[35] The film was re-released in theatres after 30 years on November 2023.[36]

A spin-off titled Geethaanjali was released on 14 November 2013, directed by Priyadarshan with Mohanlal reprising his role as Sunny in lead role and Suresh Gopi returned as Nakulan but in a cameo appearance.[37]

Ganga (Cyrillic: Ганга) is a type of singing that originated from rural Dinaric mountain region. It is most commonly found in the regions of Herzegovina and Dalmatia, but it can also be found to an extent in western Bosnia, Lika, Kordun and rural areas of north-west Montenegro. It is characterized by a lone singer singing a single line of lyrics, followed by others joining in, using a vocal style that is best described as a wail.

Ganga has historically been closely associated with the region of Herzegovina, where it has developed as a strong sense of cultural identity.[1][2] To ensure its survival, both Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia have taken measures to protect ganga as part of their cultural heritage and encourage its performance.[3]

Ganga is an expressive form of singing. Although both men and women regularly perform ganga, it is extremely unusual for them to perform together, although it was not unusual for Catholic and Muslim men to perform together. Ganga is culture is mainly situated in small towns and villages.

Ganga is a remnant of the archaic polyphonic singing style that can be found throughout the Dinaric region. Over time, local populations developed their own variety of the old-style singing, such as the throat-shaking style of singing ojkanje from Dalmatia, the izvika cry from western Serbia, or the iso-polyphony of Albania and North Macedonia. In the early 20th century, priest and musicologist Branko Marić theorized that the term "ganga" derived from the Albanian word knga which means "song", a possible remnant from the ancient Illyrians.[4] However, others have dismissed the theory and suggested it's derived from the sounds emitting from the performers' voice (gn-gn or gan-gan).[5]

Ganga performers historically sang about things pertaining to them, from the hardships of peasant work to the joys one finds in life. Because of its roots in the rural mountains, ganga has often been viewed by larger society as an oldfashioned or primitive tradition.[citation needed] More recent renditions of ganga have begun to address political issues, frequently adopting overtly nationalistic overtones and incorporating themes from wars and conflict.Several popular Croatian musicians have incorporated some Ganga into their work, such as folk singer Mate Bulić and pop stars Nina Badrić[6] and Severina, the latter with her Eurovision song entry.[7]

With its crafted lyrics the title track speaks about the beautiful birth story of Goddess Ganga and captures the many emotions and devotion we have for Goddess Ganga. The song beautifully conveys the story of how Goddess Ganga came to life from the nail of Lord Vishnu and how Lord Shiva helped her descend on earth to save humanity.

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