Munshi (TV programme)

Munshi
Directed by Anil Banerjee
Country of origin India
Original language(s) Malayalam
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 6,399 (as of 14 July 2018)
Production
Production location(s) Kerala
Release
Original network Asianet News
Original release September 2000 – present
External links
Website

Munshi is an Indian Malayalam-language political and social satire television programme on the Malayalam-language news channel Asianet News.[1] The show is directed by Anil Banerjee; it has aired continuously since September 2000.[2] Earlier it was aired on Asianet.

Although the original idea during the show's inception was "giving a visualised treatment to pocket cartoons", after about 300 episodes, it "deviate[d] to the path of politics".[3]

Characters

Characters are sketched such that they come from a widely different backgrounds, with different political and religious outlooks. It sets a secular atmosphere in the show.[3]

  • Munshi - the khadi-clad central character
  • School student - seen with a Pazhampori in his hand
  • Kariyachan - seen with neck brace
  • Panicker - always wearing formals
  • Motta - carrying a rooster in his hands
  • Hajiyar - carries an umbrella
  • Thirumeni - a Hindu priest
  • Sakhavu - a comrade who addresses everyone else as 'Sakhavu'
  • President

Format

Each episode takes up a social or political topic that is part of the current affairs. The characters, who belong to different socio-political backgrounds, narrates their opinion on the issue. The three-to-five minute strip ends with Munshi stating his view on the topic, often with a quirky proverb or pithy quote. The Munshi never takes part in others' discussion, his sole role is in delivering the final comment. The show begins and ends with a rooster's cock-a-doodle-do sound.

Cast and crew

  • Munshi was initially played by KP Sivasankara Kurup for the first 10 years of the show. He was later removed from the cast when he joined politics. [4] He was replaced by Achuthath Vasudevan Krishnan Moosad.[4] [5]
  • School student - Shreeju Nedumangad
  • Kariyachan - Ayyappan
  • Panicker - Sreekumar
  • Hajiyar - Rajendran
  • Sakhavu - Madhu Pulavettam
  • Motta - Hari
  • Cameraman - Ajai Kumar G R

References

  1. Official Page of the show
  2. "Munshi completes 4,000 episodes". The Hindu. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 Interview with Director Anil Banerjee
  4. "At last, politics catches up with 'Munshi'". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  5. Interview with AVK Moosad
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