Manaroopa

Manaroopa (English: Reflection of Mind) is a 2019 Indian psychological crime thriller film based on the philosophy of existential nihilism in Kannada language. The film also addresses the subject of narcissism and is written & directed by Kiran Hegde.[1] Produced by CMCR movies, the music of movie is given by Sarvanaa and cinematography is done by Govinda Raj.[2][3] Dialogues of this movie are given by Mahabala Seethalabhavi and Kiran Hegde.[4] 90% of the movie has been shot in and around the hinterland of Sirsi and Siddapur forests of Western Ghats of Karnataka that are unexplored.

Manaroopa
Official Release Poster
Directed byKiran Hegde
Produced byKiran Hegde
Story byKiran Hegde
Based onExistential Nihilism
StarringDileep Kumar, Anusha Rao, Nisha B.R, Aryan & Shivaprasad
Music bySarvanaa
CinematographyGovinda Raj
Edited bySuri and Loki
Production
company
CMCR Movies
Release date
  • 22 November 2019 (2019-11-22)
Running time
132 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageKannada

Manaroopa's story is about the dilemma of millennials and their maskaphobia (fear of masks). The film also captures narcissist characteristics that are portrayed by people in virtual world. The entire story takes place over 40 hours and offers a strange experience for the viewers to enjoy and probably relate to this era of selfies and self-obsession[3]

Plot

The plot revolves around five former college friends who go for a night trek to a place in forest called Karadi Guhe. En route, they find many ominous signs. However, they decide to setup the camp and the group finds two people missing when they wake up. Another of their friend is gagged and tied up. They also find that all that they had was stolen overnight. There is a cryptic message on a balloon and they decide to split up to find their friends and go back to home. The story revolves on a two-day journey of a strange experience of all five friends. It keeps the audiences hooked as they too feel as if it is their own self-obsessions having a causal relation with the story of this movie.

Manaroopa is considered a bold attempt by Kiran Hegde, debutant director, due to the relevance of its sociological theme in consonant to the current era. It accommodates multifaceted human feelings from thinking perspectives of the new generation especially their inestimable contrasting attributes of ambiguity, obsessed with love & relationships, crime, morality, loneliness and helplessness.[5][6]

Cast

Manaroopa has Dileep Kumar, Anusha Rao, Nisha B.R, Aryan, Shivaprasad as the five friends in the lead roles. The film also has B. Suresh, Amogh Siddarth, Gaja Ninasam, Prajwal Gowda, Ramanand Inakai, Satish Golikoppa, Pawan Kalmane, Yashodha Hosakatta and K.N.Hegde in the supporting roles.[7][1][8]

Reception and criticism

Tanvi PS from Times of India gave Manaroopa 3 star out of 5. She said, "Manaroopa has the makings of a good psychological thriller - it is dark, eerie, a tad disturbing, and packs in some good thrills."[9] Vijay Karnataka also gave it 3 out of 5 stars and called this film as 'a new age psychological thriller'.[10] Kannada Prabha writes “Manaroopa film has a strange storyline which address on loneliness, self-destruction, psychological issues in the backdrop of forest in a good manner” and gave 3 stars.[11]

Awards and recognition

Manaroopa film won many awards from various international film festivals. Film's theme, direction, performances of the artists, music, cinematography, and sound design have received the most attention from festival's juries. Manaroopa has won the following awards and recognitions since its release:

  • Best Experimental Film Award at Café Irani Chaii International Film Festival 2020, Mumbai, India
  • Official Selection for Miami International Film Festival 2020 in Florida, United States[12]
  • Best Cult Feature Film Award; Best Foreign Feature Film Award; Best Thriller Film Award and Best Music Director Award for Music Director Sarvanaa at Istanbul Film Awards 2020, Istanbul, Turkey[13]
  • Best Debut Director Award for Kiran Hegde; Best Cinematography Award for Govinda Raj and Best Supporting Actor Award for Amogh Siddarth at 10th Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival 2020, New Delhi, India.[14]

Release

The movie is available on Amazon Prime Videos.[12]

References
  1. R, Shilpa Sebastian (2019-11-04). "Debutant Dilip Kumar on the upcoming psychological thriller 'Manaroopa'". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  2. "Manaroopa artist poster explores Karadi Guhe". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  3. R, Shilpa Sebastian (2019-04-16). "Of self and selfies". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  4. admin (2019-10-26). "Manaroopa - Kannada Suspense thriller Film - Releasing on 22nd Nov, 2019". FilmGappa. Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  5. Manaroopa Movie Review: An engrossing thriller, retrieved 2020-03-16
  6. "Manaroopa (2019) | Manaroopa Movie | Manaroopa Kannada Movie Cast & Crew, Release Date, Review, Photos, Videos". FilmiBeat. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  7. "Manaroopa- Official Trailer | Kannada Movie News - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  8. "ಸೈಕಾಲಾಜಿಕಲ್ ಥ್ರಿಲ್ಲರ್ 'ಮನರೂಪ' ಪೋಸ್ಟರ್ ರಿಲೀಸ್!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 2020-03-16.
  9. Manaroopa Movie Review: An engrossing thriller, retrieved 2020-03-18
  10. "ಮನರೂಪ-Movie Review". www.vijaykarnataka.com (in Kannada). Retrieved 2020-03-18.
  11. "ಚಿತ್ರ ವಿಮರ್ಶೆ: ಮನರೂಪ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 2020-04-08.
  12. Reddy, Y. Maheswara ReddyY Maheswara; Mar 20, Bangalore Mirror Bureau | Updated:; 2020; Ist, 04:00. "Kannada film Manaroopa gets experimental film award". Bangalore Mirror. Retrieved 2020-04-08.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  13. "ಕಿರಣ್‌ ಹೆಗಡೆ ನಿರ್ದೇಶನದ 'ಮನರೂಪ' ಚಿತ್ರಕ್ಕೆ ಅಂತಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಪ್ರಶಸ್ತಿ!". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  14. "Kannada film 'Manaroopa' bags awards at the Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival". The Hindu. 2020-05-06. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
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