32-703: [REDACTED] Look up sa:मनोरमा in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Manorama may refer to: People [ edit ] Manorama (Hindi actress) (1926–2008), Indian actress in Hindi films Manorama (Tamil actress) (1937-2015), Indian actress in Tamil films Manorama Madhwaraj (born 1940), Indian politician Manorama Thampuratti , 18th-century Sanskrit scholar Ruth Manorama (born 1952), Indian activist and politician Thangjam Manorama (1970–2004), Indian woman killed by
64-599: A 1959 Telugu film Manorama (film) , a 2009 Telugu film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Manorama . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manorama&oldid=1221040823 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Human name disambiguation pages Indian feminine given names Feminine given names Hidden categories: Short description
96-559: A child artiste in 1936 in Lahore, under the name Baby Iris . Thereafter, she made her debut as an adult actress in 1941, and performed to her final role in Water in 2005, her career extending over 60 years. Through her career she acted in over 160 films. After playing heroine roles in the early 1940s, she settled into playing villainous or comic roles. She played comic roles in superhit films such as Half Ticket appearing alongside Kishore Kumar and
128-586: A new life in Calcutta . She agrees to go away with him. Her plan is disrupted when Chuyia accidentally reveals their affair to Madhumati. Enraged at losing a source of income and afraid of the social disgrace, Madhumati locks Kalyani up. Much to everyone's surprise, the God-fearing Shakuntala lets Kalyani out to go meet Narayan, who ferries her across the river to take her to his home. However, when Kalyani recognizes Narayan's bungalow, she realizes that Narayan
160-761: A paramilitary group Manorama, fictional character in the 2007 Indian thriller film Manorama Six Feet Under Media [ edit ] Malayala Manorama , daily Malayalam-language newspaper based in Kottayam, Kerala, India Manorama Weekly , a Malayalam-language magazine based in Kottayam, Kerala Manorama Music , a music company of India Manorama News , a Malayalam news channel Manorama radio , an FM radio station in Kerala Onmanorama , an Indian streaming service ManoramaMax , an Indian streaming service Manorama (1924 film) , an Indian film directed by Homi Master Manorama (1959 film) ,
192-500: A priest, who makes her aware of her unjust and unholy situation. She becomes attached to Chuyia upon her arrival at the ashram. Chuyia is convinced that her stay is a temporary one and that her mother will come to take her away but quickly adapts to her new life. She befriends Kalyani, and witnesses Kalyani's budding romance with Narayan ( John Abraham ), a charming upper-class follower of Mahatma Gandhi . Despite her initial reluctance, Kalyani eventually buys into his dream of marriage and
224-420: A replacement for Kalyani. Shakuntala finds out and tries to prevent the worst, but she is too late. When Shakuntala finds Chuyia, Chuyia is deeply traumatized and catatonic. Cradling Chuyia, Shakuntala spends the night on the shores of the river. Walking through town with Chuyia in her arms, she hears talk of Gandhi speaking at the train station, ready to leave town. She follows the crowd to receive his blessing. As
256-555: A story of intertwining strands in a wholly compelling manner. Water , set in the British colonial India of 1938, is as beautiful as it is harrowing, its idyllic setting beside the sacred Ganges River contrasting with the widows' oppressive existence as outcasts. The film seethes with anger over their plight yet never judges, and possesses a lyrical, poetical quality. Just like the Ganges, life goes on flowing, no matter what. Mehta sees her people in
288-458: A stroke in 2007, though she recovered from it, she suffered from speech slurring and other complications. She died on 15 February 2008 in Charkop , Mumbai . She is survived by a daughter Rita Haksar. Rita did Suraj aur Chanda as heroine opposite Sanjeev Kumar, but later married an engineer and settled in the gulf. Water (2005 film) Water ( Hindi : जल , romanized : Jal )
320-508: A suicide protest to stop the film production. The resulting tensions and economic setbacks led to several years of struggle as Mehta was eventually forced to film Water in Sri Lanka , rather than in India. Finally Mehta was able to make the film, but with a new cast and under a false title ( River Moon ) in 2003. The struggle to make the film was detailed by Mehta's daughter, Devyani Saltzman , in
352-467: Is a 2005 drama film written and directed by Deepa Mehta , with screenplay by Anurag Kashyap . It is set in 1938 and explores the lives of widows at an ashram in India. The film is also the third and final installment of Mehta's Elements trilogy . It was preceded by Fire (1996) and Earth (1998). Author Bapsi Sidhwa wrote the 2006 novel based upon the film, Water: A Novel , published by Milkweed Press. Sidhwa's earlier novel, Cracking India
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#1733084924285384-526: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Manorama (Hindi actress) Manorama (16 August 1926 – 15 February 2008) was an Indian character actress in Bollywood known best for her role as the comical tyrant aunt in Seeta Aur Geeta (1972) and in films such as Ek Phool Do Maali (1969) and Do Kaliyaan (1968). She started her career as
416-548: Is that "this compassionate work of social criticism is also luminous, due to both its lyrical imagery and cast". On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 77 out of 100, based on 25 critics reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". The film received high praise from Kevin Thomas, writing in the Los Angeles Times : For all her impassioned commitment as a filmmaker, Mehta never preaches but instead tells
448-479: Is the son of one of the men whom she has been pimped out to. In shock, she demands that he take her back. Narayan confronts his father, learning the reason for Kalyani's actions. Disgusted, he decides to walk out on his father and join Mahatma Gandhi ( Mohan Jhangiani ). He arrives at the ashram to take Kalyani with him, only to find that Kalyani has drowned herself. Madhumati sends Chuyia away to be prostituted as
480-477: The 79th Academy Awards , it was nominated, but it did not win. In 1938 India , Chuyia ( Sarala Kariyawasam ) is an eight-year-old girl, whose husband suddenly dies. In keeping with traditions of widowhood, she is dressed in a white sari , her head is shaven and she is left in an ashram , to spend the rest of her life in renunciation. There are fourteen women who live in the dilapidated house, sent there to expiate bad karma , as well as to relieve their families of
512-510: The Red Cross in the 1940s in Lahore. At the age of nine, she was spotted by Roop K. Shorey in a school concert in Lahore. She started off as a child artist in Khazanchi (1941), under the screen name Manorama (given by Shorey), and grew into a very successful and high-paid actress of Lahore. After partition she shifted to Mumbai. Actor Chandramohan recommended her to producers. Although she acted in
544-405: The actors Shabana Azmi , Nandita Das and Akshay Kumar . Her earlier film, Fire , however, had previously attracted hostility from conservative right-wing organizations, which objected to her subject matter and portrayal of conservative households in a negative light. Protestors organised protests and attacks on cinemas that screened that film. The day before filming of Water was due to begin,
576-457: The background score was composed by Mychael Danna , although the songs which Rahman had composed before opting out were retained. In 2008, inspired by the film, Dilip Mehta directed a documentary, The Forgotten Woman about widows in India. The film was also written by Deepa Mehta. Water was announced as Canada's submission for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film at
608-468: The crew was informed that there were complications with their location permits for filming. The following day, they learned that 2,000 protesters had stormed the ghats , destroying and burning the main film set and throwing the remnants into the Ganges in protest of what ultimately were revealed to be false accusations regarding the subject matter of the film. A right-wing politician Arun Pathak also organised
640-517: The film in India, the Indian censor boards cleared the film with a "U" certificate. It was released in India on 9 March 2007. During Sri Lanka screening, the film collected Rs. 42 million for its 38 days screening. Water received mostly positive reviews. On Rotten Tomatoes the film has an approval rating of 91% based on reviews from 96 critics, with an average rating of 7.6 out of 10. The site's consensus
672-417: The financial and emotional burdens of caring for widows. The ashram is ruled by Madhumati ( Manorama ), a pompous lady in her 70s. Her only friend is the pimp, Gulabi ( Raghuvir Yadav ), a hijra who keeps Madhumati supplied with cannabis . The two also have a side business: Gulabi helps Madhumati prostitute Kalyani ( Lisa Ray ), a beautiful young widow, by ferrying her across the Ganges to customers. Kalyani
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#1733084924285704-565: The legendary Madhubala. She gave memorable performances in Dus Lakh , Jhanak Jhanak Payal Baaje , Mujhe Jeene Do , Mehboob ki Menhdi , Caravan , Bombay to Goa and Lawaris . She acted in films since 1941 under her name Manorama. Her real name was Erin Issac Daniels . She had an Irish mother and an Indian Christian father, who was a professor in an engineering college. A trained classical singer and dancer, she used to do stage shows for
736-520: The round, entrapped and blinded by a cruel and outmoded custom dictated by ancient religious texts but sustained more often by a family's desire to relieve itself of the economic burden of supporting widows. As a result, she is able to inject considerable humor in her stunningly perceptive and beautifully structured narrative. Water emerges as a film of extraordinary richness and complexity. Jeannette Catsoulis of The New York Times selected Water as NYT Critics' Pick, calling it "exquisite": "Serene on
768-453: The series Dustak which also featured Shahrukh Khan . She shot for Mahesh Bhatt's Junoon (1992) too, but her role was snipped at the editing table. Around 2001, she worked with Balaji Telefilms for their serials Kashti and Kundali . She also played Hiten Tejwani's grandmother's role in the serial Kutumb . Her last movie was Deepa Mehta 's Water (2005), where she mesmerised Hollywood critics with her performance. According to her, she
800-469: The superhit Punjabi film Lachchi , she was relegated to play Dilip Kumar's sister in Ghar ki Izzat (1948). After her marriage to actor Rajan Haksar, she was slotted into character roles and then to villainous or comedian roles. After several years of marriage, she got divorced. Her last Hindi movie was Akbar Khan's Haadsa (1983). She switched to TV serials and shifted to Delhi for five years, where she worked in
832-545: The surface yet roiling underneath, the film neatly parallels the plight of widows under Hindu fundamentalism to that of India under British colonialism". Roger Ebert of Chicago Sun-Times said: "The film is lovely in the way Satyajit Ray 's films are lovely and the best elements of Water involve the young girl and the experiences seen through her eyes. I would have been content if the entire film had been her story" and gave it three stars out of four. Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer also praises Mehta's work on
864-603: The train departs, in an act of desperation Shakuntala runs alongside the train, asking people to take Chuyia with them. She spots Narayan on the train and hands Chuyia over to him. The train departs, carrying Chuyia away while leaving the teary-eyed Shakuntala behind. Water is a co-production between Canada, India and the United States. The film debuted on 8 September 2005 at the Toronto International Film Festival . After several controversies surrounding
896-514: The trilogy saying that "profound, passionate and overflowing with incomparable beauty, Water , like the prior two films in director Deepa Mehta's "Elements" trilogy, celebrates the lives of women who resist marginalisation by Indian society". In December 2005, it was named to the Toronto International Film Festival 's annual Canada's Top Ten list of the year's best Canadian films. Mehta had originally intended to direct Water in February 2000, with
928-435: Was first released in India on 9 March 2007. The film stars Seema Biswas , Lisa Ray , John Abraham and Sarala Kariyawasam in pivotal roles and Manorama , Kulbhushan Kharbanda , Waheeda Rehman , Raghuvir Yadav and Vinay Pathak in supporting roles. Featured songs for the film were composed by A. R. Rahman , with lyrics by Sukhwinder Singh and Raqeeb Alam. After Rahman quit the film following nationwide controversy,
960-436: Was forced into prostitution as a teenager to support the ashram. Shakuntala ( Seema Biswas ) is perhaps the most enigmatic of the women. Attractive, witty and sharp, she is also one of the few widows who can read. She exudes enough anger that even Madhumati leaves her alone. Shakuntala is caught between being a God-fearing, devout Hindu, and her hatred of being a widow. She seeks the counsel of Sadananda ( Kulbhushan Kharbanda ),
992-519: Was the basis for Earth , the second film in the trilogy. Water is a dark introspect into the tales of rural Indian widows in the 1940s and covers controversial subjects such as child marriage, misogyny and ostracism. The film premiered at the 2005 Toronto International Film Festival , where it was honoured with the Opening Night Gala, and was released across Canada in November of that year. It
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1024-490: Was the first and final choice to play Madhumati in the film. The production of the film was stopped in Varanasi, and five years later it was started again in Sri Lanka , the entire cast was changed except for her. She was married to Rajan Haksar, also an actor and after the partition of India in 1947, the couple shifted to Bombay , where Rajan became a producer, while Manorama reestablished her acting career. Manorama suffered
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