''Manvini Bhavai'' is a 1993

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

film directed

Upendra Trivedi Upendra Jethalal Trivedi (14 July 1936 4 January 2015) was an Indian film and stage actor, director and producer who was one of the most prolific actors of Gujarati cinema. As an actor films like '' Mehndi Rang Lagyo'' (1960), ''Jogidas Khuman' ...

, starring Upendra Trivedi and

Anuradha Patel Anuradha Patel (born 30 August 1961) is an Indian actress of the famous Ganguly family. Early life Anuradha was born in Mumbai. Her maternal grandfather is the Hindi veteran actor Ashok Kumar and her grand-uncle is Kishore Kumar. Personal li ...

in lead role. The film was produced by Upendra Trivedi and Aashish Trivedi. Based on an eponymous novel written by Indian writer

Pannalal Patel Pannalal Nanalal Patel (7 May 1912 – 6 April 1989) was an Indian author known for his contributions in Gujarati literature. He wrote more than 20 short story collections, such as ''Sukhdukhna Sathi'' (1940) and ''Vatrakne Kanthe'' (1952), and ...

, the film tells a love story of Kalu (Trivedi) and Raju (Patel), with a backdrop of rural setting of

north Gujarat North Gujarat (), the Northern part of Indian state of Gujarat includes the districts of Gandhinagar, Banaskantha, Sabarkantha, Aravalli, Mehsana, and Patan. North Gujarat is dominant in the dairy industry. Currently, the water table of th ...

Cast

*Chandrakant Pandya *Kalpana Divan

Plot

The film narrates the story of farmer and his struggle to survive during the

Indian famine of 1899–1900 The Indian famine of 1899–1900 began with the failure of the summer monsoons in 1899 over Western and Central India and, during the next year, affected an area of and a population of 59.5 million. The famine was acute in the Central Provinc ...

. With a backdrop of famine, it depicts a love story between Kalu (Trivedi) and Raju (Patel).

Accolades

The film won the National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Gujarati at the 41st National Film Awards. Producers Aashish Trivedi and Upendra Trivedi were awarded the Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of , while director Upendra Trivedi was awarded the Rajat Kamal and a cash prize of . The award was given for depicting the drought-torn lives of villagers through the eyes of the protagonist.

References

External links

* {{IMDb title, tt4127096 Indian historical films