Makaramanju
The Mist of Capricorn
The film tells the story of Raja Ravi Varma at a certain stage in his life. He is in the process of painting a masterpiece. The theme of his painting is Pururavas, the legendary king who fell in love with the heavenly nymph Urvashi, who later agrees to become his wife on certain conditions, but disappears without a trace when she discovers that the conditions were violated. Pururavas wanders all around to find her and ultimately does get united with his lover. Ravi Varma, during his work, finds himself attracted to his model Sugandha Bhai and this relationship begin to acquire certain shades of the legend of Urvashi and Pururavas. Together they are thrown into a torrent of love and passion from which they find it difficult to scape.
Directed by Lenin Rajendran · Written by Lenin Rajendran
Cast
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Santosh Sivan Ravi Varma -
Karthika Nair Suganda Baai / Urvashi -
Lakshmi Sharma Bhageerathi -
Mallika Kapoor Vasundhara -
Jagathy Sreekumar Govardhandas Makhanji -
Saiju Kurup Raja Raja Varma -
Chithra Iyer Rukku Baai -
Nithya Menen Model -
Shamna Kasim Model -
Dinesh Panicker Divan
Make it a double feature
4h 12m together
Makaramanju
Kulam
Both from Lenin Rajendran.
