Manorama Six Feet Under (2007)

Rajasthan-based Satyaveer Singh Randhawa works as a Junior Engineer with Lahkot Municipality's Public Works Department and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his wife, Nimmi, and son, Raju... See full summary »

Director:

Navdeep Singh

Writers:

Devika Bhagat (story), Navdeep Singh (story),

Stars:

Abhay Deol, Gul Panag, Raima Sen

Cast

Credited cast:
Abhay Deol	...	Satyaveer Randhawa
Gul Panag	...	Nimmi
Raima Sen	...	Sheetal / Neetu
Sarika	...	Manorama
Kulbhushan Kharbanda	...	Minister P.P. Rathore
Vinay Pathak	...	Brij Mohan
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yana Gupta	...	Herself (Illusion)
Jogiji	...	Fauji
Brijendra Kala	...	Bihari lal
Nawazuddin Siddiqui

Storyline

Rajasthan-based Satyaveer Singh Randhawa works as a Junior Engineer with Lahkot Municipality's Public Works Department and lives a middle-class lifestyle with his wife, Nimmi, and son, Raju. The region faces drought and extreme temperatures, with the local Irrigation Minister, P.P. Rathore, making tall promises of diverting water from Haryana and Punjab via a canal that is being constructed on a controversial site. Satyeveer also authored a fictional novel 'Manorama' that sold only about 200 copies. So dismayed was he with this that he decided to not even keep a copy for his private library. To make matters worse he accepts a motorbike from Seema Constructions as a bribe, is apprehended, and suspended pending an inquiry. Now out of a job, he is approached by Manorama Rathore, the wife of the Irrigation Minister, to collect evidence that her husband is having an extra-marital affair for a fee of Twenty thousand rupees. Satyaveer accepts this offer little knowing that he will soon be ...

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Plot Keywords:

drought | bribe | book | murder | deceit | 

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Taglines:

In The Desert, Nothing Is What it Seems

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

India

Language:

Hindi

Release Date:

21 September 2007 (India)

Filming Locations:

Rajasthan, India

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shemaroo Entertainment

Technical Specs

Runtime:

135 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Features Chinatown (1974)

User Reviews

a must watch suspense

Before watching Manorama, i considered Johnny Gaddar as best scripted suspense movie of modern times, but Manorama is far above from Johnny. The best thing is that the storyline looks real and on the level of a common person. It is not like a typical Hindi Cinema (bollywood) suspense movie with the protagonist playing a hero. I gave 9 because i felt detached in middle of the movie but approaching to the end, it captures attention and the climax is well written. I'll curse myself for not watching it for so long even after i heard its praise from my friends. Abhay Deol looks good as a Middle class Rajasthani and so as Gul Panag. Vinay Pathak is exceptional as usual.