Janani (1999 film) explained

Janani is a 1999 Indian Malayalam film, directed by Rajeevnath, starring Siddique in the lead role. Rajeevnath won the National Film Award for Best Direction.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Synopsis

The film is about seven nuns who take care of an orphaned baby.^[4]

Cast

• Siddique as Father
• Kavitha Ladnier as Sister Mary Ann
• Latheef as Doctor
• Rosline as Sr. Victoria
• Santhakumari as Servant Eliyamma
• Rukhmini

Reception

Reviewing the film at the Palm Springs Film Festival in 2000, Robert Koehler of Variety opined that "What appears to be a drama about how an elderly nun will fit into convent culture dissolves into random sequences of various innocuous relationships".^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: "Casablanca" to be remade on Indian shores. Tharakan. Tony. 8 August 2007. Reuters.
2. Web site: Paris Hilton is no Mother Teresa. Rediff.com. Shobha Warrier. 12 June 2006.
3. Web site: B.R. Chopra gets Phalke award. The Tribune.
4. Web site: Is Paris Hilton The Next Mother Teresa?. The New York Times. 4 April 2006.
5. Web site: Janani. Variety. Koehler. Koehler. 22 January 2000.