Manthan
Sign in to saveManthan, also released under the translated title The Churning, is a 1976 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, and written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. It is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also demonstrated the power of "collective might" as it was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each. Manthan is the first crowdfunded Indian film.
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7.1A veterinarian, Dr. Rao, makes a visit to a village, where he intends to commence a co-operative society dairy for the betterment of the rural people. The film is set against the backdrop of the White Revolution of India (Operation Flood) which started in 1970. It was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each.
Released: 1976-10-01134 minDir: Shyam BenegalDrama
Cast
- Girish Karnad as Dr. Manohar Rao
- Smita Patil as Bindu
- Naseeruddin Shah as Bhola
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda as Sarpanch
- Amrish Puri as Ganga Prasad Mishra
- Mohan Agashe as Deshmukh
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Key facts
- Film.name
- Manthan
- Film.image
- Manthan poster.jpg
- Film.director
- Shyam Benegal
- Film.studio
- Gujarat Co-operative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd.
- Film.writer
- Kaifi Azmi (dialogue)
- Film.screenplay
- Vijay Tendulkar
- Film.starring
- Girish KarnadSmita PatilNaseeruddin Shah
- Film.music
- Vanraj Bhatia
- Film.cinematography
- Govind Nihalani
- Film.editing
- Bhanudas Divakar
- Film.runtime
- 134 minutes
- Film.language
- Hindi
- Film.country
- India
Key dates
- Published
- 1976
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- film
- Genre
- political film
- Country of origin
- India
- Original language
- Hindi
- Director
- Shyam Benegal
- Screenwriter
- Kaifi Azmi
- Cast member
- Naseeruddin Shah
- Composer
- Vanraj Bhatia
- Narrative location
- Gujarat
- Duration
- +134
Article
10 sectionsContents
- Plot
- Cast
- Development and production
- Release
- Restoration
- Soundtrack
- Awards and nominations
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Manthan, also released under the translated title The Churning, is a 1976 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, and written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. It is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also demonstrated the power of "collective might" as it was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each. Manthan is the first crowdfunded Indian film.
The film won the 1977 National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Hindi and National Film Award for Best Screenplay for Vijay Tendulkar, and was also India's submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film in 1976. A restored version was released in the Cannes Classics section of the 2024 Cannes Film Festival.