Janani (1999 film)

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]

Janani
Directed by	Rajeevnath
Screenplay by	Zachariah Rajeevnath
Story by	Renji Panicker
Starring	Siddique
Cinematography	Suresh P Nair
Edited by	Beena Paul
Music by	Ouseppachan
Production company	Chitranjali
Release date	1999 (1999)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Synopsis

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

Cast

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

Soundtrack

The soundtrack of the film was composed by Ouseppachan, with lyrics penned by Kavalam Narayana Panicker, John Panickal, and Gireesh Puthenchery.

Soundtrack Album

#	Song	Lyrics	Singers
1	"Athyunnathangal"	Kavalam Narayana Panicker	K. J. Yesudas
2	"Bhoomukham Kaanum"	John Panickal	K. J. Yesudas
3	"Kunjikunjomana"	Kavalam Narayana Panicker	K. J. Yesudas
4	"Kunjikunjomana"	Kavalam Narayana Panicker	K. S. Chithra
5	"Manjaadi Manikkutta"	Kavalam Narayana Panicker	Sujatha Mohan
6	"Nasrethil Uyarnnoru Nakshthram"	John Panickal	M. G. Sreekumar
7	"Niraamayaa Nee Varavaayi"	Gireesh Puthenchery	Sreenivas
8	"Venalkkariyila"	Kavalam Narayana Panicker	K. S. Chithra

Awards

Kerala Film Critics Association Awards

• Best Female Playback Singer - Sujatha Mohan

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]