Daya (film): Difference between revisions

daya
daya
	DVD Cover
Directed by	Venu
Written by	M. T. Vasudevan Nair
Produced by	C. K. Gopinath
Starring	Manju Warrier; Krishna; Nedumudi Venu
Cinematography	Sunny Joseph
Edited by	Beena Paul
Music by	Songs:; Vishal Bhardwaj; Background Score:; Sharreth
Release date	1998;
Running time	150 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Browse history interactively

← Previous edit

Content deleted Content added

VisualWikitext

Inline

Latest revision as of 16:47, 2 November 2024

Daya is a 1998 Indian Malayalam-language period film written by M. T. Vasudevan Nair, directed by Venu, and starring Manju Warrier in the title role. The film is a loose adaption of the story of Zumurrud from the Middle Eastern folktales One Thousand and One Nights: though the plot is somewhat different. Vishal Bhardwaj scored the music of the film. It was the directorial debut of cinematographer Venu.^[1] He won the awards for best debut director at the National Film Awards and Kerala State Film Awards.

Plot

The film is set in the Middle-East in the pre-Islam period. It is about the adventures of a lively and intelligent slave girl named Daya. Mansoor, the son of an aging and wealthy nobleman, is used to an extravagant way of life. Squandering his wealth after his father's death, he is forsaken by all his friends, except the loyal slave girl, Daya, who suggests that she be sold at the slave market for an exorbitant price. The envoys of the King interrupt the sale and take Daya to court, where she is tested for her intelligence. She clears the test and is showered with gifts. The King also allows her to live with Mansoor, but is kidnapped by Ali Shah and Rashid who has the business of selling slave women. Mansoor with the help of his new neighbor, Amina, plans to save Daya from Ali Shah's kota. But Mansoor reaches late that night and Daya mistaking someone else as Mansoor is taken away by the thief, Minnal jawan. She is forced to masquerade as a man to save herself from Minnal jawan. As a man, she travels to another kingdom where the king is searching for a loyal minister. She in the disguise of a man passes all the difficult tests, including an archery competition and a sword-fighting duel. She lets herself get defeated by the king in a chess match and impresses the King. The King makes her the minister. The King's daughter gets infatuated by her thinking she is a man. She as the minister intelligently takes revenge on everyone who ill-treated her with the help of Amina. She finally meets a confessional Mansoor and decides to elope with him as the King is planning her marriage with the princess. The King finds out the truth and decides to punish Daya - a woman who dared to challenge men. The people support Daya's wisdom and request the King to forgive her as the kingdom needs Daya's wisdom as a minister. The King forgives Daya and re-appoints her as the minister. The story ends on a happy note with Daya and Mansoor getting married.

Cast

Manju Warrier as Daya / Sumuru / Sameer
Krishna as Mansoor
Nedumudi Venu as a King
Smita Bansal as Princess
K. P. A. C. Lalitha as Amina
Captain Raju as the Sultan
Lal as Kombanali
E.A. Rajendran as Rasheed
Kozhikode Narayanan Nair as Syed Anwar, Mansoor's father
T. P. Madhavan as Hussain
Alencier Ley Lopez ( Uncredited role )

Awards

National Film Awards^[2]

Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director - Venu
Best Costume Designer - S. B. Satheesan
Best Choreographer - Brinda Master

Kerala State Film Awards

Soundtrack

The soundtrack for the film was composed by Vishal Bhardwaj. The lyrics were written by O. N. V. Kurup.Sharreth composed the original background score of the movie.

"Kanni Penne" - K. J. Yesudas
"Neeyen Kamamohini" - Hariharan
"Saradendu" - K. S. Chithra
"Sneha Lolamam" - K. S. Chithra
"Sneha Lolamam" - Sudeep Kumar
"Swargam Thedi" - Sujatha
"Visada Ragam" - K. J. Yesudas
"Vishada Ragam" - Radhika Thilak

References

^ "Movies: An interview with cinematographer turned director Venu". Rediff.com. 2 December 1997. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
^ "National Film Awards 1999"

External links

Daya at IMDb
Daya at Oneindia.in

[1] "Movies: An interview with cinematographer turned director Venu". Rediff.com. 2 December 1997. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

[2] "National Film Awards 1999"

[1]

[2]

@@ Line 2: / Line 2: @@
 {{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
 {{Infobox film
-|name           = Daya
+|name           = daya
 |image          = Daya (film).jpg
-|caption        =
+|caption        = DVD Cover
 |director       = [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
 |producer       = C. K. Gopinath
 |writer         = [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
-|starring       = [[Manju Warrier]]<br>[[Krishna (Malayalam actor)]]<br>[[Nedumudi Venu]]
+|starring       = [[Manju Warrier]]<br>[[Krishna (Malayalam actor)|Krishna]]<br>[[Nedumudi Venu]]
 |music          = '''Songs:'''<br>[[Vishal Bhardwaj]]<br>'''Background Score:'''<br>[[Sharreth]]
 |cinematography = [[Sunny Joseph]]
@@ Line 20: / Line 20: @@
 |gross          =
 }}
-'''''Daya''''' is a 1998 [[Malayalam]] period film written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]], directed by [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]], and starring [[Manju Warrier]] in the lead role. The storyline of the film is adapted from ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]''. [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] scored the music of the film. It was the directorial debut of cinematographer Venu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/dec/02ven.htm|title=Cinamatographer Venu interview on Daya|date=2 December 1997|publisher=[[Rediff.com]]|accessdate=16 March 2011}}</ref> He won the awards for best debut director at the [[National Film Awards (India)|National Film Awards]] and [[Kerala State Film Awards]].
+'''''Daya''''' is a 1998 Indian [[Malayalam]]-language period film written by [[M. T. Vasudevan Nair]], directed by [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]], and starring [[Manju Warrier]] in the title role. The film is a loose adaption of the story of Zumurrud from the Middle Eastern folktales ''[[One Thousand and One Nights]]:'' though the plot is somewhat different. [[Vishal Bhardwaj]] scored the music of the film. It was the directorial debut of cinematographer Venu.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rediff.com/movies/dec/02ven.htm|title=Movies: An interview with cinematographer turned director Venu|date=2 December 1997|work=[[Rediff.com]]|access-date=16 March 2011}}</ref> He won the awards for best debut director at the [[National Film Awards]] and [[Kerala State Film Awards]].
-== Plot ==
+==Plot==
-The film is set in the Middle-East in the pre-Islam period. It is about the adventures of a lively and intelligent slave girl named Daya ([[Manju Warrier]]). Mansoor ([[Krishna (Malayalam actor)]]), the son of an aging and wealthy nobleman, is used to an extravagant way of life. Squandering his wealth after his father's death, he is forsaken by all his friends, except the loyal slave girl, Daya, who suggests that she be sold at the slave market for an exorbitant price. The envoys of the King interrupt the sale and take Daya to court, where she is tested for her intelligence, she passes and then she is showered with gifts. The King also allows her to live with Mansoor; But she gets kidnapped by Ali shah and Rashid who has business of selling slave women. Mansoor with the help of his new neighbor Amina plans to save Daya from ali shah's kota. But mansoor reaches late that night and Daya mistaking a man as Mansoor is taken away by a thief Minnal jawan. She is forced to masquerade as a man to save herself from Minnal jawan. As a man she travels to another kingdom. She goes to another kingdom where the king is searching for a loyal minister. She in the disguise of a man passes all the difficult tests like an archery competition and a sword fighting duel. She lets herself get defeated by the king in a chess match and impresses the king. The king makes her the minister. The king's daughter gets infatuated by her thinking she is a man. She as the minister intelligently takes revenge on everyone who ill-treated her with the help of Amina. She finally meets a confessional Mansoor and decides to elope with him as the king is planning her marriage with the princess. The king finds out the truth and decides to punish Daya - a woman who dared to challenge men. The people support Daya's wisdom and request king to forgive her as the kingdom needs Daya's wisdom as a minister. king forgives Daya and re appoints her as the minister. the story ends on a happy note with daya and mansoor getting married.
+The film is set in the Middle-East in the pre-Islam period. It is about the adventures of a lively and intelligent slave girl named Daya. Mansoor, the son of an aging and wealthy nobleman, is used to an extravagant way of life. Squandering his wealth after his father's death, he is forsaken by all his friends, except the loyal slave girl, Daya, who suggests that she be sold at the slave market for an exorbitant price. The envoys of the King interrupt the sale and take Daya to court, where she is tested for her intelligence. She clears the test and is showered with gifts. The King also allows her to live with Mansoor, but is kidnapped by Ali Shah and Rashid who has the business of selling slave women. Mansoor with the help of his new neighbor, Amina, plans to save Daya from Ali Shah's kota. But Mansoor reaches late that night and Daya mistaking someone else as Mansoor is taken away by the thief, Minnal jawan. She is forced to masquerade as a man to save herself from Minnal jawan. As a man, she travels to another kingdom where the king is searching for a loyal minister. She in the disguise of a man passes all the difficult tests, including an archery competition and a sword-fighting duel. She lets herself get defeated by the king in a chess match and impresses the King. The King makes her the minister. The King's daughter gets infatuated by her thinking she is a man. She as the minister intelligently takes revenge on everyone who ill-treated her with the help of Amina. She finally meets a confessional Mansoor and decides to elope with him as the King is planning her marriage with the princess. The King finds out the truth and decides to punish Daya - a woman who dared to challenge men. The people support Daya's wisdom and request the King to forgive her as the kingdom needs Daya's wisdom as a minister. The King forgives Daya and re-appoints her as the minister. The story ends on a happy note with Daya and Mansoor getting married.
 ==Cast==
+{{cast listing|
-*[[Manju Warrier]] as Daya/Sumuru/Sameer
+*[[Manju Warrier]] as Daya / Sumuru / Sameer
 *[[Krishna (Malayalam actor)|Krishna]] as Mansoor
-*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as the Sultan
+*[[Nedumudi Venu]] as a King
 *[[Smita Bansal]] as Princess
 *[[K. P. A. C. Lalitha]] as Amina
-*[[Captain Raju]] as a king
+*[[Captain Raju]] as the Sultan
 *[[Lal (actor)|Lal]] as Kombanali
+* E.A. Rajendran as Rasheed
-*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Syed Anwar
+*[[Kozhikode Narayanan Nair]] as Syed Anwar, Mansoor's father
 *[[T. P. Madhavan]] as Hussain
-*[[Alencier Ley Lopez]]
+*[[Alencier Ley Lopez]] ( Uncredited role )
+}}
 ==Awards==
-'''[[National Film Awards (India)|National Film Awards]]'''<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/focus/fojul99/fo1907992d.html "National Film Awards 1999"]</ref>
+'''[[National Film Awards]]'''<ref>[http://pib.nic.in/focus/fojul99/fo1907992d.html "National Film Awards 1999"]</ref>
-* [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film of a Director]] - [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
+* [[Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director]] - [[Venu (cinematographer)|Venu]]
 * [[National Film Award for Best Costume Design|Best Costume Designer]] - S. B. Satheesan
-* [[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreographer]] - Brinda
+* [[National Film Award for Best Choreography|Best Choreographer]] - [[Brinda (choreographer)|Brinda Master]]
 '''[[Kerala State Film Award]]s'''
@@ Line 51: / Line 54: @@
 ==Soundtrack==
-The soundtrack for the film was composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]. ''Daya'' is the only Malayalam film for which Vishal Bhardwaj has written music {{asof|2013|lc=on}}. The lyrics were written by [[O. N. V. Kurup]].[[Sharreth]] composed the original background score of the movie.
+The soundtrack for the film was composed by [[Vishal Bhardwaj]]. The lyrics were written by [[O. N. V. Kurup]].[[Sharreth]] composed the original background score of the movie.
 #"Kanni Penne" - [[K. J. Yesudas]]
@@ Line 67: / Line 70: @@
 ==External links==
 * {{IMDb title|id=0235329|title=Daya}}
-* [http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/7293/daya.html ''Daya''] at [[Oneindia.in]]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120325210609/http://popcorn.oneindia.in/title/7293/daya.html ''Daya''] at [[Oneindia.in]]
 {{National Film Award Best First Film of a Director}}
-[[Category:Indian films]]
 [[Category:1998 films]]
 [[Category:1990s Malayalam-language films]]
-[[Category:Directorial debut films]]
+[[Category:Films with screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
-[[Category:Screenplays by M. T. Vasudevan Nair]]
 [[Category:Cross-dressing in Indian films]]
-[[Category:1990s film scores by Vishal Bhardwaj]]
+[[Category:Films scored by Vishal Bhardwaj]]
+[[Category:Best Debut Feature Film of a Director National Film Award winners]]
+[[Category:Films that won the Best Costume Design National Film Award]]
+[[Category:Films featuring a Best Choreography National Film Award–winning choreography]]
+[[Category:1998 directorial debut films]]
+[[Category:Films based on One Thousand and One Nights]]

v t e National Film Award for Best Debut Film of a Director
1980	Maina Tadanta (1980)
1981–2000	Aadharshila (1981) Kann Sivanthaal Mann Sivakkum (1982) Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) Meendum Oru Kaathal Kathai (1984) New Delhi Times (1985) Yeh Woh Manzil To Nahin (1986) Ekti Jiban (1987) Trishagni (1988) Wosobipo (1989) Perumthachan (1990) Haladhar (1991) Miss Beatty's Children (1992) Sunya Theke Suru (1993) Mogamul (1994) Kahini (1995) Rag Birag (1996) Bhoothakkannadi (1997) Daya (1998) Dollar Dreams and Laado (1999) Sayahnam (2000)
2001–2020	Thilaadanam (2001) Patalghar and Prohor (2002) Margam (2003) Grahanam (2004) Parineeta (2005) Eakantham and Kabul Express (2006) Frozen (2007) A Wednesday! (2008) Lahore (2009) Baboo Band Baaja (2010) Aaranya Kaandam (2011) Chittagong and 101 Chodyangal (2012) Fandry (2013) Asha Jaoar Majhe (2014) Masaan (2015) Alifa (2016) Sinjar (2017) Naal (2018) Helen (2019) Mandela (2020)
2021–present	Meppadiyan (2021) Fouja (2022)