France / May 17, 2024 / Festival de Cannes
2h 14min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
A 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.
Main cast
Full cast
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | मंथन |
| Original language | हिन्दी (HI) |
| Spoken languages | हिन्दी |
| Production countries | India |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Gujarat Milk Co-Op Marketing Federation Ltd. |
| Release date | 1 ottobre 1976 |
| Writer | Vijay Tendulkar, Kaifi Azmi, Verghese Kurien, Shyam Benegal, Niti Sagar |
| Editing | Bhanudas Divakar, P.G. Mulay |
| Cinematography | Govind Nihalani, K. Kanti, Yusuf Sheikh |
| Assistant directors | Girish Ghanekar, Prahlad Kakar, Dayal Nihalani, Kalpana Lajmi, Shyam Benegal |
| Camera operators | K. Kanti, Yusuf Sheikh |
| Additional photography | K. Kanti, Yusuf Sheikh |
| Production design | Shama Zaidi |
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| Art direction | Shama Zaidi |
| Set decoration | Shama Zaidi |
| Music | Vanraj Bhatia, Mohammad Hussain Kalsikar, Hitendra Ghosh, Mangesh Desai, Priti Sagar |
| Sound | Vanraj Bhatia, Mohammad Hussain Kalsikar, Hitendra Ghosh, Mangesh Desai, Priti Sagar |
| Costume design | Swadesh Pal, Panchami Ghanekar, Vishwanath Govekar |
| Makeup | Vishwanath Govekar, Swadesh Pal, Panchami Ghanekar |
| Hairstyling | Swadesh Pal, Panchami Ghanekar, Vishwanath Govekar |
Release dates
Premiere
United States / Mar 09, 2025 / Los Angeles
Theatrical release
India / Oct 01, 1976 / U
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