{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=March 2018}} {{More footnotes needed|date=July 2017}} {{Infobox film | name = Minnaminungu | image = Minnaminungu poster.jpg | alt = | caption = | director = Anil Thomas | producer = Anil Thomas | writer = Manoj Ramsingh | screenplay = Manoj Ramsingh | story = Manoj Ramsingh | based_on = <!-- {{Based on|title of the original work|creator of the original work|additional creator(s), if necessary}} --> | starring = Surabhi Lakshmi | narrator = | music = Ouseppachan | cinematography = Sunil Prem | editing = K Sreenivas | studio = <!-- or: | production_companies = --> | distributor = Chandrakanth PT | released = {{Film date|df=yes|2017|7|21}} | runtime = 130 minutes | country = India | language = Malayalam | budget = | gross = }}
'''''Minnaminungu''''' ({{literal translation|Firefly}}) is a 2017 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Anil Thomas and written by Manoj Ramsingh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=imdb |website=IMDb |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6615708/}}</ref>
The film features Surabhi Lakshmi as a struggling middle-aged mother, her character has no name in the film. The film's soundtrack was composed by Ouseppachan. The film was produced on a small budget. It was released in India on 21 July 2017. Lakshmi received critical praise for her performance in the film. At the 47th Kerala State Film Awards, she received a Special Mention and at the 64th National Film Awards, she won the Best Actress.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/movies/interview-with-anil-thomas-whose-movie-won-surabhi-lakshmy-the-national-award-for-best-actress/article18139850.ece|title=In the glow of the firefly|newspaper=The Hindu|date=19 April 2017 |accessdate=7 July 2017 |last1=M |first1=Athira }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/apr/07/malayalam-actress-surabhi-lakshmi-says-she-never-expected-national-award-1591107.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170409210941/http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/apr/07/malayalam-actress-surabhi-lakshmi-says-she-never-expected-national-award-1591107.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 April 2017|title=Malayalam actress Surabhi Lakshmi says she never expected national award|website=Newindianexpress.com|accessdate=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/watch/cm-surabhi-a-performer-who-is-at-ease-across-mediums/article9680695.ece|title=A firefly takes flight|first=Jinoy Jose|last=P|date=5 May 2017|website=Thehindubusinessline.com|accessdate=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/i-dont-want-to-be-a-star-i-want-to-be-a-good-artist-says-surabhi-who-won-the-nat/298739|title=I Don't Want To Be A Star, I Want To Be A Good Artist, Says Surabhi Who Won The National Award For Best Actress|website=Outlookindia.com|accessdate=7 July 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiatvnews.com/news/india-president-mukherjee-presents-national-film-awards-379931|title=President Mukherjee presents National Film Awards|website=Indiatvnews.com|date=3 May 2017 |accessdate=7 July 2017}}</ref>
==Cast== * Surabhi Lakshmi as Mother * Rebecca Santhosh as Charu * Prem Prakash as MN * Balu Narayan as Gopalan * Krishnan Balakrishnan as Prabhu * Archana Padmini as Vineetha * Suresh Prem as Sudhi * Radhakrishnan as Benchamin * Arun Nair as Akbar Bai
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==External links== * {{IMDb title|6615708}}
Category:2017 Malayalam-language films Category:2017 Indian films Category:Films featuring a Best Actress National Award–winning performance Category:Films scored by Ouseppachan Category:Films shot in Thiruvananthapuram
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