CinemaOSMovie · 1976 · 2h 14m

Manthan

66%(17)IMDbDrama

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.

Directed byShyam Benegal

Status: Released
Runtime: 2h 14m
Language: HI
Released: October 1, 1976

Studios

Gujarat Milk Co-Op Marketing Federation Ltd.

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited

Starring

Girish Karnad

Girish Karnad

Dr. Manohar Rao

Smita Patil

Smita Patil

Bindu

Naseeruddin Shah

Naseeruddin Shah

Bhola

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Sarpanch

Amrish Puri

Amrish Puri

Ganga Prasad Mishra

Mohan Agashe

Mohan Agashe

Deshmukh

Anant Nag

Anant Nag

Chandavarkar

Sadhu Meher

Sadhu Meher

Savita Bajaj

Savita Bajaj

Abha Dhulia

Shanta

Creative team

Directed by: Shyam Benegal
Written by: Vijay Tendulkar
Kaifi Azmi

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