Manjha

About The Movie Manjha: Journey of Healing and Self-Discovery

Manjha is a Marathi drama movie that revolves around a youth named Vicky. He gets pleasure from hurting others and tries to persuade a new friend of his named Jaideep to physically assault a young girl. This is where things start turning sour for Vicky who, despite his ostensible reputation as a perfect student, cannot escape from the clutches of the law.

Manjha Movie Release Date On OTT

The drama film Manjha was released in theatres on 21st July 2017. The movie is also available for streaming on the ZEE5 OTT platform.

Manjha Movie Plot

Samidha arrives at Lonavala in Maharashtra with her young son Jaideep and gets a job at a hotel run by her friend. She enrolls Jaideep in a boarding school. Samidha is seeking a new beginning following her divorce from an abusive husband. Meanwhile, Jaideep befriends Vikram or Vicky, the school prefect. Vicky tries to persuade Jaideep to physically assault a young girl while bragging that his pastime is hurling stones at speeding cars from a bridge, which has caused several fatalities.

After learning about Vicky's abnormal behavior, Samidha reports the matter to the school principal, but the allegations are dismissed given Vicky's reputation. The young girl's father also gets to know of Vicky’s evil intentions and wants to catch him red-handed, but Vicky fails to show up as he heads toward Samidha's house with a plan to physically assault her. Samidha, along with the young girl and the school principal, hide and witness Vicky's demented behavior and alert the police, who apprehend him.

Manjha Movie Cast and Crew

The main cast of this Marathi thriller movie includes Ashwini Bhave as Samidha, Rohit Phalke as Jaideep, Sumedh Mudgalkar as Vikram/Vicky, Shivani Tanksale as Veena, Mohan Kapur as Veena's husband, and Apoorva Arora as Maya. 

Manjha is directed by Jatin Wagle and co-produced by Umang Agarwal, K.R. Harish, and Trilok Malhotra. The music is composed by Shail Hada and Pritesh Mehta, with Anurag Saikia handling the background score.

Interesting Facts About The Movie Manjha

1. This Marathi movie was featured in film festivals such as the New York Indian Film Festival and the Indian Film Festival of Melbourne.

2. Sumedh Mudgalkar spent time with individuals who were struggling with mental health issues to understand how they behaved, as part of his preparation for the film.

FAQs About The Movie Manjha

Q1. Under which genre would this movie be rightly classified?

Manjha can be classified as a psychological drama film.

Q2. Did the movie Manjha win any awards?

The thriller film received the Best Debut Director award (Jatin Wagle) at the Maharashtra State Film Awards and the Best Film award at the Pune International Film Festival.