Manthan

Manthan

134 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 1976

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.

Manthan

134 mins | Drama | Oct. 1, 1976

Manthan
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.
IMDb rating 7.7
Producers Gujarat Milk Co-Op Marketing Federation Ltd.
Original title मंथन
Directors Shyam Benegal
Writers Verghese Kurien, Kaifi Azmi, Vijay Tendulkar, Shyam Benegal

Cast

Smita Patil

as Bindu

Girish Karnad

as Dr. Rao

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

as Sarpanch

Naseeruddin Shah

as Bhola

Mohan Agashe

as Deshmukh

Anant Nag

as Chandavarkar

Amrish Puri

as Mishraji