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Unni (1989 film)

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Unni
Directed byG. Aravindan
Written byBill Rothman
Kitty Morgan
Produced byBill Rothman
Kitty Morgan
National Film Development Corporation of India
StarringTara Johannessen
Gijie Abraham
CinematographySunny Joseph
Shaji N. Karun
Ajayakumar
Edited byBeena Venugopal
K. R. Bose
Production
company
Malabar Productions
Release date
  • 1989 (1989)
Running time
86 minutes
CountriesIndia
United States
LanguagesEnglish
Malayalam

Unni is a 1989 Indian feature film directed by G. Aravindan.[1][2] William Rothman (Bill Rothman) and his wife, Kitty Morgan, wrote and co-produced (with the National Film Development Corporation of India) the film. The film was inspired by the experiences of students in the International Honours Programme on Film, Television and Social Change.

Plot summary

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The film is about a few American students studying in Kerala. Narrated by one of the students named Tara, the plot follows her relationship with a local boy named Unni.[3]

Cast

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  • Tara Johannessen as Tara
  • Gijie Abraham as Unni
  • Sethu as Sethu
  • Chris Bonnell as Carol
  • Vivian Colodro as Maggie
  • Jordan Freid as Jorden
  • Harold Linde as Hal
  • Lori Wirth

References

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  1. ^ Carr, Jay (1989). "A Wistful, Sensitive Unni". Boston Globe. p. 82.
  2. ^ Assisi, Francis (March 1990). "Aravindan Directs New Indo-American Collaboration". India - West. p. 53.
  3. ^ "Unni (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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