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.
| Unni | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | G. Aravindan |
| Written by | Bill Rothman Kitty Morgan |
| Produced by | Bill Rothman Kitty Morgan National Film Development Corporation of India |
| Starring | Tara Johannessen Gijie Abraham |
| Cinematography | Sunny Joseph Shaji N. Karun Ajayakumar |
| Edited by | Beena Venugopal K. R. Bose |
Production company | Malabar Productions |
Release date |
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Running time | 86 minutes |
| Countries | India United States |
| Languages | English Malayalam |
Plot summary
editThe 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
edit- 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
References
edit- ^ Carr, Jay (1989). "A Wistful, Sensitive Unni". Boston Globe. p. 82.
- ^ Assisi, Francis (March 1990). "Aravindan Directs New Indo-American Collaboration". India - West. p. 53.
- ^ "Unni (1989)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 30 December 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
External links
edit- Bill Rothman speaks about the experiences of working with Aravindan in Unni on YouTube
- Bill Rothman's video on G. Aravindan
- Unni at AllMovie
- Unni at IMDb
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