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Manthan is a 1976 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal, inspired by the pioneering milk cooperative movement of Verghese Kurien, and is written jointly by him and Vijay Tendulkar. It is set amidst the backdrop of the White Revolution of India. Aside from the great measurable success that this project was, it also demonstrated the power of "collective might" as it was entirely crowdfunded by 500,000 farmers who donated Rs. 2 each.
Original Release
10/01/1976
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Girish Karnad | Dr. Rao / Dr. Manohar Rao |
| Smita Patil | Bindu |
| Naseeruddin Shah | Bhola |
| Anant Nag | Chandavarkar / Chandravarkar |
| Amrish Puri | Mishraji / Ganga Prasad Mishra |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Sarpanch / Village Head |
| Mohan Agashe | Deshmukh |
| Savita Bajaj | Jillo |
| Rajendra Jaspal | Moti |
| Abha Dhulia | Shanta Rao |
Directors
Writers
Shyam Benegal, Kaifi Azmi, V. Kurien, Vijay Tendulkar
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Girish Karnad | Dr. Rao / Dr. Manohar Rao |
| Smita Patil | Bindu |
| Naseeruddin Shah | Bhola |
| Anant Nag | Chandavarkar / Chandravarkar |
| Amrish Puri | Mishraji / Ganga Prasad Mishra |
| Kulbhushan Kharbanda | Sarpanch / Village Head |
| Mohan Agashe | Deshmukh |
| Savita Bajaj | Jillo |
| Rajendra Jaspal | Moti |
| Abha Dhulia | Shanta Rao |
| Hriday Lani | |
| Anjali Paigankar | Girl who falls for Chandravarkar |
| Bhagla Bhagwan | |
| Sadhu Meher | Mahapatra |
| Suresh Bedi | (as Soresh Bedi) |
| Abhishek | |
| Manubhai Patel | |
| Amar Sandhu | |
| Salim Ghouse | Moola |
| Vijay Padukone |
