Manjunath (2014)

Interesting facts

Manjunath is an Indian drama film written and directed by Sandeep A. Varma based on the true story of Manjunath Shanmugam, the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow graduate who was killed in Lakhimpur, U.P., in November 2005, for his stand against corruption and fuel adulteration.

Production

In an interview with Firstpost, director Sandeep A. Varma stated,

"Manjunath actually picked me. One day, I got a call from the Manjunath Trust Trustees who were fighting his case. They wanted some creative work like posters, etc. to be created pro bono and had got to know that I had a creative advertising background.As I researched on Manjunath, two things staggered me. One was he was totally unlike what I'd thought he would be.

I thought these may be ingredients of a story worth telling."

The film was supported by the Manjunath Shanmugam Trust through which the support of IIM-Lucknow and Manjunath's parents were enlisted.

Manjunath was primarily shot in Lucknow and areas around, including at the IIM. The rest of the portions were filmed in Mumbai and Bangalore. The filming in U.P. was done under a pseudo-name of being a romantic movie, to avoid the attention of the local people and media. Sandeep and his crew had a close shave with a few corrupt petrol pump owners whilst shooting which forced him to choose the cover story.

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