Priyamanasam

Priyamanasam
Priyamanasam
	Theatrical Release poster
	Priyamanasam
Directed by	Vinod Mankara
Written by	Vinod Mankara
Screenplay by	Vinod Mankara
Story by	Vinod Mankara
Based on	Nalacharitham; by Unnayi Variyar
Produced by	Baby Mathew Somatheeram
Starring	Rajesh Hebbar ; Prateeksha Kashi
Cinematography	Sambu Sarma
Edited by	Hashim
Music by	Sreevalsan J. Menon
Production; company	Soma Creations Pvt. Ltd.
Release date	2015;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	India
Language	Sanskrit

Priyamanasam is a 2015 Indian Sanskrit-language drama film directed by Vinod Mankara. It is based on the life of writer Unnayi Variyar and his 17th-century kathakali play (attakatha) Nalacharitham. The play is a recension of Nala and Damayanti, an episode in the Indian epic Mahabharata.

Made in Kerala, it was the third Sanskrit film and the first in 22 years. It received the Best Sanskrit Feature Film Award at the 63rd National Film Awards.

Cast

Set in 17th century Kerala, Priyamanasam is about the final years in the life of poet Unnayi Variyar as he struggles to complete his magnum opus Nalacharitham Aattakatha.^[1]^[2]^[3]