The DVD should therefore be best watched on a lazy Sunday afternoon. The narration is slow and at times one becomes restless, which takes away some charm. But considering the fact that music in Hindi films goes hand in hand with the plot, the debutant director didn’t feel like taking a risk. The best part about the film is the filmmaker’s endeavour to deviate from the regular masala stuff and try something different.Īlthough the music and the background scores have been woven seamlessly with the plot, it could have been done away with.
The deserts of Rajasthan have been picturised beautifully in the film. Raima Sen comes as the surprise package in the film, someone who can win your heart with her simplicity and be equally ruthless if necessary. Vinay Pathak as Satyaveer’s brother-in-law is simply amazing with his powerful one liners.
Gul Panag as his wife has little to do in the film, but plays a significant role in presenting Satyaveer’s inner turmoil of a husband torn between his obsession to get into the heart of the matter and his being unable to devote time towards his family. The English subtitles make it more interesting especially to those who may find it little difficult to understand the Rajasthani dialect, interspersed in between.Ībhay Deol as a frustrated flop writer proves his potential as a mature and sensible actor. Film noir, which began in the early 1940’s and stretched till late 1950’s, were Hollywood crime dramas with dark and shadowy overtones.
But what proceeds next is a thrilling and almost unpredictable series of episodes.Īccording to the director, Manorama… is a tribute to the ‘noir’ genre. Then there is another twist in the tale as Satyaveer meets Manorama’s friend, Sheetal (Raima Sen) and tries to seek her help in solving the mystery. The situation gets further critical when she gets killed in an accident.Ī desperate Satyaveer is now out to find the truth and gets entangles in a web where one mystery meanders into another. Soon, things take an unexpected turn as he finds out that that the woman who appointed him for the job is not who she claims to be. All he has to do is to spy on her husband who she thinks is having an affair with another woman.Īs the director warns the audience at the very onset: ‘In the desert, nothing is what it seems.’ Rightly so, despite initial hesitation, Satyaveer decides to accept the offer not knowing what he is actually getting into. She urges him to play a real life detective. But things take an interesting turn in Satyaveer’s life when the wife of a local politician (Sarika) arrives at his doorstep with an irresistible offer. But unfortunately, his first detective novel, Manorama, turns out to be a big flop. The situation get further complicated when she is killed in a mysterious accident.Sensing foul play, SV begins investigating her death only to discover that nothing is what it seems to be and that redemption doesn’t come easy….In Manorama Six Feet Under, Satyaveer (Abhay Deol), is a government employee, who has a penchant for writing. Upon completion of his assignment, things take a turn when SV discovers that the woman is not who she claims to be. Intrigued and tempted by the opportunity to redeem his self worth, SV accepts.
Stifled by the dreariness of small town existence and frustrated by his failure, SV’s life takes a turn when the wife of a powerful local politician arrives at his doorstep with an irresistible offer the chance for SV to play a real life detective by spying on her husband. Unfortunately, his maiden attempt, a novel called Manorama, sank without a trace and he has been reduced to writing for cheap pulp magazines. Satyaveer is a government engineer but his real ambition has always been writing detective fiction. An homage to the noir genre, Manorama is about an amateur detective in a small town who finds himself caught in a web of lies, deceit and murder.