Movie Preview : MANORAMA- 6 FEET UNDER !!!!

After doing some convincing performances in flicks like “Socha Na Tha”, “Aahista Aahista” & “Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.”, Abhay Deol is all set for the next venture- “Manorama- 6 Feet Under”. The title may sound strange but it is India’s first truly original noir set in a small town of Rajasthan.

The movie is being directed by debutante Navdeep Singh, which once again proves that how ardent Abhay Deol is when it comes to working with new directors (Socha Na Tha- Imtiaz Ali, Aahista Aahista- Shivam Nair, Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd.- Reema Kagti and yet to be released Ek Chalis Ki Last Local- Sanjay Kanduri and Meridien- Vinod Mitra).

“Manorama- 6 Feet Under” is a dark comedy about an amateur detective in a small town who gets caught in a web of lies, trickery, deceit and murder. The entire plot is set in a sleepy town of Rajasthan, where neighbors like to peek into other’s life & yearn to put an end to the mundane activities that they remain engrossed in.

The movie includes a great ensemble of cast like Abhay Deol, Raima Sen, Gul Panag, Sarika, Kulbhushan Kharbanda & Vinay Pathak. Vinay Pathak plays the role of a corrupt cop but audiences would love the humour and cynicism and the way he helps relate the story.

Debutante director Navdeep Singh has directed a number of award-winning commercials for Garnier, MTV, Maruti Alto, Lux and Parle Hide ‘n’ Seek. The Director of Photography is Arvind Kannabiran, whose advertising works includes brands like Pepsi, Garnier and Maruti and who has shot the movie “My Brother Nikhil”. He was also the Director of Photography: second unit for “The Rising: Ballad of Mangal Pandey”. Art Direction has been done by Meghna Gandhi who earlier the Production Designer for “Zinda”.

The shooting of the film is almost finished and will hit the theatres later this year.

This one certainly promises to provide something different that the audience’s heart yearns for…!!!