Munshi (TV programme)

Munshi is an Indian Malayalam-language political and social satire television programme on the Malayalam-language news channel Asianet News.[1] The show is directed by Anil Banerjee; it has aired continuously since September 2000.[2] Earlier it was aired on Asianet.[3]

Munshi
Directed byAnil Banerjee
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7000 (as of 19 June 2020)
Production
Production locationKerala
Release
Original networkAsianet News
Original releaseSeptember 2000 (2000-09) –
present
External links
Website

Although the original idea during the show's inception was "giving a visualised treatment to pocket cartoons", after about 300 episodes, it "deviate[d] to the path of politics".[4]

Characters

Characters are sketched such that they come from a widely different backgrounds, with different political and religious outlooks. It sets a secular atmosphere in the show.[4]

  • Munshi - the khadi-clad central character
  • School student - seen with a Pazhampori in his hand
  • Kariyachan - seen with neck brace
  • Panicker - always wearing formals
  • Motta - carrying a rooster in his hands
  • Hajiyar - carries an umbrella
  • Thirumeni - a Hindu priest
  • Sakhavu - a comrade who addresses everyone else as 'Sakhavu'
  • President

Format

Each episode takes up a social or political topic that is part of the current affairs. The characters, who belong to different socio-political backgrounds, narrates their opinion on the issue. The three-to-five minute strip ends with Munshi stating his view on the topic, often with a quirky proverb or pithy quote. The Munshi never takes part in others' discussion, his sole role is in delivering the final comment. The show begins and ends with a rooster's cock-a-doodle-do sound.

Cast and crew
  • Munshi was initially played by KP Sivasankara Kurup for the first 10 years of the show. He was replaced by Achuthath Vasudevan Krishnan Moosad.[5][6]
  • School student - Shreeju Nedumangad
  • Kariyachan - Ayyappan
  • Panicker - Sreekumar
  • Hajiyar - Rajendran
  • Sakhavu - Madhu Elavattom
  • Motta - Hari
  • Cameraman - Ajai Kumar G R

References
  1. Official Page of the show
  2. "Munshi completes 4,000 episodes". The Hindu. 23 October 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  3. "Malayalam TV show Munshi".
  4. Interview with Director Anil Banerjee
  5. "At last, politics catches up with 'Munshi'". The New Indian Express. 9 March 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2016.
  6. Interview with AVK Moosad
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