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===Background===
'''Manish Films''' is a Hindi-language film company founded by Indian film director Shibu Mitra.
 
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1st Logo
|Mannish.jpg| 1st Logo (July 1, 1981)
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===1st Logo (July 1, 1981)===
Manish Films
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Nicknames: "The Dark Indian Goddess", "Durga From Hell", "The Dark Side of Indian Religious Logos", "Move On Up, Murghan; You Got Competition"
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'''Technique:''' Live-action combined with cel animation.
Logo: We see on a dark room a supposed big circle. When the candle, above the table, is turned up, we see that the big circle is part of a statue; the statue is a Goddess with lots of weapons (sword, bow and arrows, tridents...) in her arms, and riding a tiger. Below the statue we see yellow flowers and one red rose and other pink one, which are behind the candle. All that mentioned before is above a table with red altar roth. Suddenly, we see "MANISH FILMS" zooming in after appearing with a blur effect.
 
Music/Sounds'''Audio:''' AAfter the statue is revealed, there is a very sinisterloud and dramatic orchestra fanfare madewhich bygets anmore orchestrasinister aftertowards fourthe secondsending, composed by ofBappi silence.Lahiri, The same fanfare plays during the beginning of the opening credits of the film.
Trivia: This woman is Durga, the Goddess of Victory of Good over Evil.
 
'''Availability:''' Rare. Only seen on ''Paanch Qaidi.''
FX/SFX: The candle turned up and the text blurring in.
 
'''Legacy:''' When this logo was discovered, it became regarded as one of the scariest Indian logos in the community, due to the statue, the dark atmosphere, and the sudden loud fanfare when the statue is revealed.
Music/Sounds: A very sinister and dramatic fanfare made by an orchestra after four seconds of silence. The same fanfare plays during the beginning of the opening credits of the film.
 
===2nd Logo (November 26, 1985-January 6, 1989)===
Availability: Rare. Only seen on Paanch Qaidi.
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Logo'''Visuals:''' WeThere seeis a different statue of Durga on a tiger, but now on a podium on a stage or something like that (instead on a dark room). Then the text "MANISH FILMS" fades under the goddess.
 
'''Variant:''' In ''Meri Zabaan'', the lights are white and illuminate intensely, and the text appear in a blur effect, like the previous logo. The text also says "MANISH MOVIES" instead of "MANISH FILMS"
Editor's Note: The dramatic fanfare accompanied by the revealment of the logo will surprise and haunt many people, given the first 4 preceding seconds of silence, and the same fanfare playing at the beginning of the Paanch Qaidi opening credits may also catch some viewers off guard. The darkness can also contribute to pale toes as well. Thankfully, the next logo is less scarier.
 
'''Technique:''' Live-action combined with cel animation.
 
'''Audio:'''
*''Maa Kasam'': A relaxing flute melody, which is followed by otheranother chord instrument.
* ''Meri Zabaan'': The stock choir heard in many Indian logos (like [[Sham Ralhan Productions]], [[Solila Productions]], and [[Baldevjiu Productions]]).
 
'''Availability:''' The Manish Movies variant is seen on ''Meri Zabaan'' and the original Manish Films variant is seen on ''Maa Kasam''.
2nd Logo
(1985, 1989)
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==={{Ordinal|3}} Logo (October 12, 2001)===
Logo: We see a different statue of Durga on a tiger, but now on a podium on a stage or something like that (instead on a dark room). Then the text "MANISH FILMS" fades under the goddess.
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Logo'''Visuals:''' On a wall of orange background and red mountains, wethere seeis a poster of Durga riding a tiger. At the left side we see incense sticks are seen burning, and in front of the poster wethere seeare some red and yellow apples. "MANISH FILMS" in yellow is below the poster.
 
'''Technique:''' Live-action with chroma-keyed camera-controlled animation.
Variant: In Meri Zabaan, the lights are white and illuminate intensely, and the text appear in a blur effect, like the previous logo. The text also says "MANISH MOVIES" instead of "MANISH FILMS"
 
Music/Sounds'''Audio:''' A happy melody made by a synthsynthesizer.
FX/SFX: The red lights turning up slowly and the revealment of the text.
 
'''Availability:''' Seen only on ''Kasam''.
Music/Sounds:
 
{{Indian film logos}}
Maa Kasam: A relaxing flute melody, which is followed by other chord instrument.
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Meri Zabaan: A fragment from the Sham Ralhan Pictures logo music, which would be used lately by Baldevjiu Productions and Kalamat Productions.
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[[Category:India]]
Availability: The Manish Movies variant is seen on Meri Zabaan and the original Manish Films variant is seen on Maa Kasam.
[[Category:Indian film logos]]
 
[[Category:Logos with South Asian library music]]
Editor's Note: None.
[[Category:Logos with cultural icons]]
 
 
 
3rd Logo
(2001)
 
Manish Films (2001)
Logo: On a wall of orange background and red mountains, we see a poster of Durga riding a tiger. At the left side we see incense sticks burning, and in front of the poster we see some red and yellow apples. "MANISH FILMS" in yellow is below the poster.
 
FX/SFX: The text. The logo is live action.
 
Music/Sounds: A happy melody made by a synth.
 
Availability: Seen only on Kasam.
 
Editor's Note: The music and absence of darkness in this logo make it be tamer than the previous logos.
 
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 31 July 2024


Background

Manish Films is a Hindi-language film company founded by Indian film director Shibu Mitra.



1st Logo (July 1, 1981)



Visuals: The logo starts on a dark room a supposed big circle. When the candle above the table is turned up, the big circle is revealed to be part of a statue; the statue is the Hindu goddess Durga holding lots of weapons (sword, bow and arrows, tridents...) in her arms, and riding a tiger. Below the statue there are yellow flowers and one red rose and other pink one, which are behind the candle. All that is mentioned before is above a table with red altar cloth. Suddenly "MANISH FILMS" zooms in after appearing with a blur effect.

Technique: Live-action combined with cel animation.

Audio: After the statue is revealed, there is a very loud and dramatic orchestra fanfare which gets more sinister towards the ending, composed by Bappi Lahiri, The same fanfare plays during the beginning of the opening credits of the film.

Availability: Only seen on Paanch Qaidi.

Legacy: When this logo was discovered, it became regarded as one of the scariest Indian logos in the community, due to the statue, the dark atmosphere, and the sudden loud fanfare when the statue is revealed.

2nd Logo (November 26, 1985-January 6, 1989)

Visuals: There is a different statue of Durga on a tiger, but now on a podium on a stage (instead on a dark room). Then the text "MANISH FILMS" fades under the goddess.

Variant: In Meri Zabaan, the lights are white and illuminate intensely, and the text appear in a blur effect, like the previous logo. The text also says "MANISH MOVIES" instead of "MANISH FILMS"

Technique: Live-action combined with cel animation.

Audio:

Availability: The Manish Movies variant is seen on Meri Zabaan and the original Manish Films variant is seen on Maa Kasam.

3rd Logo (October 12, 2001)

Visuals: On a wall of orange background and red mountains, there is a poster of Durga riding a tiger. At the left side incense sticks are seen burning, and in front of the poster there are some red and yellow apples. "MANISH FILMS" in yellow is below the poster.

Technique: Live-action with chroma-keyed camera-controlled animation.

Audio: A happy melody made by a synthesizer.

Availability: Seen only on Kasam.

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