'''''Makaramanju''''' ({{lang-en|The Mist of Capricorn|italic=yes}}) is a 2011 [[Malayalam language]] [[romantic drama film]] written and directed by [[Lenin Rajendran]]. The film is about certain stage in the life of celebrated painter [[Raja Ravi Varma]]'s life at a certain stage in his life. It also narrates the story of epic character [[Pururavas]]. Cinematographer [[Santhosh Sivan]] and [[Karthika Nair]] appear in the lead roles, as it was also the latter's major [[Malayalam]] debut (in her mother-tongue).
"Urvashi Pururavas" is the painting that has been woven into the narrative of the film. In a [[story within a story]] format, Lenin Rajendran intertwines the story of the artist with that of the mythological [[Urvashi]] and her beloved King Pururavas. The film received mixed reviews upon release. It was one of the five Malayalam films to be screened at the [[International Film Festival of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/article837968.ece|title=Malayalamcertain stage film makers plan alternative screening outside IFFI venues|author=Soyesh H. Rawther|date=19 October 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=17 February 2011}}</ref> It won the FIPRESCI Prize for Best Malayalam Film at the [[International Film Festival of Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/18/stories/2010121862590400.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320021838/http://www.hindu.com/2010/12/18/stories/2010121862590400.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=20 March 2011|title=Top prize for Colombian film |date=18 December 2010|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=17 February 2011}}</ref> It has beenwas nominated for the Indian National Film Awards for 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110175298&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=regional&nid=104721 |title=Seven Malayalam Films To Compete For National Award |author=Press Trust of India |date=10 May 2011 |publisher=[[NDTV]] Movies |accessdate=10 May 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524042037/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_story.aspx?Section=Movies&ID=ENTEN20110175298&subcatg=MOVIESINDIA&keyword=regional&nid=104721 |archivedate=24 May 2011 }}</ref>
