'We Will Rise': Manju Warrier lends her voice for filmmaker Bharat Bala's documentary amid lockdown

Manju Warrier has lent voice to the

Malayalam

version of ‘We Will Rise’, a

documentary

made by filmmaker Bharat Bala. The four-minute documentary captures the moments when the nation was under lockdown. Mollywood’s Lady superstar, Manju Warrier has given voice-over to the documentary ‘Naam Athijeevikkum (

We Will Rise

)’. Although the documentary has filmed the gloomy days of the country, it sends out a message that we will overcome this and rise. Check out the documentary:<iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FtheManjuWarrier%2Fposts%2F1335988316608826&width=500" width="500" height="554" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowTransparency="true" allow="encrypted-media"></iframe>“9 weeks. 1.3 billion humans. Locked down. A silent nation caught in a time we have never experienced before. The world's most populated democracy is captive before an unseen threat, the novel coronavirus. This is a time in the history of post-independence India, We will never forget. With "Uthenge Hum" Bharatbala’s Virtual Bharat commemorates the India lockdown. Uthenge Hum is India's unbelievable story. A call to every Indian. When the sun rises tomorrow and we have to move forward - We Will Rise,” a statement issued by the team.

A 117 member crew began their journey on March 25, travelled across the nation in 14 states, including places like Assam, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Delhi, Gujarat, and Jammu and Kashmir and captured the country that has reached a standstill, due to the coronavirus outbreak and following lockdown. As per the sources, a control room was set up in Mumbai and director Bharat Bala gave instructions through video call on which frame to capture, coordinating the team and visualised the lockdown days.