Manvini Bhavai is a 1993 Gujarati film directed Upendra Trivedi, starring Upendra Trivedi and Anuradha Patel in lead role.

Based on an eponymous novel written by Indian writer Pannalal Patel, the film tells a love story of Kalu (Trivedi) and Raju (Patel), with a backdrop of rural setting of north Gujarat.

[1][2] The film narrates the story of farmer and his struggle to survive during the Indian famine of 1899–1900.

With a backdrop of famine, it depicts a love story between Kalu (Trivedi) and Raju (Patel).

The award was given for depicting the drought-torn lives of villagers through the eyes of the protagonist.