''Maniyara'' is a 1983

Indian Indian or Indians may refer to: Associated with India * of or related to India ** Indian people ** Indian diaspora ** Languages of India ** Indian English, a dialect of the English language ** Indian cuisine Associated with indigenous peoples o ...

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of ...

film, Screenplay by

moidu Padiyath Moidu Padiyath or Moithu Padiyathu (1931 - 1989) was an Indian novelist, screenplay writer, and director in Mollywood. Early life Padiyath was born in 1931. His place of birth was Eriyad, near Kodungallur town, Trichur district, Kerala. ...

directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars

Mammootty Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail (born 7 September 1951), known mononymously by the hypocorism Mammootty (), is an Indian actor and film producer who works predominantly in Malayalam-language films. He has also appeared in Tamil, Telugu, ...

, Seema,

Adoor Bhasi K. Bhaskaran Nair (1 March 1929 – 29 March 1990), professionally credited by his stage name Adoor Bhasi, was an Indian actor and film director. He was mostly cast as a sidekick to protagonists, particularly Prem Nazir. His comedic roles were w ...

and

Shanthi Krishna Shanthi Krishna is an Indian actress known for her leading roles in Malayalam and Tamil films. As a star in the 1980s and 1990s, she won many accolades including the Kerala State Film Award for Best Actress for her performance as Sharadammini i ...

in the lead roles. The film has musical score by

A. T. Ummer Anjukandy Thalakkal Ummer (10 March 1933 – 18 October 2001) was a Malayalam music composer from Kerala, India. He is known for composing many soft melodies for 174 Malayalam movies. Born in Anjukandy in Kannur district on 10 March 1933, as th ...

Cast

as Shameer * Seema as Noorjahan *

as Shameer's father * Shubha as Shameer's mother *

Sathyakala Sathyakala is an Indian actress in South Indian movies. She was a prominent lead actress during the late 1970s and 1980s in Malayalam films. She had acted in few Tamil films as well. Biography Sathyakala hails from Tamil Nadu. She made her Ma ...

as Sheeja (Shameer's cousin) *

Balan K. Nair Balakrishnan Kuttiraman Nair, more popularly known as Balan K. Nair (4 April 1933 26 August 2000) was an Indian actor known for his roles in Malayalam cinema. Although he appeared as a villain in most films, he was also noted for his performanc ...

as Noorjahan's father *

as Ayyoob's wife *

Shanavas Shanawas Prem Nazir is an Indian actor who appears in Malayalam film . He is the son of legendary Malayalam actor Prem Nazir (Evergreen Hero of Malayalam Cinema). He has acted in more than 50 Malayalam films. Background Shanawas was born at T ...

as Ayyoob * Azeez *

Sankaradi Paravoor memana Kanakku Chembakaraman Parameswaran Chandrashekara Menon, better known by his screen name Sankaradi (14 July 1924 – 8 October 2001), was an Indian actor. He was a veteran Malayalam comedian and character artist, who had over 70 ...

as Sulaiman *

Mala Aravindan Mala Aravindan (15 January 1939 – 28 January 2015) was an Indian actor. He was best known for his work as a comedian and character artist in Malayalam films. He has acted in over 500 films. Early life Aravindan was born at Vadavucode in th ...

Bahadoor Padiyath Kochumoideen Kunjalu (1930 22 May 2000), better known by his stage name Bahadoor, was an Indian actor who appeared in Malayalam films, primarily in comedic roles. He, along with Adoor Bhasi, were the two major comedians in Malayalam ...

Plot

Noorjahan is married to Shameer, against Shameer's mother's will. This makes Noorjahan's life at his home difficult. Shameer's mother wanted to get Shameer married to her brother's daughter Sheeja and makes use of Noorjahan's abortion to distance Shameer and Noorjahan. Shameer was convinced to marry Sheeja stating that Noorjahan won't be able to conceive again. On Shameer's day of marriage to Sheeja, Noorjahan loses consciousness and doctor finds out that she's pregnant. This news is conveyed to Shameer and he comes to Noorjahan calling off the marriage. But he finds a lifeless Noorjahan and he realizes that it was his mother who manipulated the situation and he loses his sanity at the end

Soundtrack

The music was composed by

and the lyrics were written by

P. Bhaskaran Pulloottupadathu Bhaskaran alias as P. Bhaskaran (21 April 1924 – 25 February 2007), was an Indian Malayalam language poet, lyricist of Malayalam film songs, and filmmaker. He penned more than 3000 songs for about 250 films. He also directed ...

References

External links

* 1983 films 1980s Malayalam-language films Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair {{1980s-Malayalam-film-stub