Maniyara

1983 Indian film

11 November 1983 (1983-11-11)

CountryIndiaLanguageMalayalam

Maniyara is a 1983 Indian Malayalam film, Screenplay by moidu Padiyath directed by M. Krishnan Nair and produced by T. E. Vasudevan. The film stars Mammootty, Seema, Adoor Bhasi and Shanthi Krishna in the lead roles. The film has musical score by A. T. Ummer.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Cast

Mammootty as Shameer
Seema as Noorjahan
Adoor Bhasi as Shameer's father
Shubha as Shameer's mother
Sathyakala as Ramla (Shameer's cousin)
Balan K. Nair as Noorjahan's father
Shanthi Krishna as Ayyoob's wife
Shanavas as Ayyoob
Azeez
Sankaradi as Sulaiman
Mala Aravindan
Bahadoor

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 Sheela and makes use of Noorjahan's abortion to distance Shameer and Noorjahan. Shameer was convinced to marry Sheela stating that Noorjahan won't be able to conceive again. On Shameer's day of marriage to Sheela, 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 A. T. Ummer and the lyrics were written by P. Bhaskaran.

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Kwaja Sheikhin Maqbaraa"	K. J. Yesudas, Jolly Abraham	P. Bhaskaran
2	"Mizhiyina Njaanadaykkumpol"	K. J. Yesudas, Ambili	P. Bhaskaran
3	"Ninavinte Kaayalil"	K. J. Yesudas, Ambili	P. Bhaskaran
4	"Penne Manavaatti"	K. J. Yesudas, Vani Jairam	P. Bhaskaran
5	"Viphalam"	S. Janaki, Chorus	P. Bhaskaran