{{Short description|Indian film producer and director (1946/1947–2024)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}} {{Infobox person | name = M. Mani | image = | caption = | birth_name = | birth_date = 30 November 1939 | birth_place = Trivandrum, Travancore, India | death_date = {{Death date and age|2024|07|14|1939|11|30|df=y}} | death_place = Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India | occupation = {{hlist|Film producer|film director}} | years_active = 1977{{En dash}}2024 | parents = | spouse = | children = | relatives = }}
'''M. Mani''' (30 November 1939 – 14 July 2024), also known as '''Aroma Mani''', was an Indian film producer and director in the Malayalam and Tamil film industries.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/30/stories/2005063000700200.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160204235506/http://www.thehindu.com/2005/06/30/stories/2005063000700200.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=2016-02-04 |title=Kerala / Kochi News : New team to lead film producers' forum |date=2005-06-30 |work=The Hindu |accessdate=2015-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=2140 |title=M Mani |publisher=Malayalachalachithram.com |date= |accessdate=2015-03-28}}</ref> He produced more than 60 movies and directed more than 10 under the banner Sunitha Productions and Aroma Movie International.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://m.newindianexpress.com/kochi/296700 |title=Producers have Little Say in the Process of Filmmaking Today, Says Ar… |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140916091454/http://m.newindianexpress.com/kochi/296700 |archive-date=16 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/M%20Mani-848 |title=M Mani - Profile and Biography | Producer M Mani latest Photo Gallery | Video Gallery | M Mani Filimography |M Mani Films and Cinemas | M Mani Awards and Nominations |website=www.metromatinee.com |access-date=2 February 2022 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140916091451/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/M%20Mani-848 |archive-date=16 September 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/dropped-film-revived-malayalam-news-17887 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150529071914/http://www.indiaglitz.com/dropped-film-revived-malayalam-news-17887 |url-status=dead |archive-date=29 May 2015 |title=Dropped film revived - Malayalam Movie News |work=Indiaglitz.com |date=2005-11-04 |accessdate=2015-03-28}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://en.msidb.org/profiles.php?category=producer |title=List of Producers in Malayalam Cinema |publisher=En.msidb.org |date=2009-01-26 |accessdate=2015-03-28 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150508025638/http://en.msidb.org/profiles.php?category=producer |archivedate=2015-05-08 }}</ref> He made his debut with the movie ''Dheerasameere Yamunaatheere'' in 1977.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/aroma-mani-s-big-gamble-news-malayalam-kkfvFmeageasi.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150810135751/http://www.sify.com/movies/aroma-mani-s-big-gamble-news-malayalam-kkfvFmeageasi.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-08-10 |title='Aroma' Mani's big gamble |website=Sify |date=2004-11-03 |accessdate=2015-03-28}}</ref> Mani died on 14 July 2024, at the age of 84.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-07-14 |title=Renowned Mollywood film producer and director Aroma Mani passes away |url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/aroma-mani-passes-away-1.9724510 |access-date=2024-07-15 |website=English.Mathrubhumi |language=en}}</ref>
==Awards== * 1985: National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam for ''Thinkalaazhcha Nalla Divasam'' * 1986: National Film Award for Best Film on Other Social Issues for ''Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam''
==Filmography==
===Malayalam===
====Producer==== {{Div col|colwidth=22em}} * Dheerasameere Yamunaatheere (1977) * Urakkam Varaatha Raathrikal (1978) * Rowdy Ramu (1978) * Enikku Njaan Swantham (1979) * Neeyo Njaano (1979) * Kalliyankattu Neeli (1979) * Ithile Vannavar (1980) * Eden Thottam (1980) * Kallan Pavithran (1981) * Pinneyum Pookkunna Kaadu (1981) * Oru Thira Pinneyum Thira (1982) * Aa Divasam (1982) * Kuyilinethedi (1983) * Engine Nee Marakkum (1983) * Muthodu Muthu (1984) * Veendum Chalikkunna Chakram (1984) * Ente Kalithozhan (1984) * Aanakkorumma (1985) * Thinkalazhcha Nalla Divasam (1985) * Pachavelicham (1985) * Doore Doore Oru Koodu Koottam (1986) * Ponnumkudathinum Pottu (1986) * Love Story (1986) * Irupatham Noottandu (1987) * Oru CBI Diary Kurippu (1988) * August 1 (1988) * Jagratha(1989) * Kottayam Kunjachan (1990) * Souhrudam (1990) * Soorya Gayathri (1992) * Pandu Pandoru Rajakumari (1992) * Dhruvam (1993) * Rudraksham (1994) * Commissioner (1994) * Vrudhanmare Sookshikkuka (1995) * Janathipathyam (1997) * Pallavur Devanarayanan (1999) * Prem Poojari (1999) * F. I. R (1999) *Naranathu Thampuran (2001) * Kattuchembakam (2002) *Mr. Brahmachari (2003) * Balettan (2003) * Maampazhakkaalam (2004) * Lokanathan IAS (2005) * Raavanan (2006) * Kanaka Simhasanam (2006) * Colours (2009) * Oru Black and White Kudumbam (2009) * Drona 2010 (2010) * August 15 (2011) * Artist (2013) {{div col end}}
====Director==== * Aa Divasam (1982) * Kuyiline Thedi (1983) * Engine Nee Marakkum (1983) * Muthodu Muthu (1984) * Ente Kalithozhan (1984) * Aanakkorumma (1985) * Pachavelicham (1985)
====Story==== * Aa Divasam (1982)
===Tamil=== * Gomathi Nayagam (2005) * Kasi (2001) * Unnudan (1998) * Arangetra Velai (1990)
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|1398535}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, M.}} Category:1939 births Category:Year of birth uncertain Category:2024 deaths Category:Malayalam film directors Category:Malayalam film producers Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram Category:Film producers from Thiruvananthapuram Category:Tamil film directors Category:Tamil screenwriters Category:20th-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Category:21st-century Indian dramatists and playwrights Category:Screenwriters from Thiruvananthapuram Category:Producers who won the Best Film on Other Social Issues National Film Award