Maniyara

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2015}} {{Use Indian English|date=November 2015}} {{Infobox film | name = Maniyara | image =

| caption = | director = [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]] | producer = [[T. E. Vasudevan]] | writer = | screenplay = | starring = [[Mammootty]]<br>[[Seema (actress)|Seema]]<br>[[Adoor Bhasi]]<br>[[Shanthi Krishna]] | music = [[A. T. Ummer]] | cinematography = | editing = | studio = Jaijaya Combines | distributor = Chalachitra | released = {{Film date|1983|11|11|df=y}} | country = [[India]] | language = [[Malayalam Language|Malayalam]] }} '''''Maniyara''''' is a 1983 [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Malayalam language|Malayalam]] film, Screenplay by [[moidu Padiyath]] directed by [[M. Krishnan Nair (director)|M. Krishnan Nair]] and produced by [[T. E. Vasudevan]]. The film stars [[Mammootty]], [[Seema (actress)|Seema]], [[Adoor Bhasi]] and [[Shanthi Krishna]] in the lead roles. The film has musical score by [[A. T. Ummer]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/maniyara.html|title=Maniyara|access-date=2014-07-20|publisher=Oneindia}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=1525|title=Maniyara|accessdate=2014-10-19|publisher=www.malayalachalachithram.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?5000|title=Maniyara|accessdate=2014-10-19|publisher=malayalasangeetham.info}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/title/maniyara-malayalam-movie/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019164403/http://spicyonion.com/title/maniyara-malayalam-movie/|url-status=usurped|archive-date=19 October 2014|title=Maniyara|accessdate=2014-10-19|publisher=spicyonion.com}}</ref>

==Cast== *[[Mammootty]] as Shameer *[[Seema (actress)|Seema]] as Noorjahan *[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Shameer's father *[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] as Shameer's mother *[[Sathyakala]] as Sheeja (Shameer's cousin) *[[Balan K. Nair]] as Noorjahan's father *[[Shanthi Krishna]] as Ayyoob's wife *[[Shanavas]] as Ayyoob *[[K. P. A. C. Azeez|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 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 [[A. T. Ummer]] and the lyrics were written by [[P. Bhaskaran]].

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;" ! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss) |- | 1 || "Kwaja Sheikhin Maqbaraa" || [[K. J. Yesudas]], [[Jolly Abraham]] || [[P. Bhaskaran]] || |- | 2 || "Mizhiyina Njaanadaykkumpol" || K. J. Yesudas, [[Ambili (singer)|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 || |}

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * {{IMDb title|0269516|Maniyara}}

[[Category:1983 films]] [[Category:1983 Malayalam-language films]] [[Category:Films directed by M. Krishnan Nair]] [[Category:1983 Indian films]]