# Manthravadi

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{{Infobox film
| image          = Manthravadi.png
| director       = P Subramaniam
| writer         = [Nagavally R. S. Kurup](/source/Nagavally_R._S._Kurup)
| producer       = P Subramaniam
| starring       = [Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir)<br />[Kumari Thankam](/source/Kumari_Thankam)
| music          = Brother Laxmanan
| studio         = Neela
| distributor    = Kumaraswamy & Co
| released       = {{Film date|1956|08|18|df=y}}
| country        = India
| language       = Malayalam
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'''''Mathravadi''''' is a 1956 Indian [Malayalam](/source/Malayalam)-language [fantasy film](/source/fantasy_film), directed and produced by P Subramaniam. The film stars [Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir), [Kumari Thankam](/source/Kumari_Thankam) in lead roles. The film had music composed by Brother Laxmanan and lyrics by Thirunainarkurichy Madhavan Nair. The film was remade in Tamil under the same name.<ref>{{Cite news |date=11 April 2009 |title=Manthravadi 1956 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/enspMANTHRAVADI-1956/article15928695.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250205160548/https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/enspMANTHRAVADI-1956/article15928695.ece |archive-date=2025-02-05 |access-date=2025-02-05 |work=[The Hindu](/source/The_Hindu)}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=1956 – மந்திரவாதி – நீலா புரொடக்சன்ஸ் (த-ம) |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956-cinedetails24.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221012075336/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1956-cinedetails24.asp |archive-date=12 October 2022 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=[Lakshman Sruthi](/source/Lakshman_Sruthi) |language=ta}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=മന്ത്രവാദി (1956) |url=https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2284 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250205161151/https://malayalasangeetham.info/m.php?2284 |archive-date=5 February 2025 |access-date=5 February 2025 |website=malayalasangeetham.info |language=ml}}</ref>

== Cast ==
{{Cast listing|
* [Prem Nazir](/source/Prem_Nazir) as Priyan
* [Adoor Pankajam](/source/Adoor_Pankajam) as Mayavathi
* [Kottarakkara Sreedharan Nair](/source/Kottarakkara_Sreedharan_Nair) as Mahedran
* [Aranmula Ponnamma](/source/Aranmula_Ponnamma) as Susheeladevi
* [Bahadoor](/source/Bahadoor) as Vibhinan
* [Kumari Thankam](/source/Kumari_Thankam) as Kalyani
* [S. P. Pillai](/source/S._P._Pillai) as Mayadasan
* [T. S. Muthaiah](/source/T._S._Muthaiah) as Sugunan, Vinayan (double role), servant of Priya Kumaran
* [G. K. Pillai](/source/G._K._Pillai_(actor)) as Kalyani's father
* [Miss Kumari](/source/Miss_Kumari) as Mallika
* [Mavelikkara Ponnamma](/source/Mavelikkara_Ponnamma) as Kanthimathi
*[Jose Prakash](/source/Jose_Prakash) as Veeravarman, father of Mallika
*[Kottayam Shantha](/source/Kottayam_Shantha) as Vasanthy
* [Hari](/source/Hari_(actor)) as Young Priyan
* Muttathara Soman as Mayavi
*Thiruvananthapuram Lalitha as Nalini
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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Category:1956 Indian films
Category:1950s Malayalam-language films
Category:1956 films
Category:Films directed by P. Subramaniam
Category:Films scored by Br Lakshmanan
Category:Indian black-and-white films
Category:Indian fantasy films
Category:1956 fantasy films
Category:Malayalam films remade in other languages

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