M. S. Mani (film editor)

M. S. Mani
M. S. Mani
Born	Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation	Film editor and film director
Years active	1949–2003
Spouse(s)	Seethamani
Children	Karthik

M. S. Mani (1926–2008) was an Indian film director and film editor of Malayalam movies.^[1] He won National award twice in 1990 and 1992 for editing the films Nakhashatangal and Iyyer The Great and Kerala State Award in 1972 for editing.^[2] He joined the film industry in 1948 and his first film was Ashaadeepam.^[3] He has edited more than 300 movies. His famous works as editor includes Kathapurushan, Vidheyan, Sargam, Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha, Anantharam and Amritham Gamaya all that went noticed at the national level.^[4] He also edited many Hindi and Tamil films. He also directed seven films, including Doctor, Sathyabhama, Subaida, Thalirukal, Vilakkapatta Bandhangal and Jalakannyaka. He was a popular Malayalam movie director during 1980s.^[5]

Personal life[]

He hails from Poojapura in Thiruvananthapuram. He was born on November 1926 to Mrithyunjaya Ayyar and Balambal. He died on 9 March 2008 at the Sree Ramachandra Hospital in Chennai, following heart diseases. He was 81 and is survived by wife Seethamani and only son, Karthik.^[6]

Awards[]

National Film Awards

1990 – National Film Award for Best Editing for Iyer the Great
1992 – National Film Award for Best Editing for Sargam

Kerala State Film Awards

1972 – Kerala State Film Award for Best Editor for Maram

Partial filmography[]

Editor[]

Aashadeepam (1953)
Snehaseema (1954)
Koodappirappu (1956)
Nairu Pidicha Pulivaalu (1958)
Chathurangam (1959)
Jnaanasundari (1961)
Viyarppinte Vila (1962)
Puthiya Aakaasham Puthiya Bhoomi (1962)
Doctor (1963)
Sathyabhaama (1963)

Direction[]

Puthiya Aakaasham Puthiya Bhoomi (1962)
Doctor (1963)
Sathyabhaama (1963)
Subaida (1965)
Thalirukal (1967)
Vilakkappetta Bandhangal (1969)
Jalakanyaka (1971)

References[]

^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "MS Mani".
^ http://www.kerals.com/malayalammovie/week5165/Awardfilims/
^ Vijayakumar, B. (5 June 2011). "ADIMAKAL 1969". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
^ "- Malayalam News".

External links[]

M. S. Mani at IMDb

[1] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 11 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[2] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[3] "MS Mani".

[4] ttp://www.kerals.com/malayalammovie/week5165/Awardfilims/

[5] Vijayakumar, B. (5 June 2011). "ADIMAKAL 1969". The Hindu. Retrieved 20 January 2019.

[6] "- Malayalam News".

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v t National Film Award for Best Editing
1976–1980	(1976) Waman Bhonsle / (1977) (1978) (1979) (1980)
1981–2000	(1981) (1982) (1983) Anil Malnad (1984) (1985) (1986) (1987) A. Sreekar Prasad (1988) Renu Saluja (1989) M. S. Mani (1990) Renu Saluja (1991) M. S. Mani (1992) Renu Saluja (1993) B. Lenin / V. T. Vijayan (1994) Suresh Urs (1995) A. Sreekar Prasad (1996) A. Sreekar Prasad (1997) Renu Saluja (1998) A. Sreekar Prasad (1999) / Apurva Asrani (2000)
2001–present	Beena Paul (2001) A. Sreekar Prasad (2002) (2003) (2004) (2005) Raja Mohammad (2006) (2007) A. Sreekar Prasad (2008) Arghyakamal Mitra (2009) Kishore Te (2010) Praveen K. L. / N. B. Srikanth (2011) Namrata Rao (2012) V. J. Sabu Joseph (2013) Vivek Harshan (2014) Kishore Te (2015) (2016) Rima Das (2017) (2018) Naveen Nooli (2019)