Manam Pole Mangalyam

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Manam Pole Mangalyam
Manam Pole Mangalyam.jpg
Written byShekhar Dhavalikar
Directed byA.M.Nazeer
Starring
  • Niyaz Musliyar
  • Meera Nair
  • Swasika
  • Rajendran N
  • Sreekanth Sasidharan
Opening theme'Kaatte Kaatte
ComposersRanjin Raj
Sithara Krishnakumar
Country of originIndia
Original languageMalayalam
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes260
Production
ProducerSudeep Karakkat and Arun Devassia
EditorAjith Raj
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time22 minutes
Release
Original networkZee Keralam
Original release28 December 2020 (2020-12-28) –
2 January 2022 (2022-01-02)
External links
Website

Manam Pole Mangalyam (transl. Marriage to partner of your own choice) is a Malayalam language television series airing on Zee Keralam and streams on Zee5. It stars Meera Nair, Niyaz Musliyar, Swasika, Rajendran N and Sreekanth Sasidharan. It premiered on 28 December 2020. Although initially it was aired at 9 pm, due to poor ratings,it got pushed to the evening slot of 6 pm. It is an official remake of Zee Marathi series Aggabai Sasubai aired from 2019 to 2021.[1][2]

Plot outline[]

It is a story that focuses on life of woman "Meera". Meera is a widow, she takes care of her family and faces all life issues with peace. She raised her son "Nikhil" and also takes care of her father-in-law but she always pays less attention to herself while loving everyone else except herself. After the marriage of Nikhil, the show focuses on how Meera's daughter in law "Nila" strives to bring a little joy in Meera's life. After the marriage of Nikhil and Nila, the family celebrates their marriage party in Arvind Raj's restaurant. The chef, Arvind Raj notices Meera and falls in love with her and the story begins.

Cast[]

Main Cast[]

  • Niyas Musliar as Aravind Raja
    • A popular chef and owner of Raja's kitchen
    • Meera's second husband
  • Meera Nair as Meera
    • A widow, dedicated house wife and kind hearted women. She is Unnithan's daughter-in-law; Nikhil's mother and Nila's mother-in-law.
  • Swasika as Nila Nikhil
    • A bold and staright forward girl. She is Nikhil's lover and turns wife; Meera's daughter-in-law; Unnithan's grand daughter-in-law.
  • Rajendran N as Radhakrishnan Unnithan
  • Sreekanth Sasidharan (Episode 1–100) / Prem Jacob (Episode 100-Present) as Nikhil Mukundan
    • Unnithan's grandson, Mukundan and Meera's son and Nila's husband

Recurring Cast[]

  • Boban Alummoodan as Mukundhan/Babuji; Unnithan's son and Nikhil's father
  • Jolly Easow as Clara; Meera's neighbor
  • Sayana Krishna as Vimala; Cunning and jealous lady in Meera's neighborhood
  • Rahul Mohan as Ravishankar; Nila's father
  • Bindhu Aneesh as Hemalatha; Nila's mother
  • Adya Aurora as Medha
  • Ann Maria as Sona; Babuji's caretaker
  • Jayan as Mahadevan; Unnithan's younger brother
  • Lakshmi Sanal as Sreedevi Thankachi; Mahadevan's wife
  • Kishore as Dr.Nambeesan
  • Sunitha as Latha; Vimala's mother in law
  • Riya as Julie; Nikhil's boss and Aravind Raja's friend
  • M. R. Gopakumar as Retd.Captain Rajaraja Varma/Varmaji
  • Hari as Udayan; Vimala's husband
  • Anil Narayanan as Gopi; Vimala's father in law
  • Vandana Krishnan as Mili; Raja's personal assistant
  • Della George as Thinkal Mariyam
  • Sumi Santhosh

Cameo Appearance[]

  • Mridula Vijay as Samyuktha
    • Nila's friend (in Nila-Nikhil Wedding Episode)
  • Sushmitha Prabhakaran as Sreelakshmi
    • Nila's friend (in Meera's Haldi Episode)
  • Prayaga Martin as Herself (guest in Meera-Aravind Raja Marriage Maha episode)
  • Meghna Vincent as Jyothi (promo presence)
  • Amala Gireesan as Kalyani (promo presence)
  • Shanavas Shanu as Hitler (promo presence)

Production[]

Producting[]

The production team involves Sudeep Karakkat Arun Devassia and Umesh Unnikrishnan (Umesh Nair)

Music[]

The title song been composed by Ranjin Raj and sung by Sithara Krishnakumar and B.K.Harinarayanan.[3]

Casting[]

Swasika plays the role of Nila, the daughter-in-law. This marks her comeback to Malayalam Television after 2 years. Actor Niyas Musliar also plays the lead role of Arvind Raj. Meera Nair who made her debut in Njan Prakashan plays the character of Meera, the progressive mother-in-law. Newcomer Srikanth plays Meera's conservative son Nikhil.[4]

Adaptations[]

The series concept was taken from the Marathi series Aggabai Sasubai aired on Zee Marathi and it was remade into Tamil as Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal on Zee Tamil.[5][6]

Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes
Marathi Aggabai Sasubai
अग्गंबाई सासूबाई 		22 July 2019 Zee Marathi 13 March 2021 Original
Malayalam Manam Pole Mangalyam
മനംപോലെ മംഗല്യം 		28 December 2020 Zee Keralam 2 January 2022 Remake
Tamil Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal
புதுப்புது அர்த்தங்கள் 		22 March 2021 Zee Tamil Ongoing Remake

References[]

  1. ^ "Manampole Mangalyam: Swasika Vijay back on TV with a new show, to play a daughter-in-law hunting groom for her mother-in-law". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  2. ^ "Manampole Mangalyam Zee Keralam Television Serial Telling a Different Story". indiantvinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  3. ^ "Manampole Mangalyam: Sithara Krishnakumar leaves fans awed with her soulful rendition of Manampole Mangalyam title track, watch". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  4. ^ "Manampole Mangalyam: Sithara Krishnakumar to sing title track of 'Manampole Mangalyam'; shares video saying 'progressive storylines will have positive influence'". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-12-26.
  5. ^ "Aggabai Sasubai preview: Abhijeet to handover Abhi's Kitchen to Shubhra and Asawari". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
  6. ^ "New daily soap 'Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal' to premiere on March 22". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-03-22.

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