M. S. Mani (film editor) explained

M. S. Mani
Birth Place:	Thiruvananthapuram
Occupation:	Film editor and film director
Years Active:	1949–2003
Spouse:	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 in 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)
• Oru Vadakkan Veeragatha 91989)
• Panjagni (1986)
• Nakhashathangal (1996)
• O Faby (1992)
• Evideyo Oru Shathru (1983)
• Varanmaare Aavashyamundu (1983)
• Poomadathe Pennu (1984)
• Vellam (1984)
• Vikatakavi (1984)
• Anjaam Hindi (1986)
• Amrutham Gamaya (1987)
• Mangai Oru Gangai (Tamil) (1987)
• Aranyakam (1988)
• Oliyambukal (1990)
• Pavakoothu (1990)
• Sargam (1992)
• Parinayam (1994)
• Ennu Swantham Janakikutty (1998)
• Prem Poojari (1999)

Direction

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: MS Mani:Profile and Biography, Malayalam Movie Editor MS Mani latest Photo Gallery | Video Gallery, Malayalam Movie Editor MS Mani, MS Mani Filimography, MS Mani Films and Cinemas, MS Mani Awards and Nominations . 11 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140911102019/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/MS%20Mani-3645 . 11 September 2014 . dead .
2. Web site: +++++++++++++ official website of INFORMATION AND PUBLIC RELATION DEPARTMENT OF KERALA +++++++++++++ . 2011-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303232254/http://www.prd.kerala.gov.in/stateawares.htm . 2016-03-03 .
3. Web site: MS Mani.
4. Web site: Kerala awarded films . 11 September 2014 . 10 September 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140910200546/http://www.kerals.com/malayalammovie/week5165/Awardfilims/ . dead .
5. News: ADIMAKAL 1969 . 5 June 2011 . The Hindu . B. . Vijayakumar . 20 January 2019 .
6. Web site: - Malayalam News. https://web.archive.org/web/20140911112454/http://www.indiaglitz.com/film-editor-mani-passes-away-malayalam-news-37142. dead. 11 September 2014.