Manam Pole Mangalyam Explained

Director:	A.M.Nazeer
Editor:	Ajith Raj
Starring:	Niyaz Musliyar Meera Nair Swasika Rajendran N Prem Jacob
Language:	Malayalam
Country:	India
Producer:	Sudeep Karakkat and Arun Devassia
Runtime:	22 minutes
Network:	Zee Keralam
Camera:	Multi-camera
Num Seasons:	1
Num Episodes:	260
Composer:	Ranjin Raj Sithara Krishnakumar
Opentheme:	Kaatte Kaatte

Manam Pole Mangalyam is a Malayalam language television series airing on Zee Keralam and streams on Zee5. It stars Niyaz Musliyar, Meera Nair, Swasika, Rajendran N and Prem Jacob. It premiered on 28 December 2020. It is an official remake of Zee Marathi series Aggabai Sasubai aired from 2019 to 2021.^{[1] [2]}

Plot outline

Meera is a widow, she takes care of her family and faces all life issues calmly. 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

• Niyaz Musaliyar 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 straight 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
• Ann Maria as Sona
  • Babuji's caretaker
• Jolly Easow as Clara; Meera's neighbor
• Rahul Mohan as Ravishankar; Nila's father
• Kishore as Dr.Nambeesan
• Sayana Krishna as Vimala; Cunning and jealous lady in Meera's neighborhood
• Sunitha as Latha; Vimala's mother in law
• Hari as Udayan; Vimala's husband
• Adya Aurora as Medha
• Jayan as Mahadevan; Unnithan's younger brother
• Lakshmi Sanal as Sreedevi Thankachi; Mahadevan's wife
• Bindhu Aneesh as Hemalatha; Nila's mother
• Riya as Julie; Nikhil's boss and Aravind Raja's friend
• M. R. Gopakumar as Retd.Captain Rajaraja Varma/Varmaji
• 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

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

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	20 November 2022
Punjabi	Sasse Ni Sasse Tu Khushiyan Ch Vasse ਸੱਸੇ ਨੀ ਸੱਸੇ ਤੂੰ ਖੁਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਚ ਵੱਸੇ	25 April 2022	Zee Punjabi	23 September 2022
Kannada	Shreerastu Shubhamastu ಶ್ರೀರಸ್ತು ಶುಭಮಸ್ತು	31 October 2022	Zee Kannada	Ongoing

External links

• Manam Pole Mangalyam at ZEE5

Notes and References

1. News: 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. 15 December 2020 . 2020-12-26.
2. Web site: Manampole Mangalyam Zee Keralam Television Serial Telling a Different Story. indiantvinfo.com. 9 December 2020 . 2020-12-26.
3. News: Manampole Mangalyam: Sithara Krishnakumar leaves fans awed with her soulful rendition of Manampole Mangalyam title track, watch. The Times of India. 2022-07-05. 22 December 2020.
4. News: Manampole Mangalyam: Sithara Krishnakumar to sing title track of 'Manampole Mangalyam'; shares video saying 'progressive storylines will have positive influence'. The Times of India. 16 December 2020 . 2020-12-26.