Manimuthu
| Manimuthu | |
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| Malayalam | മണിമുത്ത് |
| Genre | Soap opera |
| Developed by | Shekils S |
| Written by | Anu |
| Directed by | S S Lal |
| Starring | Shafna Avanthika Mohan |
| Opening theme | "Aalapalaya Manimuthu thoovi Aashadamaarimukil" by Arun Vijay, sung by Nithya Mammen |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Malayalam |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 200 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Rameez Kabeer Sreekumar Mulayaral |
| Producer | Biju Pravi |
| Cinematography | Manoj Kumar |
| Editor | Ajay Prasannan |
| Running time | 20–22 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Mazhavil Manorama |
| Release | 19 June 2023 – present |
Manimuthu (transl. Mani and Muthu) is an Indian Malayalam-language television drama.[1][2] It premiered on 19 June 2023 on Mazhavil Manorama everyday and streams on ManoramaMax.[3][4]
Plot
Krishna a. k. a Kannan, a farmer in Maravathoor village is in love with Radhika, a dance teacher living in the same village. They during a rainstorm at night seeks shelter in a deserted building and accidentally sleeps together in each other's arms. Unknown to both of them Radhika becomes pregnant with Krishna's child. Later Radhika falls into a river, gets swept away, goes missing and Krishna thinks that Radhika is dead. But she was alive. Later Krishna moves to Thiruvananthappuram city, becomes an accountant at Kavya's father's jewelry shop and marries Kavya. Muth is born as their daughter. Unknown to Krishna, Radhika gives birth to the daughter of Krishna and names the child Manikkutty. Seven years later, Radhika suffers fron brain tumor and comes to Thiruvananthapuram in search of Krishna, to hand over their daughter Manikkutty.[5][6]
Cast
Main
- Avanthika Mohan as Kavya
- Shafna as Radhika (episode 1-175)[7]
- Stebin Jacob as Krishna a. k. a Kannan
- Shivaradhya as Manikutty
- Mrinmayi Mridul as Muthu
Recurring
- Jishin Mohan as Bharath Palakkal
- Eesan Sujatha / Vijayakumari Ramesh as Palakkal Jayamohini
- Raheena Anas / Irene as Neeraja Mahadevan
- Maya Vishwanath as Palakkal Madhavi Thankachi
- Renjith Menon as Asik
- Ann Mathews as Megha
- Rajith Kumar as Dr.Sidharth Menon
- Roshan Mathew John as Teacher
- Arun Mohan as Prathap Sanker
- Sini Prasad
- Kalyani Nair as ASP
- _____ as Venkidi
- Blessy Kurian as Athira
- ____ as Sukanya
- Anandhu as Saji
- Rajeev Roshan as Amal
- Anjitha BR as District collector
- Vaishnavi Saikumar as Neetha
- Girija Preman as Saraswati
- Prashant Kanjiramattom as Dr.Dathan
- Sruthika Suresh as Neelima Rani
- Alif Shah as Haridas
- ___ as Shambu
Cameo Appearance
- Lakshmi Gopalaswamy as herself[8]
- Shari as herself[9]
References
- ^ "മണിമുത്ത് ജൂണ് 19 മുതൽ തിങ്കള് മുതല് വെള്ളി രാത്രി 8 മണിക്ക് മഴവില് മനോരമയില്" (in Malayalam). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "മണിമുത്ത് – മലയാളം ടെലിവിഷൻ സീരിയൽ മഴവിൽ മനോരമ ചാനലില് 19 ജൂണ് മുതല് ആരംഭിക്കുന്നു" (in Malayalam). 12 June 2023.
- ^ "Manimuthu Malayalam Television Serial Mazhavil Manorama Launching On 19 June At 08:00 PM – Story, Star Cast". 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Manimuthu Serial Mazhavil Manorama Launching on 19 June, Every Monday to Friday at 08:00 PM". 15 June 2023.
- ^ "Manimuthu: Krishna Promises To Take Care Of Radhika And Manikutty". The Times of India. 8 July 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Manimuthu: New show to narrate the story of a young girl searching for her father". The Times of India. 8 July 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "Shafna Defends Her Show Manimuthu, Says It Delves Into Life's Helpless Turn Of Events And Not Glorifying An Extra-Marital Affair". The Times of India. 16 November 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Manimuthu: Lakshmi Gopalaswamy Enters The Show In One Of The Crucial Moments". The Times of India. 25 August 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "Actress Shari Joins 'Manimuthu' For A Special Cameo As The Show Celebrates 100 Episodes". The Times of India. 11 November 2023. Retrieved 8 July 2024.