Mannar Mathai Speaking

Mannar Mathai Speaking
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Directed byMani C. Kappan
Written bySiddique-Lal
Produced byMani C. Kappan
StarringMukesh
Innocent
Sai Kumar
Vani Viswanath
Biju Menon
CinematographyAnandakuttan
Edited byK. R. Gaurishankar
S. Parivallal
Music byS. P. Venkatesh
Production
company
O.K. Productions
Release date
  • 6 April 1995 (1995-04-06)
CountryIndia
LanguageMalayalam

Mannar Mathai Speaking is a 1995 Indian Malayalam-language comedy thriller film produced and directed by Mani C. Kappan and written by Siddique-Lal. The film stars Mukesh, Innocent, Sai Kumar, Vani Viswanath, Biju Menon, Geetha Vijayan, K. P. Ummer, Kaviyoor Ponnamma, Janardhanan, Indrans, Vijayaraghavan, Sukumari, Harisree Ashokan and Cochin Haneefa.[1] It is a sequel to the 1989 film Ramji Rao Speaking, and is followed by Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 (2014). Vani Viswanath made her debut in this film as a leading actress.[2]

The film was a commercial success. It is loosely based on Alfred Hitchcock's 1958 film Vertigo (which was an adaptation of the 1954 novel The Living and the Dead by Boileau-Narcejac).[3] Priyadarshan adapted certain subplots of the film for his Hindi film, Bhagam Bhag (2006), which went on to be remade in Telugu as Brahmanandam Drama Company.[4][5] Writer Siddique later reused the story and tweaked it for his Tamil film Sadhu Miranda (2008) and Telugu film Maaro (2011).[6]

  1. ^ "Mannar Mathai Speaking". Oneindia. 21 July 2012. Archived from the original on 21 July 2012.
  2. ^ "In Focus interview - Vani Viswanath". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 27 November 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Best Sequels of Malayalam Cinema, Ranked: From Kireedam to Oru CBI Diary Kurippu". 17 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Bhagam Bhag pay royalty to Malyalam film maker". Realbollywood.com. 13 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 April 2009.
  5. ^ "Malayalam films remade in Hindi". The Times of India. 29 July 2015.
  6. ^ "Movie Review : Sadhu Miranda". Sify. Archived from the original on 10 February 2008. Retrieved 30 December 2010.