Malayalam Movie Review Manoharam - Cast & Crew

Shweta Mohan is a female playback singer in Indian cinema who is also the daughter of playback singer Sujatha Mohan. Like her mother, she also had sung in various languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam. She was born on 19 November 1985 in Chennai.  In fact, earlier she was a bit hesitant to take up singing as her career. But as she sung, she enjoyed singing very much. Had not she been in singing, she could have opted for doing MBA and got settled other way. 

Aparna Das is a new name in the Malayalam film industry. As of 2020, she is 21 now. She did her acting debut with Njan Prakashan released in 2018. Her last hit movie was Mahoharam, released in 2019. She received a lot of appreciation for both the films.

Kalaranjini was born in 1962 at Trivandrum, but she grew up in Chennai.  She has acted in more than 75 films. She is known for her characters in movies like Sreekrishnapurathe Nakshatratilakkam, Annorikkal, Nandanam, Swapnakoodu, Kalyanaraman, Kochi rajavu, Puthiya mukham and How Old are you.  Her parents were both theatre artists. She is the elder sister of actresses Urvashi and Kalpana, who are both very famous in the film field. She began her journey as a heroine at the age of 14 in the movie Swantham Enna Padam directed by Sreekumaran Tampi.  Under his guidance, she acted in many more movies. She was a very prominent actress in the 80’s, having acted as the heroine of all famous heroes of Malayalam, Tamil and Telugu film industry like Prem Nazir and  N.T. Rama Rao. She got married at the age of 22 in 1985, which ended in divorce a few months later. She returned to acting a year later in a movie directed by Sreekumaran Thampi. She became active in the film world from 1997 onwards, doing many supporting roles. She is a very popular teleserial actress as well. Her popular serials include Devimahatmyam, Kumkumapoovu, and Velankanni Mathavu. She is doing serials in Tamil also.

Kalaranjini has a son Prince (Ambotty) who is now a budding actor.

Nandini Sree is an Indian Film Actress, Disc Jockey, Video Jockey, and TV Presenter. She works in the Malayalam Film and Television Industry. Her full name is Nandini Sree Nair. She was born in Thiruvilla, Kerala. Nandini worked as a Disc Jockey initially.

Sreelakshmi is a versatile actress who began her career in 1993, and gained recognition as one of the lead Malayalam actress’ in 1990. Born in Thirvananthapuram, Kerala, she completed her Pre-University and then pursued a Diploma in Bharata Natyam from the Kalakshetra in Chennai. Following a significant career, she chose to move into a family life following her marriage and was chose to move to Dubai where she ran a Dance School. She subsequently moved back to Thiruvananthapuram in 2012 to begin her TV career, and also to run her dance school Temple of Arts at Kuravankonam.

Born on 21 May 1989 Veena Nair is an actress working in films as well as movies. She was born in Kerala. Her Television series Nilavilakku which was aired on Surya TV was quite a hit and made the actress famous.

Anvar Sadik is a famous Indian writer and director. Anvar Sadik associated with the Malalaym industry and directed many Malayalam films. Anvar Sadik is known for his great movies like Ormayundo Ee Mukham, released in 2014, and Manoharam, released in 2019. Ormayaundo Ee Mukham reieced won award for Best star Pair in Asianet Film Awards. In Manoharam, Anvar Sadik was the director and writer. This film was about a poster artist struggling to find respect in society, and the story revolves around how he will succeed in life. The audience loved this movie and received a good response. Anvar Sadik started getting recognition in the industry after this film.

Renith Elamadu is an aspiring supporting actor, writer, and assistant director in the Mollywood film industry. He is widely known for working in films like Lucifer (2019), and Ayyappanum Koshiyum (2020). Renith Elamadu hails from Kottarakara, Kerala, and started working in the Malayalam film industry. Over the years, he acted in some films like Anarkali (2015), Aravindante Athidhikal (2018), Kuruthi (2021), and Bro Daddy (2022). Apart from working as an actor, he also worked as an assistant director in various films like Ormayundo Ee Mukham (2014), My God (2015), James and Alice (2016), Parole (2018), and many more. Renith Elamadu is active on social media and often posts updates about his film career and personal life.

Rinny Divakar is a renowned personality who has developed herself into a Malayalam producer. He is a producer, production manager, and controller and has acted in a few naming movies as a staff member or extra actor. He is known for the movies like Kasargold (2023), Jana Gana Mana (2022) and Kala (2021). He has acted as a staff member for the movie Manoharam, released in 2019. He is working for the film under the banner Mukhari Entertainment LLP. He began his professional career in 2017 by making a Malayalam film, Adventures of Omanakuttan, for which he worked as a production executive. His next two big projects are Athiru and Pappa.

Jebin Jacob is an assistant cameraman in the Malayalam industry. He also heads the Camera Department in many of the films he works. He became famous after the Malayalam film ‘Ambi Ning Vayassaytho.’ The movie got released in the year 2018. He also worked in many of the hit Malayalam films. His photography skills are not limited to Malayalam alone, because Jebin has worked in many of the Tamil films as well.

Joe Paul is a renowned Indian lyricist known for his exceptional ability to create soulful and meaningful lyrics that touch the hearts of listeners. He was born on June 1, 1985, in Kottayam, Kerala, India. From a young age, Joe had a natural talent for writing, and he honed his skills by writing poems and short stories. Joe started his career in the music industry in 2008 when he wrote the lyrics for the Malayalam movie "Goal." His work received critical acclaim and soon approached to write Lyrics for other films. Joe's ability to capture the essence of a story and express it in his Lyrics has earned him a place as one of the most sought-after lyricists in the industry.

Sanjeev Thomas is a Malayalam music composer, producer, singer and guitarist. He is the founder and chief mentor at Rainbow Bridge - Music School and Production studio in Bangalore. Sanjeev has played and worked with musicians in India and globally including John Beasley, Taku Hirano, Oscar Seaton, Sivamani, Hariharan, Leslie Lewis, and Rabbi Shergil. Some of his other works include David, an action, crime, and drama film in 2013, directed by Bejoy Nambiar, written by Natasha Sahgal, Bejoy Nambiar, and Abhijeet Shirish Deshpande, and starring Vikram, Vinay Virmani, and Neil Nitin Mukesh.

Manu Manjith who was born in the year 1986 on 23rd of January in Atholi, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He is currently 31 years of age. He is married to Hima Hemaraj. He is currently living in Kazhikode in Calicut, India. After completing his high school from St. Joseph's Boys' Higher Secondary School which is situated in Calicut, he did a course of Bachelor in Homeopathic Medicine and Surgery from Government Homeopathic Medical College which is situated in Calicut. He is a poet and lyricist in the Malayalam Cinema. He was passionate about writing since his childhood and has taken part in many writing competitions in his school and college days.

Samuel Aby(Aby Sam Cherian) is an Indian music director who predominantly works in Malayalam Language films. He was born on 2nd April 1990 in Kollam district, Kerala. Samuel’s parents are P.C. Samuel and Rachel G Susan. Samuel Aby is a B.Tech graduate in Mechanical Engineering from the College of Engineering, Thalassery, Kerala. He completed his post-graduation in Machine Design from Amal Jyothi College of Engineering. On 22nd May 2017, Samuel Aby married Angel Mary Joseph. Samuel Aby’s interest in music made him approach many music directors since 2013. In the year 2015, Samuel assisted Ratheesh Vega. Ratheesh Vega guided Samuel to become an Independent music artist.

Sachin Sudhakaran was born in Kozhikode, Kerala, India. He went to the Indian School in Muscat, Oman. Then pursued a Bachelor of Tectechnology from Model Engineering College, Kochi, India, and then he completed a Diploma in Sound Engineering from the School of Audio Engineering (SAE) in Chennai, India.
He is a co-founder of Sync  Cinema.

Balakesavan Shanmugam is a sound effects editor predominantly working in the Tamil and Telugu Film Industries. He hails from Erode, Tamil Nadu. Balakesavan was inclined towards cinema from a very young age. He debuted as a sound editor in the 2016 horror-comedy “Jackson Durai.” Dharani Dharan directed the motion-picture. Sibiraj, Bindu Madhavi, and Sathyaraj played prominent roles in the flick. The movie released on 16^th June 2016 to average reviews from critics and audiences alike. Balakesavan has served as a sound designer for several films that have been critically acclaimed and commercially successful. Some of his prominent works include Vikram Vedha (2017), Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru (2017), Taxiwaala (2018), Nota (2018), Yatra (2019) and Mafia (2020). Balakesavan resides in Chennai.

Sandeep Kumar is an Indian director and writer working for the Hindi film industry. Some of the famous Bollywood movies, he worked as a director are Aaiyash: The Desire, Parveen Bobby, and Anubhav: An Experience. Aaiyash: The Desire was a romantic-drama movie that hit the theatres in 2004. Sandeep Kumar worked as both writer and director in the film, and the lead cast includes Akansha, Rakhi Bajaj, Taaniya, and Raja Murad. Parveen Bobby was a drama film which was released on 1st January 2007. Sandeep Kumar was the director, while the lead cast of the movie includes Ravi Ahlawat, Amrita Dhanoa, Mohan Joshi, and Mushtaq Khan.

Sankaran belongs to Poojapura,Thiruvananthapuram. He is a well-known child artist from the Malayalam region and has become a YouTube sensation! His real name is Nidhin, but he is famous as Sankaran in the Malayalam community. He is one of the youngest YouTube vloggers and started his channel during the COVID lockdown. He became a member of the YouTube community in September 2020, when he was in the 4th grade. His brothers helped him capture his very first video, which went viral on YouTube. He started to record his videos using a simple mobile phone. His YouTube family has shown much growth in less time. His sister-in-law, Kalyani, also accompanies him during vlog shooting.

Sidharthan KC is a sounds effect editor known for his work in- Kannum Kannum Kollaiyadithaal, Thittam Poattu Thirudura Kootam,  Sk13, Dear Comrade, Iravaakaalam, Nenjam Marappathillai, Sye Raa Narasimha Reddy, Madha, Naragasooran, Sathyam Paranja Viswasikkuvo, Kabir Singh, Game Over, Suttu Pidikka Utharavu, NGK, Falaknuma Das, VIIIMonster, Jersey, Athiran, Watchman, Mithai, Oru Adaar Love, Kalavu, Yatra, Dhilluku Dhuddu 2, Sigai, Adho Andha Paravai Pola, Mahira, Vrithra, Maari 2, Hushaaru, Taxiwaala, Ratsasan, Nota, Lilli, Raja Ranguski, Padayottam, U-Turn, Vanjagar Ulagam, IIManu, Ranam, Imaikkaa Nodigal, IILakshmi, Katheyondu Shuruvagide, Saakshyam, Kadaikutty Singam, Vijetha, Tik Tik Tik, Iravukku Aayiram Kangal, Naa Peru Surya Na Illu India, Aravindante, thidhikal, Diya, Rangasthalam, Rajaratha, Kirrak Party, Manasuku Nachindhi, Awe!, Rosapoo, Bhaagamathie, IQueen, IBalloon, Aana Alaralodalaral, Sakka Podu Podu Raja, MCA Middle Class , bbayi, Chennai 2 Singapore, Oxygen, Theeran Adhigaaram Ondru, Ippadai Vellum, Hara Hara , ahadevaki, Arjun Reddy, IE, Nibunan, Vikram Vedha, Pandigai, Chennaiyil Oru Naal 2, Adhagappattathu Magajanangalay, Vanamagan, Maragadha Naanayam, Careful, Godha, Sangili , ungili Kadhava Thorae, Dora, Adhe Kangal, Kavi Uddheshichathu..

Arun Manohar is a costume designer in Malayalam movies. His debut on the big screen was with the film ‘Alice: A True Story', directed by Anil Das, that released in 2014. In the same year, Biju’s Bhaskar Nari too gave him a break in his movie ‘@Andheri’. In both the movies, his job got special attention. As both the movies had characters of our society, his costume designs got special applause. Arun Manohar also became popular in Malayalam movies like ‘Kunjiramayanam’ and ‘Balyakalasakhi’. In the year 2016, he designed costumes for Murali Gopy and Anoop Menon who were in the lead roles in 'Pa Va' and for Mohanlal in the movie 'Pulimurugan' and in the year 2016, he had designed costumes for Mammootty in a film named 'PullikkaranStaraaa'.

Ronex Xavier is one of the rising makeup artist working in the Malayalam film industry. It has not been much of time that Ronex started working in the industry, but he managed to steal all of his hearts by his makeup skills and techniques. In the span for less than a decade, Ronex had worked in the Malayalam films including, Carbon, Aadu 2, Thondimuthalum Driksakshiyum, Maheshinte Prathikaram, and The Great Father to the latest Maradona.

Mahesh Nambiar is an Indian Animation Director and Cartoonist. His caricatures usually feature people with large heads and prominent features. These animations have won him three gold medals at the Wittygraphy global caricature competitions and the first ever two consecutive golds in the history of the event. Mahesh Nambiar is from Kannur in Kerala and runs a creative studio in Trivandrum. Mahesh Nambiar received his degree from the University of Calicut. After that, he worked in top animation companies like Toei Animation in Tokyo, Japan, Heart Animation in Hyderabad, and Toonz Animation in India. Through these companies he gained a lot of experience, which helped him secure the position of Lead Animator at the US-based Animation firm- Auryn Inc. Popular projects that Mahesh Nambiar has worked on include ‘Horrid Henry’ (2006- 2008), ‘Tsunami’ (2021) and ‘Manoharam’ (2019).Nambiar

Vineeth Srinivasan is known to the music industry for his popular and hit song, Karale, karalinte. Being the son of film star Sreenivasan, he never had even thought of singing as a career. But of course, he likes popular Hindi songs and admires voice of K.J. Jesudas, Brad Paisley, and Udit Narayan.

The Malayalam actor and director Basil Joseph was born on 28th of April, 1990. Basil did part of his schooling from St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, situated in Sulthan Bathery, and the rest from S. K. M. J. Higher Secondary School in Kalpetta. He completed his Bachelor’s degree from College of Engineering, Trivandrum. He is also a scriptwriter.

Deepak Parambol is a budding Malayalam actor, who is known for doing a variety of roles in the short span that he has been in the Malayalam industry. Born in Kannur, Kerala, Deepak did his schooling from Azhikode High School and went on to do his graduation from the University of Calicut. Later on, he pursued his PG in Calicut University, where he did his MCA. Unlike the characters he portrays in his movies, Deepak is quite a soft spoken person. In one of his interviews, Deepak said that he doesn't mind getting minor roles and doesn't feel disappointed when he doesn’t get lead roles. To him, he says, what matters is the experience that they have to offer, and all that’s important to him is to get good characters in the movies which can help him learn and do a better job.

Delhi Ganesh is one of the veteran Tamil actors, born on August 1, 1944. He worked in Food Corporation of India (FCI) between 1964 and 1974. Because of his interest towards films, he dropped his job. He is a Delhi drama group member of Dakshina Bharata Nataka Sabha (DBNS) and the reason why he is called as, Delhi Ganesh. He was presented by Mr. K. Balachander (1976- Pattana Pravesham). In a span of three decades, he completed more than 400 films. Mostly he portrays supporting roles like, father or comedian and a notable villain thing in the film Apporva Sagodharargal.
He has a son named, Shyam Ganesh. Delhi Ganesh appeared in more than 400 movies and 16 TV serials. His notable serial includes, Marmadesam, a thriller-drama TV series in Tamil and Veettukku Veedu Lootty. He also appeared in advertisements for TVS 50, the Popular Appalam and Roobini Oil and also appeared in a supporting character in Chennai Express.
He got the Tamil Nadu State Government Best Actor award for his performance in PASI in 1979. He also received various state awards like Kalaimamani award given by Minister J. Jeyalalitha.
He also established his skill as dubbing artist for Vishnuvardhan (Mazhalai Pattalam) and Chiranjeevi (47 Naatkal) films.
Delhi Ganesh also appeared in TV serials Kasthuri from Sun TV, Porantha Veeda Pugantha Veeda, Pallankuzhi, Vasantham, Manaivi, Enge Brahmanan, Chellamae, Ippadikku Thendral, Thirupaavai, Manithargal, Dinesh Ganesh, Aahaa, Thennilavu, and Sondha Bandham.
Some of his notable film appearances are from Sindhu Bhairavi, Nayagan, Michael Madana Kama Rajan, Aahaa, and Dus.

Hareesh Peradi, a sublime actor who blends so well with the roles portrayed by him, is from Chalappuram, Kerala. Hareesh is the son of Govindan Nair and Savithri Nair. As a teenage boy, he was engaged and interested in dramas and had received several prizes as well. He is wedded to Bindu, who is a dance teacher. They have a son, Vishnu, and a daughter, Vaidhi. Hareesh has studied in Zamorin’s College.

Indrans, who was born as K. Surendran, is a Malayalam actor and costume designer. He has acted predominantly in many comedy films and over 250 films. He is the second child out of the seven children of Gomathi and Palavila Kochuvelu in Thiruvananthapuram, India in the year 1951. Indirans made his schooling at the Government Higher Secondary School in Kumarapuram until his fourth grade. 

Subsequently after, he assisted his uncle in his tailoring business. He participated in amateur arts and performed dramas. After this, he established a tailoring shop called Indrans, from where he got his stage name ever since he started acting in films. Indrans was debuted in Choothattam as a costume designer before he started his acting career. 

He is the cousin of the National award winning costume designer, Indrans Jayan. He got married to Santhakumari on February 23, 1985, and the couple was blessed with two children. When he debuted in the film industry, he had the chance to meet several filmmakers such as Prem Nazir, Jose Prakash, Sattar, Pappu and Jayabharathi, but he focused only in doing costume designing for many years and did small roles on the big screen. 

Later on, he started to receive many opportunities from prominent directors such as Padmarajan, Sibi Malayil, Shaji N. Karun, K. Madhu and Venu Nagavally. The 1994 Malayalam film, CID Unnikrishnan B.A. B.Ed is the turning point of his career, where he acted as the best friend of Jayaram’s character. His comedic action clicked among the audiences, and he became one of Kerala’s mainstream comedians. Since then, he became the busiest till date. 

As an actor, he used his slim and lean figure and his distinctive accent to win the attention of the audience. He made his very own style in cinema, and he never mimic the comedic acts of the veterans, Adoor Bhasi, Jagathi Sreekumar, Bahadoor and Innocent. He won the Special Jury Award at the Kerala State Film Award in 2014. Well-known directors T.V. Chandran and Adoor Gopalakrishnan offered him to appear in their films. Some of Indirans projects as a costume designer were Sammelanam, Namukku Parkkan Muthiri Thoppukal, Season, Njan Gandharvan, Sphadikam and more. He also sang in the 2004 Kadhavaseshan. 

He acted in films like Sammelanam, Aparan, Dhanam, Utsava Melam, Janam, Manathe Kottaram, Street, Mannar Mathai Speaking, The Fire, Kalavarkey, Balettan, Patham Adhyayam, Inganeyum Oral, April Fool, Cheriya Kallanum Valiya Policum, Sandwich, Killadi Raman, I Love Me, Swapaanam, Praise The Lord, Apothecary and Seconds to name a few. This year, he acted in the comical road film, Aadu, which stars Jayasurya and Oru Second Class Yathra.

Jude is a famous Malayalam film director who was born on 25th April 1983 at Kochi, Kerala. His first film as a director was in the Malayalam film Ohm Shanthi Oshaana. In his childhood, he was active in a mono act and drama. He was the action hero of Biju. Jude started his career with Crazy Gopalan in 2008. He was the assistant director of Malarvaadi Arts Club (2010) and Thattathin Marayothu (2012).

Nisthar Sait is an Indian actor. He was born in Kochi, Kerala, India. Nisthar began his working career with the film Ozhivudivasathe Kali (2015). In this film played the role of Dharma. He worked in the Haneef Adeni-directed film The Great Father. In this film, he worked with one of the famous film actors, Mammootty. His other film is Velipadinte Pusthakam (2017). Durga Krishna was his co-actor in this film. He has played the role of Adv. Gobinathan in the film Verpadinte Pusthakam. In 2018, he has done Venu Isc directed film Carbon. He also appeared in films, such as Thobama, Maradona, and Varathan. He is also a part of the film Ajayante Randam Moshanam (2023).

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