Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal

Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal (English: The 1000 Sivarathries of Manivathoor) is 1987 Malayalam film, starring Mammootty and directed by Fazil.^[1][2][3] It was the last film of the eminent music director M. B. Sreenivasan, who died less than a year after the film was released.

Manivathoorile Aayiram Sivarathrikal
Poster designed by P. N. Menon
Directed by	Fazil
Screenplay by	Fazil Jagadish (dialogues)
Story by	G. Omana Gangadharan
Produced by	Appachan
Starring	Mammootty Suhasini M. G. Soman Devan Anila
Cinematography	Anandakuttan
Edited by	T. R. Shekhar
Music by	M. B. Sreenivasan
Production company	Swargachithra
Distributed by	Gandhimathi Films
Release date	4 September 1987 (1987-09-04)
Running time	135 minutes
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Plot

Thirteen-year-old Vineetha and her father, Dr. Vinayachandran go to visit her grandfather, John Samuel, in Ooty on the death anniversary of Vineetha's mother Neena, who died in a tragic accident. The movie flashes back to when Vinay meets Neena at a Church Service and falls in love. Both the families, despite belonging to different religions, give full consent to the couple to marry. After the wedding, Vinay takes Neena to his home back in Manivathoor to meet his mother (played by Sukhumari). Neena accidentally tips over the sacred deepam and it is seen as an omen against a long married life.

Cast

• Mammootty as Dr. Vinayachandran
• Suhasini as Neena
• M. G. Soman as George Samuel
• Devan as Josephkutty
• Sukumari as Lakshmi, Vinayachandran's Mother
• Lizy as Rani
• Adoor Bhasi as Stephen, Neena's Uncle
• Jagadish as Baby, Neena's Cousin
• Anila as Vineetha
• Fahad Faasil as kid in the party

Soundtrack

No.	Title	Artist(s)	Length
1.	"Aadiyil Edanil"	M. G. Sreekumar
2.	"Ambili Choodunna"	K. S. Chithra
3.	"Ambili Choodunna" (Female)	K. S. Chithra, Choir
4.	"Ambili Choodunna" (Male)	M. G. Sreekumar
5.	"Ithirippoovinte"	K. J. Yesudas, K. S. Chithra
6.	"Muthe Muthe" (Ithirippoovinte)	K. S. Chithra
7.	"Nettiyil Poovulla" (Female)	K. S. Chithra
8.	"Nettiyil Poovulla" (Male)	K. J. Yesudas
9.	"Oro Poovilum"	M. G Sreekumar
10.	"Oro Poovilum" (Ormathan)	K. J. Yesudas

All lyrics are written by O. N. V. Kurup; all music is composed by M. B. Sreenivasan.

Box office

The film was one of the biggest hits of 1987 and was a blockbuster at the box office.