Malini Iyer
| Malini Iyer | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Created by |
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| Written by | Sanjay Chhel |
| Directed by | Satish Kaushik[1] |
| Starring | see below |
| Theme music composer | Himesh Reshammiya |
| Opening theme | "Malini Iyer" by KK and Sapna Mukherjee |
| Country of origin | India |
| Original language | Hindi |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 184 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Boney Kapoor |
| Cinematography | Bashir Ali |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Sahara One |
| Release | 19 January 2004 – 11 January 2005 |
Malini Iyer is an Indian sitcom that aired on Sahara One starring Sridevi. The series is produced Boney Kapoor and directed by Satish Kaushik.[2] The series premiered on 19 January 2004.[3]
Overview
The story revolves round the life of a south Indian Tamil Brahmin girl, Malini Iyer who marries a Punjabi guy, and now how she manages to bring both the cultures together. The problems arises when Malini moves to Punjab with her husband, where she has to follow a different culture and rituals altogether. However, she retains her individuality while she loves the family she married into. As a woman of values and principles, she takes utmost care in following the customs and rituals of both sides, the South and North.
Cast
- Sridevi Kapoor as Malini Iyer[4]
- Mahesh Thakur as Pankaj Sabharwal[1]
- Nasirr Khan as Anthony
- Vinay Pathak
- Tanushree Kaushal
- Kamlesh Oza
- Pallavi Dutt
- Sunila Karambelkar As Naagin
- Nupur Alankaar Shrivastav
- Dilip Joshi[5]
References
- ^ a b Syed Firdaus Ashraf (17 January 2004). "'It is Malini, not Sridevi'". Rediff.com. Archived from the original on 6 August 2023. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
- ^ Lalwani, Vickey (21 January 2004). "Indiantelevision dot com's First Take on Sahara Manoranjan's 'Malini Iyer'". Archived from the original on 21 January 2004.
- ^ "Bharatnatyam on bhangra beat: Malini Iyer". Tribune India. Newsmen Features. 18 January 2004. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 3 March 2009.
- ^ Sridevi (15 August 2004). ""The audiences' response to 'Malini Iyer' will be the ultimate judge" : actor Sridevi" (Interview). Interviewed by Vickey Lalwani. Mumbai: Indian Television Dot Com. Archived from the original on 21 January 2004. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "Just joking - The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Television". Tribune India. 21 March 2004. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2024.