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{{Infobox film<br />
| name = Ardhanaari<br />
| image = Ardhanaari.jpg<br />
| caption = <br />
| director = [[Santhosh Souparnika]]<br />
| producer = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]<br />
| writer = Santhosh Souparnika<br />
| starring = [[Manoj K. Jayan]]<br> [[Mahalakshmi (Malayalam actress)|Mahalakshmi]] <br />[[jose pala]]<br>[[Thilakan]]<br>[[Sukumari]]<br>[[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]<br />
| music = [[M. G. Sreekumar]]<br>[[Rajeev Alunkal]] (lyrics)<br>[[V Madhusoodanan Nair]] (lyrics)<br>Pazhayidam Somarajan (lyrics)<br />
| cinematography = Hemachandran<br />
| editing = Abhilash Viswanath<br />
| studio = MG Sound & Frames Company<br />
| distributor = MG Sound & Frames Release<br />
| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2012|11|23|[[Kerala]]}}<br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Malayalam<br />
| budget = <br />
| gross = <br />
}}<br />
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'''''Ardhanaari''''' (2012) is a [[Malayalam]] film about the life of [[transgender|transgender people]] in [[Kerala]]. The film is directed by Santhosh Souparnika and produced by [[M. G. Sreekumar]] under his production house MG Sound & Frames.<ref>[http://movies.entecity.com/films/ardhanaari/ entecity.com, Ardhanaari]</ref><ref>[http://entertainment.oneindia.in/malayalam/movies/ardhanaari.html oneindia.in, Ardhanaari ]</ref><br />
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Manjula ([[Manoj K. Jayan]]), is a transgender with male physique and female behavioural traits, which leads to ridicule and snide remarks from her brother and others. The film brings out the rituals, customs, angst and preferences of transgenders. The title of the film alludes to the half male and half female Hindu god [[Ardhanarishvara]]. Also starring in the film are [[Mahalakshmi (Malayalam actress)|Mahalakshmi]], [[Maniyanpilla Raju]], [[Thilakan]], [[Sukumari]] and [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]]. It was one of the last films featuring veteran actor Thilakan who died from heart attack weeks before the release of the film.<br />
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The film opened to mixed critical reviews but the performance by Manoj K. Jayan as a transgender gained unanimous appreciation.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130204085635/http://www.thehindu.com/arts/cinema/ardhanaari-light-falls-on-an-obscure-world/article4132967.ece?homepage=true "Ardhanaari: Light falls on an obscure world"]</ref><ref>[http://www.rediff.com/movies/review/south-review-ardhanari/20121126.htm "Review: Ardhanari is average fare"]</ref><br />
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==Cast==<br />
* [[Manoj K. Jayan]] as Manjula/Vinayan<br />
* [[Mahalakshmi (Malayalam actress)|Mahalakshmi]] as Kokila<br />
* [[Thilakan]] as Nayak<br />
* [[Maniyanpilla Raju]] as Jameela<br />
* [[Sukumari]] as the priest<br />
* [[Sai Kumar (Malayalam actor)|Sai Kumar]] as Vinayan's Father <br />
* [[Thesni Khan]]<br />
* [[Irshad (actor)|Irshad]]<br />
* [[Jayakrishnan]] as Balu Menon<br />
* [[Asha Sarath]] as Balu Menon's wife<br />
* [[AntonyThomas]] as junior manjula /vinayakan] Manoj K Jayan<br />
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==Awards==<br />
* Nominated—[[Filmfare Award for Best Actor – Malayalam]] - Manoj K. Jayan<br />
* Nominated—[[SIIMA Award for Best Actor]] - Manoj K. Jayan<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Official website|https://web.archive.org/web/20121209065353/http://www.ardhanaari.com:80/}}<br />
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[[Category:2012 films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:2010s Malayalam-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian LGBT-related films]]<br />
[[Category:Cross-dressing in Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Transgender-related films]]<br />
[[Category:2012 LGBT-related films]]<br />
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