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{{short description|Malayalam-language television program}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Manam Pole Mangalyam.jpg
| writer = Shekhar Dhavalikar
| director = A.M.Nazeer
| editor = Ajith Raj
| starring = {{plainlist|
* Niyaz Musliyar
* Meera Nair
* [[Swasika]]
* Rajendran N
* Prem Jacob
}}
| language = Malayalam
| country = India
| first_aired = {{start date|2020|12|28|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2022|1|2|df=y}}
| producer = Sudeep Karakkat and Arun Devassia
| runtime = 22 minutes
| network = [[Zee Keralam]]
| camera = [[Multi-camera]]
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 260
| composer = [[Ranjin Raj]] [[Sithara Krishnakumar]]
| open_theme = ''Kaatte Kaatte''
}}

'''Manam Pole Mangalyam''' ({{Translation|Marriage to partner of your own choice}}) is a [[Malayalam language]] television series airing on [[Zee Keralam]] and streams on [[Zee5]]. It stars Niyaz Musliyar, Meera Nair, [[Swasika]], Rajendran N and Prem Jacob. It premiered on 28 December 2020. It is an official remake of [[Zee Marathi]] series ''[[Aggabai Sasubai]]'' aired from 2019 to 2021.<ref name="timesofindia3">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/swasika-vijay-back-on-tv-with-a-new-show-to-play-a-daughter-in-law-hunting-groom-for-her-mother-in-law/articleshow/79740276.cms|title=Manampole Mangalyam: Swasika Vijay back on TV with a new show, to play a daughter-in-law hunting groom for her mother-in-law|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=15 December 2020 |access-date=2020-12-26}}</ref><ref name="indiantvinfo">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiantvinfo.com/manampole-mangalyam-zee-serial/|website=indiantvinfo.com|title=Manampole Mangalyam Zee Keralam Television Serial Telling a Different Story|date=9 December 2020 |accessdate=2020-12-26}}</ref>

== Plot outline ==
Meera is a widow, she takes care of her family and faces all of life's issues calmly. She raised her son "Nikhil" and also takes care of her father-in-law but she always pays less attention to herself, loving everyone else except herself. After the marriage of Nikhil, the show focuses on how Meera's daughter in law "Nila" strives to bring a little joy in Meera's life. After the marriage of Nikhil and Nila, the family celebrates their marriage party in Arvind Raj's restaurant. The chef, Arvind Raj notices Meera and falls in love with her and the story begins.

==Cast==
===Main cast===
* Niyaz Musaliyar as Aravind Raja
**A popular chef and owner of Raja's kitchen
**Meera's second husband
* Meera Nair as Meera
**A widow, dedicated house wife and kind hearted women. She is Unnithan's daughter-in-law; Nikhil's mother and Nila's mother-in-law.
* [[Swasika]] as Nila Nikhil
**A bold and straight forward girl. She is Nikhil's lover and turns wife; Meera's daughter-in-law; Unnithan's grand daughter-in-law.
* Rajendran N as Radhakrishnan Unnithan
* Sreekanth Sasidharan (Episode 1–100) / Prem Jacob (Episode 100 – present) as Nikhil Mukundan
**Unnithan's grandson, Mukundan and Meera's son and Nila's husband

===Recurring cast===
* [[Boban Alummoodan]] as Mukundhan/Babuji
** Unnithan's son and Nikhil's father
* Ann Maria as Sona
** Babuji's caretaker
* Jolly Easow as Clara; Meera's neighbor
* Rahul Mohan as Ravishankar; Nila's father
* Kishore as Dr.Nambeesan
* Sayana Krishna as Vimala; Cunning and jealous lady in Meera's neighborhood
* Sunitha as Latha; Vimala's mother in law
* Hari as Udayan; Vimala's husband
* Adya Aurora as Medha
* Jayan as Mahadevan; Unnithan's younger brother
* Lakshmi Sanal as Sreedevi Thankachi; Mahadevan's wife
* Bindhu Aneesh as Hemalatha; Nila's mother
* Riya as Julie; Nikhil's boss and Aravind Raja's friend
* [[M. R. Gopakumar]] as Retd.[[Captain#Indian Army|Captain]] Rajaraja Varma/Varmaji
* Anil Narayanan as Gopi; Vimala's father in law
* Vandana Krishnan as Mili; Raja's personal assistant
* Della George as Thinkal Mariyam
* Sumi Santhosh

===Cameo appearance===
*[[Mridula Vijay]] as Samyuktha
**Nila's friend (in Nila-Nikhil Wedding Episode)
*Sushmitha Prabhakaran as Sreelakshmi
**Nila's friend (in Meera's Haldi Episode)
*[[Prayaga Martin]] as herself (guest in Meera-Aravind Raja Marriage Maha episode)
*[[Meghna Vincent]] as Jyothi (promo presence)
*Amala Gireesan as Kalyani (promo presence)
*[[Shanavas Shanu]] as Hitler (promo presence)

== Production ==
The production team involves Sudeep Karakkat Arun Devassia and Umesh Unnikrishnan (Umesh Nair).

===Music===
The title song been composed by Ranjin Raj and sung by [[Sithara Krishnakumar]] and B.K.Harinarayanan.<ref name="timesofindia2">{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/sithara-krishnakumar-leaves-fans-awed-with-her-soulful-rendition-of-manampole-mangalyam-title-track-watch/articleshow/79869997.cms|title=Manampole Mangalyam: Sithara Krishnakumar leaves fans awed with her soulful rendition of Manampole Mangalyam title track, watch|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=2022-07-05|date=22 December 2020}}</ref>

===Casting===
Swasika plays the role of Nila, the daughter-in-law. This marks her comeback to Malayalam Television after 2 years. Actor Niyas Musliar also plays the lead role of Arvind Raj. Meera Nair who made her debut in [[Njan Prakashan]] plays the character of Meera, the progressive mother-in-law. Newcomer Srikanth plays Meera's conservative son Nikhil. Later replaced by Prem Jacob<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/malayalam/sithara-krishnakumar-to-sing-title-track-of-manampole-mangalyam-shares-video-saying-progressive-storylines-will-have-positive-influence/articleshow/79754326.cms|title=Manampole Mangalyam: Sithara Krishnakumar to sing title track of 'Manampole Mangalyam'; shares video saying 'progressive storylines will have positive influence'|website=[[The Times of India]]|date=16 December 2020 |access-date=2020-12-26}}</ref>

== Adaptations ==
{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;"
! style="background:Violet; width:10%;"| Language
! style="background:Violet; width:25%;"| Title
! style="background:Violet; width:20%;"| Original release
! style="background:Violet; width:10%;"| Network(s)
! style="background:Violet; width:10%;"| Last aired
! style="background:Violet; width:10%;"| Notes
|-
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
| ''[[Aggabai Sasubai]]'' अग्गंबाई सासूबाई
| 22 July 2019
| [[Zee Marathi]]
| 13 March 2021
| Original
|-
| [[Malayalam]]
| ''Manam Pole Mangalyam'' മനംപോലെ മംഗല്യം
| 28 December 2020
| [[Zee Keralam]]
| 2 January 2022
| rowspan="4" | Remake
|-
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| ''[[Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal (TV series)|Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal]]'' புதுப்புது அர்த்தங்கள்
| 22 March 2021
| [[Zee Tamil]]
| 20 November 2022
|-
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| ''[[Sasse Ni Sasse Tu Khushiyan Ch Vasse]]'' ਸੱਸੇ ਨੀ ਸੱਸੇ ਤੂੰ ਖੁਸ਼ੀਆਂ ਚ ਵੱਸੇ
| 25 April 2022
| [[Zee Punjabi]]
| 23 September 2022
|-
| [[Kannada]]
| ''[[Shreerastu Shubhamastu]]'' ಶ್ರೀರಸ್ತು ಶುಭಮಸ್ತು
| 31 October 2022
| [[Zee Kannada]]
| 31 August 2025
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://www.zee5.com/tvshows/details/manampole-mangalyam/0-6-3142 ''Manam Pole Mangalyam''] at [[ZEE5]]
* {{IMDb title|id=tt13906008}}

[[Category:Zee Keralam original programming]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language television shows]]
[[Category:2020 Indian television series debuts]]
[[Category:2022 Indian television series endings]]
[[Category:Malayalam-language television series based on Marathi-language television series]]

Manam Pole Mangalyam - Revision history

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