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{{short description|Malayalam politician and film director from pala Kerala}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=August 2016}}{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Mani C.Kappan.JPG
| office = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of the [[Kerala Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency = [[Pala (State Assembly constituency)|Pala]]
| term_start = {{Start date|2019|10|09|df=yes}}
| term_end =
| predecessor = [[K. M. Mani]]
| successor =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1956|05|30}}
| birth_place = [[Palai]], [[Kottayam district|Kottayam]], [[Travancore–Cochin|State of Travancore–Cochin]]<br>(present day [[Kerala]]), India
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| spouse =
| parents =
| children =
| party = *[[Nationalist Congress Kerala|Democratic Congress Kerala]] (2021-Present)
*[[Nationalist Congress Party]] (until 2021)
| known_for = {{Unbulleted_list|''[[Meleparambil Aanveedu]]''|''[[CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.]]''|''[[Mannar Mathai Speaking]]''}}
}}

'''Mani C. Kappan''' (born 1956) is an Indian politician, film producer, film director and actor. He is the current [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly]] (MLA) of the state of [[Kerala]] for the [[Pala (State Assembly constituency)|Pala constituency]].

Mani C. Kappan defeated Jose Tom Pulikkunnel of UDF during by-election in September 2019. This seat was vacant after the death of [[K. M. Mani]], former Kerala Finance Minister. He was also the State Treasurer of the Nationalist Congress Party and had been the Convener of its Overseas Cell. He is the current MLA of Pala constituency. He is also a former volleyball international played along with volleyball player Jimmy George.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.indiaglitz.com/mani-c-kappan-back-to-direction-malayalam-news-51592|title=Mani C Kappan, back to direction - Malayalam News|date=11 November 2009}}</ref> He is the producer of ''Meleparambil Aanveedu'', one of the highest grossing Malayalam films of the early 1990s. It made the list of "14 Greatest Malayalam Movies Ever" as compiled by Manorama News. He was also the producer and director of ''[[Mannar Mathai Speaking]]'', a popular Malayalam movie. He acted in around 25 movies mainly as antagonists during the 1990s.<ref>http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/Mani%20C%20Kappan-10633</ref>

Kappan is the incumbent MLA from the [[Pala (State Assembly constituency)|Pala constituency]]. On all the earlier occasions he was defeated by [[K. M. Mani]] who had represented the seat from its inception in 1965.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/aug/29/pala-bypoll-ldf-first-off-the-blocks-names-mani-c-kappan-as-candidate-2025788.html|title=Senior NCP leader Mani C Kappan as LDF candidate in Kerala's Pala bypoll|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2020-04-15}}</ref> He is the son of a former Member of Parliament, Cherian J. Kappan, who was also a freedom fighter. Kappan is also a well-known figure in [[Malayalam cinema]], having produced about ten films and acted in around two dozen films. He even has two films to his credit as a director including a bilingual film in Assamese and Bengali. He was also an international [[volleyball]] player in the eighties.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/ncp-leader-mani-c-kappen-to-contest-as-ldf-candidate-in-pala-bypoll-in-kerala-2288135.html|title=NCP Leader Mani C Kappen to Contest as LDF Candidate in Pala Bypoll in Kerala|website=News18|date=28 August 2019|access-date=2019-09-27}}</ref>

==Pala Seat Controversy==
The brawl over Pala Assembly seat, which began during the by-election last year and was rejuvenated once again with the unexpected entry of the Kerala Congress (M) into the Left Democratic Front, is furious despite denial by the LDF leadership. The Nationalist Congress Party's state leadership also divided over the issue. And on 22 February 2021 he formed a new political party named [[Nationalist Congress Kerala]], with Mani C Kappan as the National President and [[Babu Karthikeyan]] as the National Vice
President.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/mobile/news/kerala/mani-c-kappan-announces-new-party-nck--1.5461082|title=Mani C Kappan announces new party 'NCK'}}</ref>His party had won one seat in [[2021 Kerala Legislative Assembly election]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Daily|first=Keralakaumudi|title=Set back for Jose K Mani in Pala; Mani C Kappan's lead crosses 5,000|url=https://keralakaumudi.com/en/news/news.php?id=540739&u=set-back-for-jose-k-mani-in-pala-mani-c-kappan%C3%A2%E2%82%AC%E2%84%A2s-lead-crosses-5000-votes|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Keralakaumudi Daily|language=en}}</ref> In the election he defeated [[Kerala Congress (M)|Kerala Congress(M)]] Chairman [[Jose K. Mani]] for more than 15,000 votes. [[Jose K. Mani|Jose K. Mani's]] father [[K. M. Mani|K.M. Mani]] had held the constituency for fifty years.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hiran|first=U.|date=2021-05-02|title=Kappan underscores his clout in Pala|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/kappan-underscores-his-clout-in-pala/article34467655.ece|access-date=2021-05-30|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Acting===
* ''[[Kusruthikaatu]]'' (1995) as Ganga's Father
* ''[[Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta]]'' (1995) as Govindankutty
* ''[[Man of the Match (film)|Man of the Match]]'' (1996) as Abdul Rahman
* ''[[Yuvathurki]]'' (1996) as J.K.
* ''[[The Good Boys]]'' (1997)
* ''Aalibaabayum Aarara Kallanmaarum'' (1998) as A. T. Alexander
* ''[[Friends (1999 film)|Friends]]''(1999) as Cyriac
* ''[[Vaanchinathan]]''(2001)
* ''[[Nagaravadhu]]'' (2001) as Thripati
* ''[[Kusruthi]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Iruvattam Manavaatti]]'' (2005) as Bharathan
* ''[[Borolar Ghor]]'' (2012) as Bankimchandra
* ''[[Kabadii

===Producer===
* ''[[Janam (1993 film)|Janam]]'' (1993)
* ''[[Meleparambil Aanveedu]]'' (1993)
*Nandhini Oppol (1993)
*Vardhakya Puranam (1993)
* ''[[CID Unnikrishnan B.A., B.Ed.]]'' (1994)
*''[[Mangalam Veettil Manaseswari Gupta]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Mannar Mathai Speaking]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Kusruthikaatu]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Man of the Match (film)|Man of the Match]]'' (1996)
* ''[[Nagaravadhu]]'' (2001)
*Kabadi Kabadi (2008)
*''[[Borolar Ghor]]'' (2012)

===Direction===
* ''[[Mannar Mathai Speaking]]'' (1995)
* ''[[Borolar Ghor]]'' (2012)

==Television career==
* ''Dathuputhri'' (Mazhavil Manorama), Year: 2015
*

==References==
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==External links==
*{{IMDb name|1334458}}
*[http://en.msidb.org/displayProfile.php?category=actors&artist=Mani%20C%20Kappan Mani C Kappan at MSI]

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->Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan at 18:52, 15 November 2021