Manam Pole Mangalyam () 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.
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 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.
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
Adaptations Language Title Original release Network(s) Last aired Notes 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 Remake Tamil Pudhu Pudhu Arthangal புதுப்புது அர்த்தங்கள் 22 March 2021 Zee Tamil 20 November 2022 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
External links Manam Pole Mangalyam at ZEE5