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] This is the first and only sitcom that Sridevi acted in, before her death in 2018.
Overview
The story revolves around the life of a south Indian Tamil Brahmin girl, Malini Iyer who marries Pankaj, 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. However, Bhabhi hates her due to her being South-Indian.
Cast
- Sridevi as Malini Iyer[4]
- Mahesh Thakur as Pankaj Sabharwal aka Pinku[1]
- Nasir Khan as Anthony
- Vinay Pathak as Jeshth Ji aka Sethji
- Tanushree Kaushal as Bhabhi, Sethji's wife
- Kamlesh Oza
- Pallavi Dutt as Billi Bhabhi
- 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.
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