Mandharam

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{{Infobox film

| name = Mandharam

| image = Mandharam film poster.jpg

| caption = Theatrical release poster

| director = Vijesh Vijay

| producer = Monisha Rajeev
Tinu Thomas

| screenplay = M. Sajas

| story = Vijesh Vijay

| starring = {{ubl|Asif Ali|Varsha Bollamma|Anarkali Marikar|Arjun Ashokan}}

| music = Mujeeb Majeed

| cinematography = Bahul Ramesh

| editing = Vivek Harshan

| studio = Magic Mountain Cinemas

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|2018|10|05}}

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

| gross =

}}

Mandharam ({{trans|Hibiscus}}) is a 2018 Indian Malayalam-language romance film directed by Vijesh Vijay and scripted by M. Sajas,{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asif-ali-to-sport-five-looks-in-mandaram/articleshow/59219220.cms|last=Sidhardhan|first=Sanjith|title=Asif Ali to sport five looks in Mandaram|work=The Times of India|date=20 June 2017|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315104030/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asif-ali-to-sport-five-looks-in-mandaram/articleshow/59219220.cms|url-status=live}} with Asif Ali in the lead role.{{cite news|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/vijesh-vijay.html|title=All you want to know about #VijeshVijay|work=FilmiBeat|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=17 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220517011739/https://www.filmibeat.com/celebs/vijesh-vijay.html|url-status=live}} The film was produced by Monisha Rajeev and Tinu Thomas under the banner of Magic Mountain Cinemas.{{cite web|url=https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/mandaram.html|title=Mandaram (2018) {{!}} Mandaram Malayalam Movie {{!}} Mandaram Review, Cast & Crew, Release Date, Photos, Videos|website=FilmiBeat|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=22 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122124104/https://www.filmibeat.com/malayalam/movies/mandaram.html|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asif-ali-starrer-mandaram-heads-towards-the-last-schedule-of-shoot/articleshow/62961594.cms|title=Asif Ali starrer Mandaram heads towards the last schedule of shoot|last=Jayaram|first=Deepika|work=The Times of India|date=17 February 2018|access-date=22 November 2022}}

Plot

Cast

Asif Ali as Rajesh
Anarkali Marikar as Devika
Jacob Gregory as Tittu
Arjun Ashokan as Renjith
Varsha Bollamma as Charu
Vineeth Vishwam as Nazer
Arjun Nandhakumar as Roshen
Sandeep Narayanan as police officer
Megha Mathew
K. B. Ganesh Kumar as Satheesh, Rajesh's Father
Kausalya as Lakshmi, Rajesh's Mother
Srikant Murali as Chellappan, Charu's Uncle
Krishna Prasad
Unni Dev
Indrans
Karthika Kannan
Badri Krishna
Krittika Pradeep

Production

Mandaram was produced by Monisha Rajeev and Tinu Thomas under the company Magic Mountain Cinemas.{{cite news|url=https://www.nowrunning.com/movie/21544/malayalam/mandaram/|title=Mandaram (2017) - Malayalam Movie Mandaram - Mandaram Cast & Crew, Trailers, Reviews|work=NOWRUNNING|access-date=22 November 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2017/sep/21/asif-ali-to-romance-anarkali-in-mandaram-1660257.html|title=Asif Ali to romance Anarkali in Mandaram|work=The New Indian Express|date=21 September 2017|access-date=22 November 2022}} The film have Asif Ali in five looks.{{cite news|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/feb/16/asif-ali-to-appear-in-five-different-looks-for-upcoming-malayalam-film-mandaram-1774450.html|title=Asif Ali to appear in five different looks for upcoming Malayalam film 'Mandaram'|work=The New Indian Express|date=16 February 2018|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=22 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122235553/https://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/malayalam/2018/feb/16/asif-ali-to-appear-in-five-different-looks-for-upcoming-malayalam-film-mandaram-1774450.html|url-status=live}} The story spans 25-plus years – from the protagonist's childhood to his life at 32. So, Asif will be seen in different appearances in each stage of the character's life.{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asif-ali-starts-shoot-of-mandaram-in-delhi/articleshow/60272642.cms|title=Asif Ali starts shoot of Mandaram in Delhi|last=Sidhardhan|first=Sanjith|work=The Times of India|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315104030/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asif-ali-starts-shoot-of-mandaram-in-delhi/articleshow/60272642.cms|url-status=live}}{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asif-ali-mandaaram-is-not-a-road-movie/articleshow/64414961.cms|title=Asif Ali: Mandaaram is not a road movie|work=The Times of India|date=1 June 2018|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=15 March 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230315104030/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/malayalam/movies/news/asif-ali-mandaaram-is-not-a-road-movie/articleshow/64414961.cms|url-status=live}}

Music

Mandharam is a music-oriented film and features 7 songs. It also marks the debut of composer Mujeeb Majeed.{{cite news|url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/feb/16/asif-alis-next-is-a-coming-of-age-drama-4581.html|title=Asif Ali's next is a coming-of-age drama|work=Cinema Express|date=16 February 2018|access-date=22 November 2022|archive-date=22 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221122235545/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/stories/news/2018/feb/16/asif-alis-next-is-a-coming-of-age-drama-4581.html|url-status=live}}

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!No.

!Title

!Lyrics

!Singer(s)

|Nooru Vattam

|Vinayak Sasikumar

|Sinov Raj

|Kanne Kanne

|Shabareesh Varma

|Neha Venugopal, Niranj Suresh

|Mittayi