Mayaponman

{{Infobox film

| name = Mayaponman

| image = Mayaponman.jpg

| caption = Poster

| director = Thulasidas

| producer = {{Unbulleted_list|V. V. Antony|P. A. Velayudhan|P. C. Ealias}}

| writer = J. Pallassery

| starring = {{Unbulleted_list|Dileep|Kalabhavan Mani|Mohini|Jagathy Sreekumar}}

| music = Berny-Ignatius

| cinematography = Venugopal

| editing = G. Murali

| studio = King Star Productions

| distributor = Seven Star Release

| released = {{Film date|df=yes|1997|09|12}}

| runtime = 130 min

| country = India

| language = Malayalam

| budget =

| gross =

}}

Mayaponman ({{translation|Mystic Kingfisher}}) is a 1997 Indian Malayalam-language film directed by Thulasidas. It had Dileep, Kalabhavan Mani and Mohini. The film was produced by V. V. Antony, P. A. Velayudhan and P. C. Ealias under the banner of King Star Productions and was distributed by Seven Star Release. The story, script and dialogues were by J. Pallassery. The plot is loosely based on the 1987 American romantic comedy film Overboard.

Cast

Dileep as Prasad
Mohini as Nandinikkutty / Indu
Kalabhavan Mani as Charlie Lopez
Jagathy Sreekumar as SI Babu C. Kuruvila
Kuthiravattam Pappu as Motor Doctor Mathai
Oduvil Unnikrishnan as Adv. Paulos Manavalan
Cochin Haneefa as Pattalam Vasu
Machan Varghese as Vasu's assistant
Jagannatha Varma as Father Antony
Shivaji as Cheriyammavan
Kanakalatha as Devaki Kunjamma \younger aunt
Darshana
Kumarakam Raghunath
Kalpana as Meenakshi
Cherthala Lalitha as Karthiyayini Kunjamma \Elder Aunt

Box office

The film was commercial success.{{cite web|url=http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=6005432&cid=2406|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141121002903/http://www.sify.com/movies/malayalam/interview.php?id=6005432&cid=2406|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 November 2014|title=Vinayan|work=Sify|date=1 February 2002}}