Mannar Mathai Speaking

Mannar Mathai Speaking
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Directed by	Mani C. Kappan Siddique-Lal (uncredited)
Produced by	Mani C. Kappan
Written by	Siddique-Lal
Story by	Siddique-Lal
Starring	Mukesh Vani Viswanath Saikumar Innocent Biju Menon
Music by	S. P. Venkatesh
Cinematography	Anandakuttan
Edited by	K. R. Gaurishankar S. Parivallal
Production company	O.K. Productions
Distributed by	O.K. Pictures
Release date	1995 (1995)
Country	India
Language	Malayalam

Mannar Mathai Speaking is a 1995 Malayalam comedy film written by Siddique-Lal, produced and directed by Mani C. Kappan, and starring Mukesh, Saikumar, Innocent, Vani Viswanath, and Biju Menon in the main roles. It is the sequel to Ramji Rao Speaking (1989) and was followed by Mannar Mathai Speaking 2 (2014.) The main plotline has been borrowed from the Alfred Hitchcock classic Vertigo.

Priyadarshan adapted certain subplots of the film for his Hindi film, Bhagam Bhag (2006) which went on to be remade in Telugu as Brahmanandam Drama Company. Writer Siddique later reused the story and tweaks it for his Tamil movie Sadhu Miranda. The film received universal acclaim upon release. It also did well at the box office. Saikumar, Mukesh, Innocent, Vijayaraghavan and Sukumari reprised their roles for this film. Harishree Ashokan, who played a minor role in the first film played a member of Garvashes Asaan's mob.

In the opening credits for the movie, nobody's name is shown as the director. Instead, a statement by producer Mani C. Kappan, saying thanks to Siddique-Lal for helping him out in directing the movie, is shown. However, in the closing credits of the movie, Mani C. Kappan is credited as the director. Actually, the film was directed by Siddique alone, as Lal was not interested in a sequel for their evergreen film. After completing the film, Siddique did not agree to credit his name alone as the director. He suggested producer Kappan to credit himself as the director.