Malini Iyer

Indian sitcom series

Satish Kaushik
Sanjay Chhel
Nikhil K. Saini

Written bySanjay ChhelDirected bySatish Kaushik^[1]Starringsee belowTheme music composerHimesh ReshammiyaOpening theme"Malini Iyer" by KK and Sapna MukherjeeCountry of originIndiaOriginal languageHindiNo. of seasons1No. of episodes184ProductionProducerBoney KapoorCinematographyBashir AliCamera setupMulti-cameraRunning time23 minutesOriginal releaseNetworkSahara OneRelease19 January 2004 (2004-01-19) –
11 January 2005 (2005-01-11)

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]

Overview

The story revolves round the life of a south Indian Tamil Brahmin girl, Malini Iyer who marries 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.

Cast

Sridevi Kapoor as Malini Iyer^[4]
Mahesh Thakur as Pankaj Sabharwal^[1]
Nasirr Khan as Anthony
Vinay Pathak
Tanushree Kaushal
Kamlesh Oza
Pallavi Dutt
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.