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	'''K. Velayudhan Nair''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Crossbelt Mani''' (22 April 1935 – 30 October 2021), was an Indian film director and cinematographer, who worked in the [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140906174012/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=6 September 2014\|title=Throwback to a love saga\|date=4 July 2002\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Anand\|first=Shilpa Nair\|date=2 September 2015\|title=Never at cross purposes\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/velayudhan-nair-aka-cross-belt-mani-on-his-blockbuster-film-that-completes-45-years-this-year/article7607751.ece\|access-date=30 October 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|title=CrossBelt Mani:Profile and Biography, Malayalam Movie Director CrossBelt Mani latest Photo Gallery \| Video Gallery, Malayalam Movie Director CrossBelt Mani, CrossBelt Mani Filimography ,CrossBelt Mani Films and Cinemas , CrossBelt Mani Awards and Nominations \|access-date=6 September 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906205417/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|archive-date=6 September 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He directed more than 40 Malayalam movies and worked as a cinematographer for ten movies.<ref name="malayalachalachithram">{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=1889\|title=Cross Belt Mani\|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> He became popular with his second movie ''[[Cross Belt (film)\|Cross Belt]]'' in 1970 and adopted ''Crossbelt'' to his name.<ref name="spicyonion">{{cite web\|url=http://spicyonion.com/person/crossbelt-mani-movies-list/\|title=Complete List of Crossbelt Mani Movies \| Crossbelt Mani Filmography \| Spicyonion.com\|publisher=spicyonion.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="nthwall">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|title=Crossbelt Mani's Movies, Latest News, Video Songs, wallpapers,New Images, Photos,Biography, Upcoming Movies.- Nth Wall\|publisher=nthwall.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203958/http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|archivedate=6 September 2014}}</ref> Veteran director [[Joshiy]] worked as an assistant director under him.		'''K. Velayudhan Nair''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Crossbelt Mani''' (22 April 1935 – 30 October 2021), was an Indian film director and cinematographer, who worked in the [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140906174012/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=6 September 2014\|title=Throwback to a love saga\|date=4 July 2002\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Anand\|first=Shilpa Nair\|date=2 September 2015\|title=Never at cross purposes\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/velayudhan-nair-aka-cross-belt-mani-on-his-blockbuster-film-that-completes-45-years-this-year/article7607751.ece\|access-date=30 October 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|title=CrossBelt Mani:Profile and Biography, Malayalam Movie Director CrossBelt Mani latest Photo Gallery \| Video Gallery, Malayalam Movie Director CrossBelt Mani, CrossBelt Mani Filimography, CrossBelt Mani Films and Cinemas, CrossBelt Mani Awards and Nominations \|access-date=6 September 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906205417/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|archive-date=6 September 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He directed more than 40 Malayalam movies and worked as a cinematographer for ten movies.<ref name="malayalachalachithram">{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=1889\|title=Cross Belt Mani\|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> He became popular with his second movie ''[[Cross Belt (film)\|Cross Belt]]'' in 1970 and adopted ''Crossbelt'' to his name.<ref name="spicyonion">{{cite web\|url=http://spicyonion.com/person/crossbelt-mani-movies-list/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203715/http://spicyonion.com/person/crossbelt-mani-movies-list/\|url-status=usurped\|archive-date=6 September 2014\|title=Complete List of Crossbelt Mani Movies \| Crossbelt Mani Filmography \| Spicyonion.com\|publisher=spicyonion.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="nthwall">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|title=Crossbelt Mani's Movies, Latest News, Video Songs, wallpapers, New Images, Photos, Biography, Upcoming Movies.- Nth Wall\|publisher=nthwall.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203958/http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|archivedate=6 September 2014}}</ref> Veteran director [[Joshiy]] worked as an assistant director under him.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==
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	Velayudhan Nair with the [[stage name]] Crossbelt Mani hailed from [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=ക്രോസ്‌ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി ആക്ഷന്‍ സിനിമകളിലെ ഒറ്റയാന്‍\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/article-malayalam-news-1.633158\|publisher=mathrubhumi.in\|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> He was born to Valiyashalayil Madhavivilasathu Krishna Pillai and Kamalamma on 22 April 1935. He was married to Iranayil Bhagavathimandirathu Sreemathiyamma. They had a son, Krishnakumar, and a daughter, Roopa.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സിനിമാ സംവിധായകന്‍ ക്രോസ് ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി he also married raj kokila and lived with her for a considerable time. അന്തരിച്ചു\|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/crossbelt-mani-passes-away-1.6134603\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=Mathrubhumi\|language=en}}</ref><ref name="msidb">{{cite web\|title=Profile of Malayalam Director Cross Belt Mani\|url=https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani\|url-status=live\|publisher=en.msidb.org\|accessdate=6 September 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030182836/https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani \|archive-date=30 October 2021 }}</ref>		Velayudhan Nair with the [[stage name]] Crossbelt Mani hailed from [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=ക്രോസ്‌ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി ആക്ഷന്‍ സിനിമകളിലെ ഒറ്റയാന്‍\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/article-malayalam-news-1.633158\|publisher=mathrubhumi.in\|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> He was born to Valiyashalayil Madhavivilasathu Krishna Pillai and Kamalamma on 22 April 1935. He was married to Iranayil Bhagavathimandirathu Sreemathiyamma. They had a son, Krishnakumar, and a daughter, Roopa.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സിനിമാ സംവിധായകന്‍ ക്രോസ് ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി he also married raj kokila and lived with her for a considerable time. അന്തരിച്ചു\|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/crossbelt-mani-passes-away-1.6134603\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=Mathrubhumi\|language=en}}</ref><ref name="msidb">{{cite web\|title=Profile of Malayalam Director Cross Belt Mani\|url=https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani\|url-status=live\|publisher=en.msidb.org\|accessdate=6 September 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030182836/https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani \|archive-date=30 October 2021 }}</ref>

	Mani died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സംവിധായകൻ ക്രോസ്ബെൽറ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് ആദ്യകാല ഹിറ്റ്‌മേക്കർ\|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/10/30/malayalam-movie-director-crossbelt-mani-passes-away.html~~\|url-status=live~~\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=\|publisher=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> He was suffering from various illnesses associated with old age at the time of his death.		Mani died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സംവിധായകൻ ക്രോസ്ബെൽറ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് ആദ്യകാല ഹിറ്റ്‌മേക്കർ\|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/10/30/malayalam-movie-director-crossbelt-mani-passes-away.html\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=\|publisher=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> He was suffering from various illnesses associated with old age at the time of his death.

	==Filmography==		==Filmography==
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	* [[Puthrakameshti]] (1972)		* [[Puthrakameshti]] (1972)
	* [[Naadan Premam]] (1972)		* [[Naadan Premam]] (1972)
	* [[Shakthi]] (1972)		* [[Sakthi (1972 film)\|Shakthi]] (1972)
	* [[Kaapaalika]] (1973)		* [[Kaapaalika]] (1973)
	* [[Nadeenadanmaare Aavasyamundu]] (1974)		* [[Nadeenadanmaare Aavasyamundu]] (1974)
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	* Black Mail (1985)		* Black Mail (1985)
	* Revenge (1985)		* Revenge (1985)
	* ~~Ottayaan~~ (1985)		* Ottayan (1985)
	* Kulambadikal (1986)		* Kulambadikal (1986)
	* Pensimham (1986)		* Pensimham (1986)
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	*[[Black Mail (1985 film)\|Black Mail]] (1985)		*[[Black Mail (1985 film)\|Black Mail]] (1985)
	* Revenge (1985)		* Revenge (1985)
	*[[Ottayan~~\|Ottayaan~~]] (1985)		*[[Ottayan]] (1985)
	*[[Kulambadikal]] (1986)		*[[Kulambadikal]] (1986)
	*[[Urukku Manushyan\|Urukkumanushyan]] (1986)		*[[Urukku Manushyan\|Urukkumanushyan]] (1986)
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	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{IMDb name\|0542339}}		*{{IMDb name\|0542339}}

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	'''K. Velayudhan Nair''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Crossbelt Mani''' (22 April 1935 – 30 October 2021), was an Indian film director and cinematographer, who worked in the [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140906174012/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=6 September 2014\|title=Throwback to a love saga\|date=4 July 2002\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Anand\|first=Shilpa Nair\|date=2 September 2015\|title=Never at cross purposes\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/velayudhan-nair-aka-cross-belt-mani-on-his-blockbuster-film-that-completes-45-years-this-year/article7607751.ece\|access-date=30 October 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=6 September 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906205417/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|archive-date=6 September 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He directed more than 40 Malayalam movies and worked as a cinematographer for ten movies.<ref name="malayalachalachithram">{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=1889\|title=Cross Belt Mani\|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> He became popular with his second movie ''[[Cross Belt (film)\|Cross Belt]]'' in 1970 and adopted ''Crossbelt'' to his name.<ref name="spicyonion">{{cite web\|url=http://spicyonion.com/person/crossbelt-mani-movies-list/\|title=Complete List of Crossbelt Mani Movies \| Crossbelt Mani Filmography \| Spicyonion.com\|publisher=spicyonion.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="nthwall">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|title=Crossbelt Mani's Movies, Latest News, Video Songs, wallpapers,New Images, Photos,Biography, Upcoming Movies.- Nth Wall\|publisher=nthwall.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203958/http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|archivedate=6 September 2014}}</ref> Veteran director [[Joshiy]] worked as an assistant director under him.		'''K. Velayudhan Nair''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Crossbelt Mani''' (22 April 1935 – 30 October 2021), was an Indian film director and cinematographer, who worked in the [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140906174012/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=6 September 2014\|title=Throwback to a love saga\|date=4 July 2002\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Anand\|first=Shilpa Nair\|date=2 September 2015\|title=Never at cross purposes\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/velayudhan-nair-aka-cross-belt-mani-on-his-blockbuster-film-that-completes-45-years-this-year/article7607751.ece\|access-date=30 October 2021\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|title=CrossBelt Mani:Profile and Biography, Malayalam Movie Director CrossBelt Mani latest Photo Gallery \| Video Gallery, Malayalam Movie Director CrossBelt Mani, CrossBelt Mani Filimography ,CrossBelt Mani Films and Cinemas , CrossBelt Mani Awards and Nominations \|access-date=6 September 2014 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906205417/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 \|archive-date=6 September 2014 \|url-status=dead }}</ref> He directed more than 40 Malayalam movies and worked as a cinematographer for ten movies.<ref name="malayalachalachithram">{{cite web\|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=1889\|title=Cross Belt Mani\|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> He became popular with his second movie ''[[Cross Belt (film)\|Cross Belt]]'' in 1970 and adopted ''Crossbelt'' to his name.<ref name="spicyonion">{{cite web\|url=http://spicyonion.com/person/crossbelt-mani-movies-list/\|title=Complete List of Crossbelt Mani Movies \| Crossbelt Mani Filmography \| Spicyonion.com\|publisher=spicyonion.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="nthwall">{{cite web\|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|title=Crossbelt Mani's Movies, Latest News, Video Songs, wallpapers,New Images, Photos,Biography, Upcoming Movies.- Nth Wall\|publisher=nthwall.com\|accessdate=6 September 2014\|url-status=dead\|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203958/http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769\|archivedate=6 September 2014}}</ref> Veteran director [[Joshiy]] worked as an assistant director under him.

	==Personal life==		==Personal life==

	Velayudhan Nair with the [[stage name]] Crossbelt Mani hailed from [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=ക്രോസ്‌ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി ആക്ഷന്‍ സിനിമകളിലെ ഒറ്റയാന്‍\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/article-malayalam-news-1.633158\|publisher=mathrubhumi.in\|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> He was born to Valiyashalayil Madhavivilasathu Krishna Pillai and Kamalamma on 22 April 1935. He was married to Iranayil Bhagavathimandirathu Sreemathiyamma. They had a son, Krishnakumar, and a daughter, Roopa.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സിനിമാ സംവിധായകന്‍ ക്രോസ് ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു\|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/crossbelt-mani-passes-away-1.6134603\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=Mathrubhumi\|language=en}}</ref><ref name="msidb">{{cite web\|title=Profile of Malayalam Director Cross Belt Mani\|url=https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani\|url-status=live\|publisher=en.msidb.org\|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref>		Velayudhan Nair with the [[stage name]] Crossbelt Mani hailed from [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite news\|title=ക്രോസ്‌ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി ആക്ഷന്‍ സിനിമകളിലെ ഒറ്റയാന്‍\|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/article-malayalam-news-1.633158\|publisher=mathrubhumi.in\|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> He was born to Valiyashalayil Madhavivilasathu Krishna Pillai and Kamalamma on 22 April 1935. He was married to Iranayil Bhagavathimandirathu Sreemathiyamma. They had a son, Krishnakumar, and a daughter, Roopa.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സിനിമാ സംവിധായകന്‍ ക്രോസ് ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി he also married raj kokila and lived with her for a considerable time. അന്തരിച്ചു\|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/crossbelt-mani-passes-away-1.6134603\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=Mathrubhumi\|language=en}}</ref><ref name="msidb">{{cite web\|title=Profile of Malayalam Director Cross Belt Mani\|url=https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani\|url-status=live\|publisher=en.msidb.org\|accessdate=6 September 2014\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211030182836/https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani \|archive-date=30 October 2021 }}</ref>

	Mani died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സംവിധായകൻ ക്രോസ്ബെൽറ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് ആദ്യകാല ഹിറ്റ്‌മേക്കർ\|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/10/30/malayalam-movie-director-crossbelt-mani-passes-away.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=\|publisher=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> He was suffering from various illnesses associated with old age at the time of his death.		Mani died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite news\|title=സംവിധായകൻ ക്രോസ്ബെൽറ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് ആദ്യകാല ഹിറ്റ്‌മേക്കർ\|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/10/30/malayalam-movie-director-crossbelt-mani-passes-away.html\|url-status=live\|access-date=30 October 2021\|website=\|publisher=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> He was suffering from various illnesses associated with old age at the time of his death.
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	* [[Eettappuli]] (1983)		* [[Eettappuli]] (1983)
	* Thimingalam (1983)		* Thimingalam (1983)
	* Bullet (1984)		* [[Bullet (1984 film)\|Bullet]] (1984)
	* [[Chorakku Chora]] (1985)		* [[Chorakku Chora]] (1985)
	* Black Mail (1985)		* Black Mail (1985)
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| image =
| caption =
| birth_name = K. Velayudhan Nair
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1935|04|22}}
| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Kerala]], India)
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2021|10|30|1935|04|22}}
| death_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Kerala]], India
| occupation = {{hlist|Film director|Cinematographer}}
| years_active = 1968 – 1990
| spouse = Sreemathiyamma
| children = 2
| parents = {{Unbulleted_list|Krishna Pillai|Kamalamma}}
}}

'''K. Velayudhan Nair''', better known by his [[stage name]] '''Crossbelt Mani''' (22 April 1935 – 30 October 2021), was an Indian film director and cinematographer, who worked in the [[Malayalam cinema]].<ref name="thehindu">{{cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140906174012/http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/lf/2002/07/04/stories/2002070402690200.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 September 2014|title=Throwback to a love saga|date=4 July 2002|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=26 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Anand|first=Shilpa Nair|date=2 September 2015|title=Never at cross purposes|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/velayudhan-nair-aka-cross-belt-mani-on-his-blockbuster-film-that-completes-45-years-this-year/article7607751.ece|access-date=30 October 2021|issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 |title=Archived copy |access-date=6 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906205417/http://www.metromatinee.com/artist/CrossBelt%20Mani-2598 |archive-date=6 September 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He directed more than 40 Malayalam movies and worked as a cinematographer for ten movies.<ref name="malayalachalachithram">{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/profiles.php?i=1889|title=Cross Belt Mani|publisher=malayalachalachithram.com|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref> He became popular with his second movie ''[[Cross Belt (film)|Cross Belt]]'' in 1970 and adopted ''Crossbelt'' to his name.<ref name="spicyonion">{{cite web|url=http://spicyonion.com/person/crossbelt-mani-movies-list/|title=Complete List of Crossbelt Mani Movies | Crossbelt Mani Filmography | Spicyonion.com|publisher=spicyonion.com|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref><ref name="nthwall">{{cite web|url=http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769|title=Crossbelt Mani's Movies, Latest News, Video Songs, wallpapers,New Images, Photos,Biography, Upcoming Movies.- Nth Wall|publisher=nthwall.com|accessdate=6 September 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203958/http://www.nthwall.com/ml/Crossbelt-Mani/celebrities/4564102769|archivedate=6 September 2014}}</ref> Veteran director [[Joshiy]] worked as an assistant director under him.

==Personal life==

Velayudhan Nair with the [[stage name]] Crossbelt Mani hailed from [[Thiruvananthapuram]].<ref>{{cite news|title=ക്രോസ്‌ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി ആക്ഷന്‍ സിനിമകളിലെ ഒറ്റയാന്‍|url=http://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/features/article-malayalam-news-1.633158|publisher=mathrubhumi.in|accessdate=29 October 2015}}</ref> He was born to Valiyashalayil Madhavivilasathu Krishna Pillai and Kamalamma on 22 April 1935. He was married to Iranayil Bhagavathimandirathu Sreemathiyamma. They had a son, Krishnakumar, and a daughter, Roopa.<ref>{{Cite news|title=സിനിമാ സംവിധായകന്‍ ക്രോസ് ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു|url=https://www.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/news/crossbelt-mani-passes-away-1.6134603|access-date=30 October 2021|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref><ref name="msidb">{{cite web|title=Profile of Malayalam Director Cross Belt Mani|url=https://en.msidb.org/qSearch.php?q=Cross%20Belt%20Mani|url-status=live|publisher=en.msidb.org|accessdate=6 September 2014}}</ref>

Mani died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.<ref>{{Cite news|title=സംവിധായകൻ ക്രോസ്ബെൽറ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് ആദ്യകാല ഹിറ്റ്‌മേക്കർ|url=https://www.manoramaonline.com/news/latest-news/2021/10/30/malayalam-movie-director-crossbelt-mani-passes-away.html|url-status=live|access-date=30 October 2021|website=|publisher=Malayala Manorama}}</ref> He was suffering from various illnesses associated with old age at the time of his death.

==Filmography==

===Direction===
{{Div col}}
* [[Midumidukki]] (1968)
* [[Cross Belt (film)|Cross Belt]] (1970)
* [[Manushyabandhangal]] (1972)
* [[Puthrakameshti]] (1972)
* [[Naadan Premam]] (1972)
* [[Shakthi]] (1972)
* [[Kaapaalika]] (1973)
* [[Nadeenadanmaare Aavasyamundu]] (1974)
* [[Velicham Akale]] (1975)
* Penpada (1975)
* Kuttichaathan (1975)
* Thaamarathoni (1975)
* Chottaanikkara Amma (1976)
* Yudhabhoomi (1976)
* Neethipeedham (1977)
* Penpuli (1977)
* [[Pattaalam Janaki]] (1977)
* [[Aanayum Ambaariyum]] (1978)
* Black Belt (1978)
* [[Pancharathnam]] (1979)
* [[Youvanam Daaham]] (1980)
* [[Eettappuli]] (1983)
* Thimingalam (1983)
* Bullet (1984)
* [[Chorakku Chora]] (1985)
* Black Mail (1985)
* Revenge (1985)
* Ottayaan (1985)
* Kulambadikal (1986)
* Pensimham (1986)
* Urukkumanushyan (1986)
* Naaradan Keralathil (1987)
* Devadas (1989)
* Commander (1990)
{{div col end}}

===Cinematography===
* Bullet (1984)
*[[Chorakku Chora]] (1985)
*[[Black Mail (1985 film)|Black Mail]] (1985)
* Revenge (1985)
*[[Ottayan|Ottayaan]] (1985)
*[[Kulambadikal]] (1986)
*[[Urukku Manushyan|Urukkumanushyan]] (1986)
*[[Naradhan Keralathil|Naaradan Keralathil]] (1987)
* Commander (1990)

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*{{IMDb name|0542339}}

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[[Category:1935 births]]
[[Category:2021 deaths]]
[[Category:Malayalam film cinematographers]]
[[Category:Malayalam film directors]]
[[Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian film directors]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian photographers]]
[[Category:Cinematographers from Kerala]]