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{{Infobox film
| name = Maaya
| image =Maaya poster.jpg
| caption =
| director = [[Ramu Kariat]]
| producer = [[T. E. Vasudevan]] ''for'' Jaya Maruthi
| writer = [[K. Surendran (writer)|K.Surendran]]
| starring = [[Prem Nazir]] [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] [[Vijayasree]] [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] [[Sankaradi]] [[K. P. Ummer]]
| music = [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]]
| cinematography = [[Balu Mahendra]]
| editing = B. S. Mani
| studio =
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1972|03|09|df=y}}
| runtime =
| country = India
| language = Malayalam
| budget =
| gross =
}}

'''''Maaya''''' is a 1972 Indian [[Malayalam|Malayalam-language]] film, directed by [[Ramu Kariat]] for Jaya Maruthi, starring [[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] in the lead role.<ref name="RayJoshi2005">{{cite book|author1=Bibekananda Ray|author2=Naveen Joshi|title=Conscience of the Race: India's Offbeat Cinema|url=https://archive.org/details/conscienceofrace00rayb|date=1 January 2005|publisher=Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|isbn=978-81-230-1298-8|page=[https://archive.org/details/conscienceofrace00rayb/page/110 110]}}</ref><ref name="RajadhyakshaWillemen2014">{{cite book|author1=Ashish Rajadhyaksha|author2=Paul Willemen|title=Encyclopedia of Indian Cinema|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SLkABAAAQBAJ|date=10 July 2014|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-135-94318-9|page=618}}</ref> [[Prem Nazir]] and [[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] also play pivotal roles, supported by [[Vijayasree]], [[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]], [[Sankaradi]] and [[T. R. Omana]] playing other important roles. The film was based on an award-winning 1963 [[Maya (Surendran novel)|novel with the same name]] by popular novelist [[K. Surendran (writer)|K. Surendran]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.malayalachalachithram.com/movie.php?i=446|title=Maaya Film Details|publisher=malayalachalachithram|accessdate=15 Aug 2014}}</ref>

==Plot==
Sankarappillai ([[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]]) is a local businessman who runs a grocery shop in the village centre. He also owns the little textile shop of the village which his son Raghuvaran Pillai ([[Adoor Bhasi]]) operates. Sankarappillai's family also includes his second wife Eeswari ([[T. R. Omana]]) and daughter Gomathy ([[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]]). Sankarappillai is separated from his first wife Kalyani ([[Adoor Bhavani]]), but visits and supports his daughter Omana in the first marriage.

Gomathy is in love with Madhavankutty ([[Prem Nazir]]) an educated, but unemployed young man. Sankarappillai and Eeswary also encourages their relation. Madhavankutty takes up a job in a newspaper in the town. Raghu wishes to expand the textile business, Madhavankutty introduces Raghu and Sankarappillai to his old classmate Vasukkutty ([[K. P. Ummer]]). Vasukkutty's uncle Pankippillai ([[G. K. Pillai (actor)|GK Pillai]]) run a bigger textile shop in the town. Though the two head-strong men clash at first, Pankippillai agrees to loan textiles worth Rs 30,000 to Sankarappillai. Vasukkutty meets Gomathy during a business visit to Sankarappillai's home and falls head over heels for the beautiful girl. Seeking a business advantage, Sankarappillai decides to arrange Gomathy's wedding with Vasukkutty, leaving a heartbroken Madhavankutty to writing.

Sankarappillai's calculations fail when Pankippillai refuses to honour the loan arrangement even after the wedding. In the meantime, a relation slowly develops between Madhavankutty and Omana. Raghu falls in love with Vasukkutty's sister Kamalam ([[Vijayasree]]). Gomathy and Vasukkutty visit Sankarapillai with this proposal. Sankarappillai agrees with the condition of Rs 10,000 as dowry from Pankippillai. During the wedding arrangements, Sankarappillai visits Pankippillai and demands the dowry beforehand. This angers Pankippillai, who refuses to give the money. This cancels the wedding and angers Vasukkutty.

The rest of the story is Sankarappillai's fall, clashing with his own family.

== Cast ==
*[[Thikkurissi Sukumaran Nair]] as Sankarappillai
*[[Prem Nazir]] as Madhavankutty
*[[Sharada (actress)|Sharada]] as Gomathy
*[[K. P. Ummer]] as Vasukkutty
*[[Adoor Bhasi]] as Raghuvaran Pillai a.k.a. Raghu
*[[Vijayasree]] as Kamalam
*[[Sujatha (actress)|Sujatha]] as Omana
*[[Sankaradi]] as Veluppillai
*[[T. R. Omana]] as Eeswari
*[[Paul Vengola]] as Anthony
*Muthukulam Raghavan Pilla as Beedi Maker
*[[Adoor Bhavani]] as Kalyani
*[[G. K. Pillai (actor)|G. K. Pillai]] as Pankippillai
*[[Paravoor Bharathan]] as Mute
*Sadhana
*Thodupuzha Radhakrishnan as Kumaran
* Muthukulam
* Baby Lakshmi

==Songs==

This film has popular songs written by [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] and composed by [[V. Dakshinamoorthy]].<ref>https://www.malayalachalachithram.com/listsongs.php?m=446</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || ''Ammathan Kanninamritha'' || [[S. Janaki]] || [[Sreekumaran Thampi]] ||
|-
| 2 || ''Chenthengu Kulacha'' || [[K. J. Yesudas]] || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 3 || ''Sandhyaykkenthinu Sindooram'' || [[P. Jayachandran]] || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 4 || ''Valampiri Shankil'' || S. Janaki || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 5 || ''Kaattile Poomaramaadyam'' || P Madhuri || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|-
| 6 || ''Dhanumaasathil Thiruvaathira'' || P Leela, Chorus || Sreekumaran Thampi ||
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|id=0232067|title=Maaya}}

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[[Category:1970s Malayalam-language films]]
[[Category:Films based on Indian novels]]
[[Category:Films directed by Ramu Kariat]]

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