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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 &#124; Crossbelt Mani Filmography &#124; 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 &#124; 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 &#124; Crossbelt Mani Filmography &#124; 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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==External links==
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Revision as of 10:03, 11 September 2022


Crossbelt Mani
Born
K. Velayudhan Nair

(1935-04-22)22 April 1935
Thiruvananthapuram, Kingdom of Travancore, British India
(present day Kerala, India)
Died30 October 2021(2021-10-30) (aged 86)
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation
  • Film director
  • Cinematographer
Years active1968 – 1990
Spouse(s)Sreemathiyamma
Children2
Parent(s)
  • 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.[1][2][3] He directed more than 40 Malayalam movies and worked as a cinematographer for ten movies.[4] He became popular with his second movie Cross Belt in 1970 and adopted Crossbelt to his name.[5][6] Veteran director Joshiy worked as an assistant director under him.

Personal life

Velayudhan Nair with the stage name Crossbelt Mani hailed from Thiruvananthapuram.[7] 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.[8][9]

Mani died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.[10] He was suffering from various illnesses associated with old age at the time of his death.

Filmography

Direction

Cinematography

References

  1. ↑ "Throwback to a love saga". The Hindu. 4 July 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2018.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ Anand, Shilpa Nair (2 September 2015). "Never at cross purposes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  3. ↑ "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". Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  4. ↑ "Cross Belt Mani". malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  5. ↑ "Complete List of Crossbelt Mani Movies | Crossbelt Mani Filmography | Spicyonion.com". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  6. ↑ "Crossbelt Mani's Movies, Latest News, Video Songs, wallpapers,New Images, Photos,Biography, Upcoming Movies.- Nth Wall". nthwall.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "ക്രോസ്‌ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി ആക്ഷന്‍ സിനിമകളിലെ ഒറ്റയാന്‍". mathrubhumi.in. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
  8. ↑ "സിനിമാ സംവിധായകന്‍ ക്രോസ് ബെല്‍റ്റ് മണി he also married raj kokila and lived with her for a considerable time. അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  9. ↑ "Profile of Malayalam Director Cross Belt Mani". en.msidb.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "സംവിധായകൻ ക്രോസ്ബെൽറ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് ആദ്യകാല ഹിറ്റ്‌മേക്കർ". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 30 October 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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