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| birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Kerala]], India) | | birth_place = [[Thiruvananthapuram]], [[Travancore|Kingdom of Travancore]], [[British India]]<br>(present day [[Kerala]], India) | ||
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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 | 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) | ||
* | * 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 | *[[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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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Crossbelt}} | {{DEFAULTSORT:Mani, Crossbelt}} | ||
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[[Category:Malayalam film directors]] | [[Category:Malayalam film directors]] | ||
[[Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram]] | [[Category:Film directors from Thiruvananthapuram]] | ||
[[Category:20th-century Indian photographers]] | [[Category:20th-century Indian photographers]] | ||
[[Category:Cinematographers from Kerala]] | [[Category:Cinematographers from Kerala]] | ||
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Crossbelt Mani | |
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| Born | K. Velayudhan Nair 22 April 1935 |
| Died | 30 October 2021 (aged 86) Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
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| Years active | 1968 – 1990 |
| Spouse(s) | Sreemathiyamma |
| Children | 2 |
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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.[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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
Direction[edit | edit source]
- Midumidukki (1968)
- 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)
- Ottayan (1985)
- Kulambadikal (1986)
- Pensimham (1986)
- Urukkumanushyan (1986)
- Naaradan Keralathil (1987)
- Devadas (1989)
- Commander (1990)
Cinematography[edit | edit source]
- Bullet (1984)
- Chorakku Chora (1985)
- Black Mail (1985)
- Revenge (1985)
- Ottayan (1985)
- Kulambadikal (1986)
- Urukkumanushyan (1986)
- Naaradan Keralathil (1987)
- Commander (1990)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Throwback to a love saga". The Hindu. 4 July 2002. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ Anand, Shilpa Nair (2 September 2015). "Never at cross purposes". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Cross Belt Mani". malayalachalachithram.com. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "Complete List of Crossbelt Mani Movies | Crossbelt Mani Filmography | Spicyonion.com". spicyonion.com. Archived from the original on 6 September 2014. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "ക്രോസ്ബെല്റ്റ് മണി ആക്ഷന് സിനിമകളിലെ ഒറ്റയാന്". mathrubhumi.in. Retrieved 29 October 2015.
- ↑ "സിനിമാ സംവിധായകന് ക്രോസ് ബെല്റ്റ് മണി he also married raj kokila and lived with her for a considerable time. അന്തരിച്ചു". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
- ↑ "Profile of Malayalam Director Cross Belt Mani". en.msidb.org. Archived from the original on 30 October 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2014.
- ↑ "സംവിധായകൻ ക്രോസ്ബെൽറ്റ് മണി അന്തരിച്ചു; വിടവാങ്ങിയത് ആദ്യകാല ഹിറ്റ്മേക്കർ". Malayala Manorama. Retrieved 30 October 2021.