Malini Iyer

Malini Iyer
Genre	Comedy
Directed by	Satish Kaushik
Starring	see below
Opening theme	"Malini Iyer" by
Country of origin	India
Language(s)	Hindi
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	Total 184
Production
Producer(s)	Boney Kapoor
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Running time	Approx. 23 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	Sahara One
Picture format	SDTV: 480i
Original run	January 19, 2004 – October 25, 2005

Malini Iyer is an Indian comedy television series aired on Sahara One, starring Indian actress, Sridevi in the main lead. The series is produced by the Bollywood producer as well as Sridevi's husband, Boney Kapoor, and directed by comedy-actor, Satish Kaushik.^[1] The series premiered on January 19, 2004, and aired every Monday & Tuesday at 9pm IST.^[2]

Overview

The story revolves round the life of a south Indian Tamil bramian 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 into Punjab with her husband, where she has to follow different culture and rituals altogether. However, she retains her individuality while she loves the family she is married into. As a woman of values and principles, she takes utmost care in following the customs and rituals of both the sides, South and North.

Cast

• Sridevi Kapoor ... Malini Iyer
• Mahesh Thakur ... Pankaj Sabharwal (Malini's husband)
• Vinay Pathak
• Tanushree Kaushal
• Kamlsh Oza
• Pallavi Dutta
• Vijay Kashyap
• Sushma Ahuja

References

1. ^ "Sridevi lights up 'Malini Iyer'". Indian Television.com. 2004-01-17. http://www.indiantelevision.com/special/y2k4/maliniiyer.htm. 
2. ^ "Bharatnatyam on bhangra beat: Malini Iyer". Tribune India. 2004-01-18. http://www.tribuneindia.com/2004/20040118/spectrum/tv.htm.