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"I'm committed to Manju Warrier' - Nitya Das
Nithya Das
Nitya Das, who presented a scintillating character as the heroine of Dileep in 'Ee parakkum Thalika', is very happy now on the mega success of her first movie.

"I'm committed very much to 'Manju Chechi' (Dileep's wife) to get that role in 'Ee Parakkum Thalika' - says Nitya.

It was Manju Warrier who introduced Nithya to the director of 'Ee Parakkum Thalika' after seeing her photo in the front page of a Magazine.

Manju Warrier
A beautiful woman stood amidst cheering fans and her former colleagues at the intimidating huge hall of Azad Hotel. She had destroyed thousand dreams when she married Dileep when she was right at the topmost spot as far as ratings went.

So, what does she look like now?

She had gained weight and has gone couple of shades lighter too. She looks more beautiful than ever.

The occasion was the 250-th day celebration of 'Ee Parakkum Thaliga'. She went on stage to receive the applause and love of the audience and as she stood there, her eyes brimmed with tears. A poignant scene that was.


Onam Fever Rediff on the Net
August 17, 1998

Seems to be one of these epidemics going around -- of stars doing their own playback. Mohanlal -- who recently warbled alongside fellow Keralite superstar Mamootty for a special Onam album -- is the latest to succumb to this particular kick.

Thus he -- and Malayalam cinema's reigning princess Manju Warrier-- will do their own singing in an upcoming film helmed by Rajiv Kumar.

Besides directing, Rajiv Kumar is credited with the story, screenplay and dialogues for Kanneyuthi Pottuthottu.

The lyrics are by famed dramatist Kavaalan Narayana Panicker, who shot to national fame in the seventies with the trilogy Shristi, Sthithi and Samharam, plays that fetched him national awards.

Though Mohanlal is the star with the top billing, it is Manju who is the focus of the story, to be shot in one intensive schedule in the lush Kuttanad region, famed as the rice bowl of Kerala. Peripheral characters are being etched by the likes of Tilakan, Biju Menon, Kalabhavan Mani, Maniyanpillai Raju and Siddiq.

The Inheritor
Rediff on the Net
January 16, 1999

The way Manju Warrier kicked off her career, it appeared that she was set to rule, solo, over the Malayalam marquee for some years to come.

In fact, so phenomenal was her box office draw that movie-makers began preparing scripts that revolved around her -- a rarity in an industry dominated by the big three of Mohanlal, Mammootty and Suresh Gopi, with the likes of Jayaram, Kunchako Boban and Jagadish in support.

Then she got married, to rising young actor Dilip -- and suddenly, a vacuum appeared to be developing. But not for long, if Divya Unni's rise is any indication.

A top notch classical dancer in her own right, Divya marked 1998 with five roles that earned her universal acclaim -- in Pranayavarnangal, The Truth, Maravathur Kanavu, Ayushmaan Bhava and Suputran.

With that kind of track record, Divya is being touted as the star to watch for, this year.

Interestingly, Pranayavarnangal has both Divya Unni and Manju Warrier sharing the credits, playing the role of roommates and good friends. Given how busy the two leading ladies are, though, we wouldn't hold our breaths waiting for the team to come together again in the near future.

Fresh faces: -Will they pack the crowds in?
By N P Sajeesh
From Cine Kairalee

The oomph, charisma, magnetism, sensuality, or plain pandering to the male gaze have defined Manju Warrier's on screen persona. Now these are qualities none of today's girls Manya, Asin, Navya Nair or Nitya Das can match. They do not cast a spell on the filmgoers. Manju Warrier, Urvasi, Shobhana, and Revathi and other super actresses could almost carry a film on their not so frail shoulders. They and their peers stayed around for a long time because there were not too many new comers at that time. Now, there are a lot of educated middle class girls coming in.

They do not get to stay long enough to make a mark and by the time one of them stabilizes or gets married to one of the co-stars, another one comes in and ousts her. This coupled with a lesser number of hits and the fast declining attention span of the audience has meant that before you even blink, a new comer becomes history. Every decade has thrown up a hugely successful heroine, someone who has delivered hits and captured audience attention. Manju Warrier was the last female super star. Samyuktha Verma, Divya Unni or Kavya Madhavan haven't managed to whip up the hysteria and heat which Manju Warrier created after the much acclaimed roles as a blacksmith in 'Kanmadam' and a village belle in 'Sallapam'.

In fact, today's girls are far more confident, educated and self assured than their predecessors. But they are not independent enough to break away from the stereotypes. They are not given ample opportunities to play the role of a strong single woman with realistic touch. We can't even imagine that they are bold enough to enliven Sarojini, performed near to perfection by Sree Lakshmi in the critically acclaimed film 'Bhoothakkannadi' With majority of directors and script writers in Malluwood being males, the change will not come unless actresses stand up for themselves. In short, in a male dominated industry, the queen bee is elusive today.