Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu

Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu is a 2001 Indian Gujarati rom-com family drama film directed by Jashwant Gangani, starring Hiten Kumar and Aanandee Tripathi in lead role. The film won 11 of the Gujarat State Film Awards of the year.

Plot
Ram's brother and Ratan's sister are engaged. During their marriage, Ram and Ratan fall in love with each other. Both the family come closer with the hospitality of joint family and the game of Antakshari and as a result, Ram and Ratan also come closer. Subsequently, Ram and Ratan's wedding is decided. When Ram falls down during the marriage ritual in wedding-chapel, his father, because of Ram's playful nature, comments: "don't play here" and ignores the incident. When Ram's mother goes close to him, she understands the situation after seeing blood in his mouth. A doctor's report indicates that he has cancer. Due to this discovery, the wedding remains unfinished and both the lovers are lost in separation. Out of true love, Ratan proceeds to marry Ram, but everyone is sad on this happy occasion. Due to Ratan's faith in God and unbounded love, Ram has a successful operation and the story ends happily.

Cast

 * Hiten kumar as Ram
 * Aanandee Tripathi as Ratan
 * Arvind Trivedi
 * Firoz Irani
 * Dinesh Lamba
 * Devendra Pandit
 * Mahesh Joshi
 * Chandni Chopra
 * Heena Rajput
 * Zakir Khan
 * Jayendra Mehta

Production
The film was shot in (2001) Lucky Studios Halol,and Rajpipla in Gujarat ,India.Executive producer Raj Gangani,Associate Director Late.Jitu Rathod,Assistant Director Ashvin Borad, Production Manage by Hemraj Baraiya, Ganesh Vaghani.The film was made on budget of inr 15000000.

Dolby Sound
Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu was the first film of 2001 in Gollywood (Dhollywood) which was filmed in Dolby Digital Sound.

Awards and rights
The film won eleven State Film Awards, including Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Story, Best Music Director, Best Lyrics, Best Editor and Best Comedian (Male). Sooraj R.Barjatya (Rajshree Productions) bought the "remake rights" from Jashwant Gangani to make the film in Bengali(Shubhodrishti)    and Oriya(Sasu Ghara Chalijibi) languages and subsequently made the film in both languages and was released in regional cinema.

The film was followed up by its sequel,Maiyar Ma Mandu Nathi Lagtu Part-II, which was released in 2008.