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.
[4] He became popular with his second movie Cross Belt in 1970 and adopted Crossbelt to his name.
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.
[8][9] Mani died on 30 October 2021, at the age of 86 at his home in Thiruvananthapuram.