What is "minnaram"

Minnaram ( Malayalam: മിന്നാരം) is a 1994 Malayalam musical film co-written and directed by Priyadarshan, starring Mohanlal, Shobana, Thilakan, Sankaradi, K. P. Ummer, Jagathy Sreekumar, Geetha Vijayan, Venu Nagavally, and Lalu Alex. The story was written by Cherian Kalpakavadi, while the screenplay and dialogues were written by Priyadarshan himself.