Manithan (1987 film)
| Manithan | |
|---|---|
| File:Manithan poster.jpg | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| Written by | Panju Arunachalam |
| Story by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Rupini Raghuvaran Senthil Jai Ganesh Srividya Madhuri |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | R. Vittal S. B. Mohan |
| Music by | Chandrabose |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date | 21 October 1987 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manithan (English: Man) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman,[1][2] starring Rajinikanth, Rubini, Raghuvaran, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh and Srividya.[1][2] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Prabhanjanam. This movie was a blockbuster and industry hit at the time of release. It ran for 175 days in theatres. [3]
Plot
The story revolves around Raja, who grows up in juvenile detention due to hitting his teacher by a table weight for falsely calling him a thief due to the only reason he was born on a No Moon Day. He was born to a superstitious father who believes that a person born on a New Moon Day will surely turn criminal. When his imprisonment years are over, he joins People Welfare Organization in a local community and helps the needy people. In due course, he gets enemies due to his good deeds. The rest of the story forms on how Raja succeeds over his enemies and disproves the false claims on him and the superstitions and prejudice that surrounded him.
Cast
- Rajinikanth as Raja
- Rupini as Ruba
- Raghuvaran as Kumaravelu
- Srividya as Lakshmi ,Raja's elder sister
- Jai Ganesh as Sridhar ,Lakshmi's Husband
- Madhuri as Indra
- Vinu Chakravarthy as Rathnavelu ,Ruba's Father
- Cho Ramaswamy as Ponnambalam, Rathnavelu 's colleague
- Senthil as Arivu
- G. Srinivasan as Chinnaya ,Indra's Grandfather
- Delhi Ganesh as Marimuthu, Raja's Father
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chandrabose. Lyrics for this film were written by Vairamuthu.[4][5]
| Manithan | |
|---|---|
| Studio album by Chandrabose | |
| Released | 1987 |
| Genre | Feature film soundtrack |
| Label | AVM Audio |
| Producer | AVM |
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kaalai Kaalai"[6] | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. P. Sailaja | Vairamuthu | 04:23 |
| 2 | "Manithan Manithan"[7] | Malaysia Vasudevan | 04:24 | |
| 3 | "Muthu Muthu Pennai" | Vani Jairam | 04:19 | |
| 4 | "Vanaththai Parthen"[8] | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam | 04:32 | |
| 5 | "Vanaththai Parthen" (Sad) | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vanitha and Kovai Murali | 05:20 | |
| 6 | "Yedho Nadakkirathu" | K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chitra | 04:44 |
Release & reception
It was released 21 October 1987 along with Mani Ratnam's Nayakan. It ran for 175 days at Bala Abirami theater. The Indian Express wrote, "It is a no-holds-barred commercial film, but the formula works."[9]
The film was screened alongside other films of Rajinikanth like Murattu Kaalai, Pokkiri Raja, Paayum Puli at Albert theatre, on the occasion of his birthday on 12 December 2012.[10]
Legacy
The film's title inspired that of a 2016 film directed by I. Ahmed and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin.[11]
References
- ^ a b Manithan (1987), Flixter, retrieved 23 October 2008
- ^ a b Manithan (1987), Fandango, retrieved 23 October 2008
- ^ "Prabhanjanam - Telugu Full Length Movie - Rajnikanth,Rupini - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Raaga.com. "Manithan Songs Download, Manithan All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs". www.raaga.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ "Manithan Songs - Chandrabose - Manithan Tamil Movie Songs - Oosai.com - A Sound of Tamil Music - An Online Tamil songs Portal , Carries more than 4600 Tamil Movie Songs Online". web.archive.org. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ http://www.tamilpaa.com/3017-kaalai-kaalai-tamil-songs-lyrics
- ^ http://www.tamilpaa.com/3018-manithan-manithan-tamil-songs-lyrics
- ^ http://www.tamilpaa.com/3019-vanaththaip-parthen-tamil-songs-lyrics
- ^ "Formula works". The Indian Express. 30 October 1987. p. 5.
- ^ "Rajini fans watch their matinee idol's films". The Hindu. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
- ^ Rangan, Baradwaj (29 April 2016). "Manithan: Court of the day". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2020.