Maanavan

Maanavan
Maanavan
	File:Maanavan title card.jpg Title card
Directed by	M. A. Thirumugam
Written by	Balamurugan
Story by	Balamurugan
Produced by	Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Starring	Jaishankar; R. Muthuraman; Lakshmi; Sowcar Janaki ; Kamal Haasan
Cinematography	T. M. Sundara Babu ; V. Selvaraj
Edited by	M. A. Thirumugam ; M. G. Balu Rao ; R. Thyagarajan ; C. dhandayudhapani
Music by	Shankar - Ganesh
Production; company	Vahini - AVM Studios
Distributed by	Dhandayudhapani Films
Release date	10 July 1970;
Running time	130 Mins
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Maanavan (transl. Student) is a 1970 Tamil-language film was directed by M. A. Thirumugam and produced by Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar under his productions Dhandayudhapani Films. The script were written by Balamurugan. Music by Shankar - Ganesh assets to the film. The film starring Jaishankar and Muthuraman lead with Sowcar Janaki, Lakshmi, Nagesh and Sachu played pivotal roles.^[1]^[2] Kamal Haasan appears only for a dance sequence along with Kutty Padmini. This was Kamal Haasan's first adult role after a 7-year hiatus. The film also marks the debut of many character actors and comedians like Pandu, Kathadi Ramamurthy among others.

Cast

Jaishankar as Kathiresan
R. Muthuraman as Ravi
Lakshmi as Shanthi
Nagesh as Ramu
S.A. Ashokan as Kathiresan's father
Sowkar Janaki as Parvathy
Major Sundararajan as Judge
V. S. Raghavan as College principal
O. A. K. Thevar as Ravi's father / Panchayat president
Sachu as Ramu's wife
Master Prabhakar as Young ravi
Sandow M. M. A. Chinnappa Thevar
Senthamarai as School teacher
Thengai Srinivasan as Mayandi
Pandu as Dimki
Kathadi Ramamurthy as Ravi's friend
T. K. S. Natarajan as Bus passenger
Vellai Subbaiah as Student
Jayakumari
Master Krishnakumar as Young kathiresan
Radhabhai

Guest Appearances

Kamal Haasan as Student
Kutty Padmini as Student

Soundtrack

Music was by Shankar - Ganesh and lyrics were written by Vaali and Tiruchi Thyagarajan.^[3]

No	Title	Singer(s)	Length(m:ss)
1	"Chinna Chinna Pappa"	P. Susheela	03:52
2	"One and Two Mudhal"	L. R. Eswari
3	"Kalyaana Ramanukku"	S. P. Balasubramanyam, P. Susheela	03:26
4	"Visiladichan Kunjugala"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela	03:40

Reception

The Indian Express called it "obviously an attempt to educate the students to be on their best behaviour". The reviewer praised the performances of actors, calling Sowkar Janaki "she stands out amongst the cast" while Muthuraman "puts in a breezy performance".^[4]

References

^ "Maanavan". spicyonion. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "Maanavan Movie". gomolo. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "Maanavan Songs". mio. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
^ "Cinema". The Indian Express. 18 July 1970. p. 10.

External links

Maanavan at IMDb

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[1] "Maanavan". spicyonion. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

[2] "Maanavan Movie". gomolo. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

[3] "Maanavan Songs". mio. Retrieved 29 August 2016.

[4] "Cinema". The Indian Express. 18 July 1970. p. 10.

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