Manithan (1987 film)
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| Directed by | SP. Muthuraman [1][2] |
| Produced by | M. Saravanan M. Balasubramaniam |
| Written by | Panju Arunachalam |
| Story by | V. C. Guhanathan |
| Starring | Rajinikanth Rupini Raghuvaran Senthil Jai Ganesh Srividya Madhuri |
| Music by | Chandrabose[2] |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | R. Vittal S. B. Mohan |
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| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹3 crores |
Manithan is a 1987 Indian Tamil language film directed by SP. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Rubini, Raghuvaran, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh, Srividya.[1][2] The film received moderate reviews from the critics, however, it was declared as a blockbuster and completed 175-day run at the box office. It was dubbed in Hindi as Bihari Gunda. The film marks the debut of Rupini in Tamil films.
Plot
The story of a young man who returns from jail after imprisonment on crime he commits for justice during young age. He comes out and again fights for justice in everyway. The story revolves around Raja who grows in Juvenille due to hitting his teacher by table weight for calling him as thief. 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 how Raja succeeded his enemies and proves the false acclaims on him.
Cast
- Rajinikanth
- Rupini
- Raghuvaran
- Srividya
- Jai Ganesh
- Madhuri
- Vinu Chakravarthy
- Cho Ramaswamy
- Senthil
- G. Seenivasan
- Delhi Ganesh
Soundtrack
Lyrics for this film were written by Vairamuthu.[3]
- Kaalai Kaalai - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. P. Sailaja
- Manithan Manithan - Malaysia Vasudevan
- Muththu Muththu - Vani Jairam
- Vanaththai Parthen - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Yedho Nadakkirathu - K. J. Yesudas
Release
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.[4]
Legacy
The film's title inspired a 2016 film of same name directed by I. Ahmed and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin.[5]
References
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- ↑ Manithan Soundtrack at Raaga
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/chen-downtown/rajini-fans-watch-their-matinee-idols-films/article5456910.ece
- ↑ http://www.thehindu.com/features/cinema/cinema-reviews/manithan-review-court-of-the-day/article8537670.ece
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