Maanikka Thottil

Maanikka Thottil (transl. Ruby Cradle) is a 1974 Tamil-language film directed by P. Madhavan. The film stars Gemini Ganesan and K. R. Vijaya. It was released on 2 March 1974.

Maanikka Thottil
Poster
Directed by	P. Madhavan
Produced by	Balamurugan
Written by	Balamurugan
Starring	Gemini Ganesan K. R. Vijaya
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Cinematography	P. N. Sundaram
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Production company	Karpagam Productions
Release date	2 March 1974 (1974-03-02)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Businessman Ramakrishnan and assistant professor Sarada are avowed bachelors. They marry, and Sarada gives birth to five daughters. The film revolves around the problems that Ramakrishnan and Sarada have to face as parents have when most of their daughters marry men of their own choice.

Cast

• Gemini Ganesan[1]
• K. R. Vijaya[1]
• Shubha[1]
• Nagesh[1]
• V. K. Ramasamy[1]
• Sivakumar[1]
• Srikanth[1]
• Vijayakumar[1]
• Sarala[1]

Production

Maanikka Thottil was written and produced by Balamurugan under Karpagam Productions, and directed by P. Madhavan. Cinematography was handled by P. N. Sundaram.[1]

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by M. S. Viswanathan,[2][3] while the lyrics were written by Kannadasan.[1]

No.	Title	Singer(s)	Length
1.	"Samathana Maappillai"	L. R. Eswari, S. Janaki
2.	"Annam Ingay"	L. R. Eswari
3.	"Raajathi Petreduthal"	P. Susheela
4.	"Raajathi Petreduthal" (Happy)	P. Susheela

Release

Maanikka Thottil was released on 2 March 1974.[4]

References

2. "Manicka Thottil". Music India Online. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
3. "Manicka Thottil". Saregama. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
4. "மாணிக்கத் தொட்டில்". Vellitthirai. Archived from the original on 30 July 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.

External links

• Maanikka Thottil on IMDb