Manipayal
Manipayal (English: Good Boy) is a 1973 Tamil Family - Children's film, directed by A. Jaganathan and Produced and Screenplay by R. M. Veerappan. The film dialogue was written by Jagadeesan and the story was written by Poovai Krishan respectively. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Master Sekhar and Baby Indra, playing lead, with A. V. M. Rajan, Jayanthi, V. K. Ramasamy and S. V. Subbaiah playing pivotal roles.[1][2]
| Manipayal | |
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 Theatrical Release Poster | |
| Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
| Produced by | R. M. Veerappan |
| Written by | Jadesan (dialogue) |
| Screenplay by | R. M. Veerappan |
| Story by | Poovai Krishnan |
| Starring | A. V. M. Rajan Jayanthi Master Sekhar Baby Indra |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
| Cinematography | Dutt |
| Edited by | Krishnan Sundaram |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
| Distributed by | Selvi Enterprises |
Release date |
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Running time | 149 min |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
A cobbler finds himself in prison after being wrongly accused of a crime. He must find a way to prove his innocence in order to lead a dignified life.
Cast
- A. V. M. Rajan as Arun, Shanthi's ex-lover
- Jayanthi as Shanthi, Selvi's biological mother and her School Teacher
- Master Sekhar as Ilangovan, Kandhan's son and Selvi's adoptive brother
- Baby Indra as Selvi,
- V. K. Ramasamy as Ponnambalam, Police Inspector, Shanthi's adoptive father
- S. A. Ashokan as Parasuram, smuggler
- Thengai Srinivasan as Amavasai, Andal's husband and Kasi's father
- Manorama as Andal, Amavasai's wife and Kasi's mother
- S. V. Subbaiah as Kandhan, a cobbler
- Master Prabhakar as Kasi, Andal and Amavasai's son
- M. S. Sundari Bai as Sivagami, Ponnambalam's wife
- Rajakokila as Rossie, Parasuram's henchman
- Shanmugasundari as Arun's mother
- Isari Velan as Shanthi's house cook
- Ennatha Kannaiya as Constable Alwar Naidu
- Kundumani as Kalimuthu, Ponnambalam's henchman
- Usilai Mani in Cameo Appearance
- Haalam as (Dancer)
Crew
- Art: Krishna Rao
- Stills: R. N. Nagaraja Rao
- Design: Barani Eswar
- Publicity: Elegant
- Processing: C. Kannappan by AVM Film Laboratory
- Audiography (song): J. J. Manickam
- Audiography (dialogue): V. C. Sekhar and M. P. Ramachandran
- Choreography: Chopra and D. Jayaraman
- Stunt: N. Shankar
- Poster & Printing: Osphie litho works
Production
A. Jagannathan, who earlier assisted T. Prakash Rao and P. Neelakantan made his directorial debut with this film.[3]
Soundtrack
| Manipayal | |
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| Soundtrack album by | |
| Released | 1973 |
| Recorded | 1973 |
| Genre | Saregama |
| Language | Tamil |
| Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
Music was by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were by Vaali, Avinasimani and Pulamaipithan. Jayachandran made his debut in Tamil as a singer with the song "Thangachimizh Pol" in this film.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Engal Tamil Annai" Kanchiyile Oru Buthan | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari | Pulamaipithan | 05:46 |
| 2 | "Thanga Chimizh Pol" | P. Jayachandran & Pushpalatha | Vaali | 04:42 |
| 3 | "Naan Aadinaal Oru Vagai" | S. Janaki | Vaali | 04:01 |
| 4 | "Enadi Ammo" | L. R. Eswari, Latha, Radha & Pushpalatha | Pulamaipithan | 04:31 |
| 5 | "Naan Ullai" | L. R. Eswari | Vaali | 04:06 |
References
- "Manipayal". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "Manipayal (1973)". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "Man who shored up MGR's film career is no more - Times of India". Retrieved 4 March 2017.
- "difference". Retrieved 4 March 2017.