Manithan (1987 film)
Manithan (English: Man) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman,[1][2] starring Rajinikanth, Rubini, Raghuvaran, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh and Srividya.[1][2] The film was a Blockbuster hit at box office. It was dubbed in Telugu as Prabhanjanam.[3]
| Manithan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | S. P. Muthuraman |
| 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 |
| Cinematography | T. S. Vinayagam |
| Edited by | R. Vittal S. B. Mohan |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date | 21 October 1987 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹5 crore |
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 New 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] Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu talks about Vanaththaip Parthen Songs (மனிதன்) for the use of the name of the English naturalist Darwin in the text.
| 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
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.[9] It was released 21 October 1987 along with Mani Ratnam's Nayakan. It ran for 175 days at Bala Abirami theater.
Legacy
The film's title inspired that of a 2016 film directed by I. Ahmed and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin.[10]
References
- Manithan (1987), Flixter, retrieved 23 October 2008
- Manithan (1987), Fandango, retrieved 23 October 2008
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZGfSLrg8Y
- Manithan Soundtrack at Raaga
- Manithan Soundtrack at Oosai
- 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
- 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