Manasukkul Mathappu
| Manasukkul Mathappu | |
|---|---|
 Poster | |
| Directed by | Robert-Rajasekhar |
| Produced by | Thakkali Srinivasan |
| Screenplay by | Robert-Rajasekhar |
| Based on |
Thalavattam by Priyadarshan |
| Starring |
Prabhu Saranya Ponvannan |
| Music by | S.A. Rajkumar |
| Cinematography | Robert-Rajasekhar |
| Edited by | R.T. Annadurai |
| Distributed by | One Land Arts |
Release date |
|
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manasukkul Mathappu (English: Sparklers in the heart) is a 1988 Tamil-language Indian film directed by Robert-Rajasekhar and produced by Thakkali Srinivasan.[1] The film stars Prabhu, Saranya Ponvannan and Sarath Babu. It is a remake of the 1986 Malayalam film Thalavattam,[2] itself adapted from the English novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.[3]
Plot
Shekar (Prabhu) becomes mentally ill after his girlfriend Anita (Lizy) dies because of an electric short circuiting accident during a rock concert. Shekar is admitted into an institution managed by Nagaraj (Senthamarai).
With the help of a young doctor Geetha (Saranya Ponvannan), who is Nagaraj's daughter, and an old friend Raja (Sarath Babu), Shekar slowly regains his memory and mental equilibrium. He and Geetha soon fall in love. But Nagaraj has already arranged Geetha's marriage with someone else, so he opposes the lovers.
When Nagaraj finds that Geetha and Shekar are adamant, he performs a surgery (lobotomy) on Shekar that puts him into a state of coma. Raja feels that death would be preferable to vegetative life and kills Shekar. He confronts Nagaraj and confesses to the euthanasia. He then tries to kill Nagaraj for ruining Shekar's life, but Geetha suddenly kills her father before Raja can, and she loses her mental equilibrium. She is admitted into the same institution as a patient.
Cast
- Prabhu as Shekar
- Saranya Ponvannan as Geetha[4]
- Lizy as Anita
- Sarath Babu as Raja[4]
- Senthamarai as Nagaraj[4]
- Janagaraj as Vasu
- Nassar as Babu
- Sachu as Nurse Mary
- Samikkannu as mental patient
- Kumarimuthu as mental patient
- Swaminathan as mental patient
Production
Manasukkul Mathappu was remade from the Malayalam film Thalavattam (1986) which itself was loosely based on the English novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest.[4]
Soundtrack
Soundtrack was composed by S. A. Rajkumar.[5]
- Ponmanguyil - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam
- Poonthendrale - Jayachandran, Vani Jairam
Reception
On 1 July 1988, The Indian Express wrote, "With some films you don't want to say much about the performances though they might be good or sort of as much as you want to write home about the bright idea the scenarist had of disposing of a heroine he wanted to kill by electrocuting her while she is playing the electric guitar or the masterstroke of the filmmaker in cutting from the shriek of the hero in the shock chamber to a happy times song-dance sequence till then obscured by the iron curtain of amnesia."[4]
See also
- Kyon Ki, Hindi remake of Thalavattam
References
- ↑ Raghavan, Nikhil (2011-05-07). "Itsy Bitsy". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
- ↑ "Did you know that these popular Hindi movies that were actually copied from South Indian films?". Business Insider. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- ↑ "Bollywood remakes of South Indian films". MSN. 8 August 2017. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Manasukkul Mathappu". The Indian Express. 1 July 1988. p. 5.
- ↑ "Manasukkul Mathappu songs Download from Raaga.com - Raaga.com - A World Of Music". Retrieved 22 September 2017.