Manithan (1987 film)
| Manithan | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Directed by | S. P. 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 |
Production company | |
| Distributed by | AVM Productions |
Release date | 21 October 1987 |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Box office | ₹3. 2 crores |
Manithan (English : Mankind) is a 1987 Indian Tamil language film directed by S. P. 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 Telugu as Prabhanjanam.[3]
Plot
The story of a young man who returns from jail after imprisonment on crime he commits for justice during young age.
He is born on New Moon Day in a very superstitious family that believes that a person born on a New Moon Day will surely turn criminal
The story revolves around Raja who grows in Juvenile 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 and the superstitions and prejudice that surrounded him.
Cast
Soundtrack
The music was composed by Chandrabose and all songs were chartbusters during the time of release. Lyrics for this film were written by Vairamuthu.[4] 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[5] | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. P. Sailaja | Vairamuthu | 04.23 |
| 2 | Manithan Manithan[6][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 | |
| 7 | Vanaththai Parthen | Chandrabose | 04.32 |
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]
Legacy
The film's title inspired that of a 2016 film directed by I. Ahmed and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin.[10]
References
- 1 2 Manithan (1987), Flixter, retrieved 2008-10-23
- 1 2 3 Manithan (1987), Fandango, retrieved 2008-10-23
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9SZGfSLrg8Y
- ↑ Manithan Soundtrack at Raaga
- ↑ http://www.tamilpaa.com/3017-kaalai-kaalai-tamil-songs-lyrics
- ↑ http://www.tamilpaa.com/3018-manithan-manithan-tamil-songs-lyrics
- ↑ http://rajinifans.com/boxoffice/manithan.php
- ↑ 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