Mani Osai

Mani Osai (lit. 'Bell Sound') is a 1963 Tamil-language drama film, directed by P. Madhavan, his directorial debut. The film was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under ALS Productions and written by Pasumani. The film, inspired by Victor Hugo's French novel, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, stars Kalyan Kumar, M. R. Radha, R. Muthuraman, C. R. Vijayakumari, Chittoor V. Nagaiah, Nagesh Pushpalatha and Kumari Rukmini. Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy composed the music for the film.[1]

Mani Osai
Poster
Directed byP. Madhavan
Produced byA. L. Srinivasan
Written byPasumani
StarringKalyan Kumar
M. R. Radha
R. Muthuraman
C. R. Vijayakumari
Kumari Rukmini
Music byViswanathan-Ramamoorthy
CinematographyM. Karnan
Edited byR. Devarajan
Production
company
Barani Pictures
Distributed byALS Productions
Release date
14 April 1963
Running time
168 Mins
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

An egotistical rich man (M. R. Radha) abandons his elder son (Kalyan Kumar) because of his physical imperfections. He tells his wife (Kumari Rukmini) that the baby was born dead. The man has another son (R. Muthuraman) who leads a lazy life, often getting into trouble. He falls in love with his cousin (C. R. Vijayakumari), who is very close to the hunchback, treating him like a brother. The hunchback becomes a hero who sacrifices everything, taking the blame for others' wrongdoing. He finally restores sight to the hero and dies. Only after the hunchback's death does the father tell the world that he was his firstborn.[1]

Cast

Crew
  • Art – P. Angamuthu
  • Stills – Thiruchi K. Arunachalam
  • Publicity – Aruna & Co
  • Processing – V. D. S. Sundaram by Vijaya Laboratory
  • Properties – Cine Crafts
  • Audiography (songs) – P. V. Kodieswara Rao
  • Audiography (dialogue) – D. V. Nathan

Production

Mani Osai is the directorial debut of P. Madhavan, and was inspired by French writer Victor Hugo's 1831 novel, The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. It was produced by A. L. Srinivasan under his company A. L. Productions.[1]

Reception

The film received critical acclaim, but did not perform well at the box office; according to film historian Randor Guy, this was due to its lack of a handsome hero.[1]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy, with lyrics by Kannadasan.[2] The playback singers were Sirkazhi Govindarajan, P. Susheela, K. Jamuna Rani, L. R. Eswari and S. Janaki. Some of the film's songs, such as "Payuthu Paayuthu", "Devan Kovil Mani Osai" and "Aattukkutti Aattukkutti Mammavai" became popular.[1]

No.SongSingerLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Paayuthu Paayuthu"P. Susheela L. R. EswariKannadasan05:04
2"Aattukkutti Aattukutti"L. R. Eswari04:10
3"Devan Kovil Mani Osai"Sirkazhi Govindarajan04:52
4"Katti Thangam Rajavukku"K. Jamuna Rani04:34
5"Varusham Maasam Thedi"S. Janaki04:35
6"Varusham Maasam" (Sad)P. Susheela02:48
7"Varusham Ponne"03:41

References
  1. Guy, Randor (27 October 2012). "Blast from the Past — Mani Osai 1963". The Hindu. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
  2. "Mani Osai Movie Songs". shakthi.fm. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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