Mani Rathnam (film)

Mani Rathnam is a 1994 Tamil drama film directed by K. Jayabalan. The film features Napoleon, Anand Babu, Mohana and newcomer Chandini in the lead roles, with Vadivelu, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Jafar Azad and Vittal Prasad playing supporting roles. The film, produced by A. Suresh, had musical score by Sirpy and was released on 2 November 1994. The film failed at the box office.[1][2][3][4][5]

Rathnam
Directed byK. Jayabalan
Produced byA. Suresh
Written byK. Jayabalan
Starring
Music bySirpy
CinematographyK. Hanumaan
Edited byM. Thirunavukarasu
Production
company
Trax Creations
Release date
  • 2 November 1994 (1994-11-02)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

Rathnam (Napoleon) is a potter in his village and he is a short-tempered person. He has a sister Kavitha (Mohana) studying in the city. Rathnam finally marries his relative Thangamani (Chandini) who has been in love with Rathnam since her childhood.

Sivalingam (Jafar Azad) is a wealthy and wicked man in his village, his son Nadarajan (Babloo Prithiveeraj) is mentally ill. Sivalingam wants absolutely to build a factory in the village. Sivalingam already bought all the lands he needed in his village, he needs only one land : Rathnam's land which is near the temple. Rathnam refuses : he does not want to see the village temple being demolished by Sivalingam. When Sivalingam sends his henchmen to demolish the temple, Rathnam intervenes and beats them all. In the meantime, Kavitha and Mani (Anand Babu) fall in love with each other in the city. Actually, Nadarajan is in love with Kavitha since school days and Sivalingam asks Thangamani to marry his mentally ill son to Kavitha but Thangamani rejects and insults him.

Later, Rathnam picked his sister up at the railway station, at their return to home, they see Thangamani hanged. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack
Mani Rathnam
Soundtrack album by
Sirpy
Released1994
Recorded1994
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length28:29
ProducerSirpy

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by film composer Sirpy. The soundtrack, released in 1994, features 6 tracks with lyrics written by Vairamuthu, Thamizhmani, Neeraja and Ravi.

TrackSongSinger(s)LyricsDuration
1'Adi Aatti'Swarnalatha, Malgudi SubhaThamizhmani4:31
2'Kadhal Illaathathu'S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. ChithraVairamuthu4:40
3'Oh Rasa'Malgudi Subha4:16
4'Dingu Dakka'Mano, S. Janaki, VinothRavi5:29
5'Neerodai Thaalampottu'Arunmozhi, Sujatha MohanNeeraja4:30
6'Kuzhanthaikku Pasiyeduthal'Arunmozhi, Sujatha MohanVairamuthu5:03

Reception

Malini Mannath of The New Indian Express gave the film a positive review and called the film "fairly engaging".[6]

References
  1. "Mani Rathnam (1994) Tamil Movie". spicyonion.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  2. "Manirathnam (1994)". gomolo.com. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  3. "Filmography of manirathnam". cinesouth.com. Archived from the original on 9 August 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  4. "Find Tamil movie Manirathnam". jointscene.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  5. "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". groups.google.com. 9 January 1996. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  6. Malini Mannath (11 November 1994). "Furious Obsession". The Indian Express: 6. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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