Manithan (1987 film)

Manithan (English: Man) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by S. P. Muthuraman,[1][2] starring Rajinikanth, Rubini, Raghuvaran, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh and Srividya.[1][2] The film was dubbed in Telugu as Prabhanjanam. This movie was a blockbuster and industry hit at the time of release. It ran for 175 days in theatres. [3]

This article is about the 1987 Tamil film. For other uses, see Manithan (disambiguation).

Manithan
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Produced byM. Saravanan
M. Balasubramaniam
Written byPanju Arunachalam
Story byV. C. Guhanathan
StarringRajinikanth
Rupini
Raghuvaran
Senthil
Jai Ganesh
Srividya
Madhuri
Music byChandrabose
CinematographyT. S. Vinayagam
Edited byR. Vittal
S. B. Mohan
Production
company
Distributed byAVM Productions
Release date
21 October 1987
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

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 No 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

Soundtrack

The music was composed by Chandrabose. Lyrics for this film were written by Vairamuthu.[4][5]

Manithan
Studio album by
Chandrabose
Released1987
GenreFeature film soundtrack
LabelAVM Audio
ProducerAVM
No.SongSingersLyricsLength (m:ss)
1"Kaalai Kaalai"[6]S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. P. SailajaVairamuthu04:23
2"Manithan Manithan"[7]Malaysia Vasudevan04:24
3"Muthu Muthu Pennai"Vani Jairam04:19
4"Vanaththai Parthen"[8]S. P. Balasubrahmanyam04:32
5"Vanaththai Parthen" (Sad)S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, Vanitha and Kovai Murali05:20
6"Yedho Nadakkirathu"K. J. Yesudas and K. S. Chitra04:44

Release & reception

It was released 21 October 1987 along with Mani Ratnam's Nayakan. It ran for 175 days at Bala Abirami theater. The Indian Express wrote, "It is a no-holds-barred commercial film, but the formula works."[9]

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.[10]

Legacy

The film's title inspired that of a 2016 film directed by I. Ahmed and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin.[11]

References
  1. Manithan (1987), Flixter, retrieved 23 October 2008
  2. Manithan (1987), Fandango, retrieved 23 October 2008
  3. "Prabhanjanam - Telugu Full Length Movie - Rajnikanth,Rupini - YouTube". www.youtube.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  4. Raaga.com. "Manithan Songs Download, Manithan All MP3 Songs, Raaga.com All Songs". www.raaga.com. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. "Manithan Songs - Chandrabose - Manithan Tamil Movie Songs - Oosai.com - A Sound of Tamil Music - An Online Tamil songs Portal , Carries more than 4600 Tamil Movie Songs Online". web.archive.org. 20 October 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. http://www.tamilpaa.com/3017-kaalai-kaalai-tamil-songs-lyrics
  7. http://www.tamilpaa.com/3018-manithan-manithan-tamil-songs-lyrics
  8. http://www.tamilpaa.com/3019-vanaththaip-parthen-tamil-songs-lyrics
  9. "Formula works". The Indian Express. 30 October 1987. p. 5.
  10. "Rajini fans watch their matinee idol's films". The Hindu. 14 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  11. Rangan, Baradwaj (29 April 2016). "Manithan: Court of the day". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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