Manidharil Manikkam

1973 Indian film

7 December 1973 (1973-12-07)

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Manidharil Manikkam (transl. A gem among humans) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prameela and A. V. M. Rajan. It was released on 7 December 1973.^[1]

Plot

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Ananth
A. V. M. Rajan as Boopathy
Prameela as Ponni
Major Sundarrajan as D. S. P. Prabhu
M. N. Rajam as Kalyani
R. S. Manohar as Rathnam
Cho as Velu
Manorama as Rukmani
Suruli Rajan as Constable Kannaiya
Pattom Sadan as Ponni Assistant
Master Ramu as Ramu/Murali
Baby Chithra as Child Artist

Production

Ganesan's character was inspired by a Conjunctivitis specialist in Madras (later renamed Chennai).^[2]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali https://mossymart.com/product/manitharil-manickam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/.^[3]

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Manam Ullavan Evano"	M. S. Viswanathan	Vaali
"Attamenna Solladi" (I will sing for you)	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali
"Kanna Nee Vaazhga"	Latha	kannadasan
"Raathirikku Raathiri"	L. R. Eswari	Vaali
"Oru Paiyala Nambi"	T. M. Soundararajan	Vaali

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki criticised the cinematography, but praised the makers for taking an ordinary story and stretching it to produce good results.^[4]

References

^ "161-170". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
^ Guy, Randor (1 October 2003). "A birthday tribute to Sivaji Ganesan". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
^ "Manitharil Manickam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
^ காந்தன் (6 January 1974). "மனிதரில் மாணிக்கம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 4 December 2021.