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]

Manidharil Manikkam
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Directed byC. V. Rajendran
Screenplay byVietnam Veedu Sundaram
Story byDr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta
StarringSivaji Ganesan
A. V. M. Rajan
Prameela
CinematographySreekanth
Edited byN. M. Shankar
Music byM. S. Viswanathan
Production
company
Vasanth Movies
Distributed bySivaji Films
Release date
  • 7 December 1973 (1973-12-07)
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Cast

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Production

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

Soundtrack

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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
"Kanna Nee Vaazhga" Latha kannadasan
"Raathirikku Raathiri" L. R. Eswari Vaali
"Oru Paiyala Nambi" T. M. Soundararajan

Reception

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

References

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