Manithan (1987 film)

Manithan (transl. Human) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language masala film[1] directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Rubini and Raghuvaran, with Senthil, Delhi Ganesh and Srividya. It was released 21 October 1987.

Manithan
Theatrical release poster
Directed byS. P. Muthuraman
Screenplay byPanchu Arunachalam
Story byV. C. Guhanathan
Produced byM. Saravanan
M. Balasubramaniam
StarringRajinikanth
Rupini
Raghuvaran
CinematographyT. S. Vinayagam
Edited byR. Vittal
S. B. Mohan
Music byChandrabose
Production
company
Release date
  • 21 October 1987 (1987-10-21)
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.[2]

No.SongSingersLyricsLength
1"Kaalai Kaalai"S. P. Balasubrahmanyam and S. P. SailajaVairamuthu04:23
2"Manithan Manithan"Malaysia Vasudevan04:24
3"Muthu Muthu Pennai"Vani Jairam04:19
4"Vanaththai Parthen"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 and reception

Manithan was released 21 October 1987, Diwali day. Despite facing competition from Nayakan, released on the same day, it emerged a success.[3] N. Krishnaswamy of The Indian Express wrote, "It is a no-holds-barred commercial film, but the formula works."[4] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki, however, reviewed the film more negatively for being too formulaic.[1]

Legacy

Manithan 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.[5] The film's title inspired that of a 2016 film.[6]

References
  1. ஜெயமன்மதன் (6 December 1987). "மனிதன்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 2. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  2. "Manithan (1987)". Raaga.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2020. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  3. "Before Annaatthe, five successful Deepavali releases of Rajinikanth". The Times of India. 3 November 2021. Archived from the original on 3 November 2021. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. Krishnaswamy, N. (30 October 1987). "Formula works". The Indian Express. p. 5. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  5. "Rajini fans watch their matinee idol's films". The Hindu. 14 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 December 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  6. Rangan, Baradwaj (29 April 2016). "Manithan: Court of the day". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 19 January 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
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