Maanavan Ninaithal

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Maanavan Ninaithal
Directed byS. P. Gnanamozhi
Written byS. P. Gnanamozhi
Produced byP. K. Chandran
StarringRithik
Varshini
CinematographySelva Kumar
Edited byM. R. Srinivasan
Music byV. Thashi
Production
company
Arul Movies
Release date
  • 18 July 2008 (2008-07-18)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Maanavan Ninaithal is a 2008 Indian Tamil language romantic drama film directed by S. P. Gnanamozhi. The film stars newcomer Rithik and Varshini, with K. Bhagyaraj, Manivannan, Manobala, Pandu, Anu Mohan, Nalini and Vaman Malini playing supporting roles. The film, produced by P. K. Chandran, was released on 18 July 2008.

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Plot

In a village near Tiruvannamalai, the gifted student Sakthi is from a poor family and his widow mother Lakshmi runs a roadside food stall. Sakthi secures the state rank in plus two exam and he wishes to continue his studies but his family conditions and poverty compel him to give up his dream. During a television interview, Sakthi tells about his dream and the government then helps financially Sakthi to pursue his studies. Sakthi joins a prominent college in Chennai and he stays in a lodge with his new collegemate Kottachi.

Sakthi gets acquainted with a group of three bad students in the college and he starts taking drugs and drinking liquor. In the meantime, Sakthi befriends his collegemate Nivetha and falls in love with her. When Nivetha discovers that Sakthi loves her, she rejects him stating the difference in their status. One day, the bad students take advantage of Sakthi and they even steal his money, therefore, he cannot pay the college fees. Failing in life and in love, Sakthi decides to hang himself in a remote forest but before, he conveys his decision through an audio cassette and sends it to his mother by parcel. At that point, the press reporter Raj comes across him and saves him from ending his life. Raj, who is a skilled strategist and manipulator, even promises him to solve all his problems.

Raj first blackmails Nivetha to disclose about her love affair with Sakthi to her family and asks her money to buy his silence. With that money, he could pay the college fees of Sakthi. Raj then intercepts the audio cassette with the help of the police. Meanwhile, Nivetha accepts Sakthi's love. Later, Sakthi saves the three bad students who had stolen his money from being expelled from the college and they apologize for their mistakes. Sakthi passes the exam and he eventually marries Nivetha.

Cast

Production

S. P. Gnanamozhi made his directorial debut with Maanavan Ninaithal under the banner of Arul Movies. Rithik was cast to play the hero while Varshini who was last seen in Achacho (2007) signed to play the heroine under the name of Adhira. V. Thashi who won the Kerala State Film Award for Best Background Music in 2006 composed the music for this film. [1] [2]

Soundtrack

Maanavan Ninaithal
Soundtrack album by
V. Thashi
Released2008
Recorded2008
Genre Feature film soundtrack
Length25:18
Producer V. Thashi

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by V. Thashi. The soundtrack features 6 tracks. [3]

Tracklist
No.TitleLyricsSinger(s)Length
1."Nilave Thanga Nilave"S. P. GnanamozhiP. C. Subish4:11
2."Nee Perazhaga"S. P. GnanamozhiP. C. Subish, Swarnalatha 4:43
3."Sullappa"TholkappianP. C. Subish4:36
4."Paramakudi"S. P. GnanamozhiP. C. Subish3:35
5."Angum Kadhal"S. P. GnanamozhiP. C. Subish3:03
6."Kadhal Kolladhey"S. P. Gnanamozhi Manikka Vinayagam, Anuradha Sriram 5:19
Total length:25:18

Reception

S. R. Ashok Kumar of The Hindu said, "K. Bhagyaraj still has the magic but he should concentrate more on his make-up and the way he is shown in the film. Both Rithik and Athira are clueless as to what they need to do in some of the scenes" and added, "Both the story and the screenplay are nothing new and the dialogue is average". [4] A reviewer rated the film 2.75 out of 5 and said, "The idea of bringing about the brighter side and the harsh realities of life was really good but then the makers should have focused on giving the characters more depth and intensity. While the first half of the film goes about on a surface, the second half has its impact moments and intense emotions but then the flavour could have been more tasteful". [5] Indiaglitz said, "'Maanavan Ninaithal' is a movie that could have been made better had the director infused pace in the screenplay. The narration too could have been placed in better order. Taking into considering that this is Gnanamozhi's maiden venture, a pass mark can be given". [6] Another reviewer stated, "the film looks good and appreciable at some points and it would have been nice if director had focused more on gripping screenplay". [7]

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References

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