Mani Rathnam (film)

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Mani-Rathnam
Directed byK. Jayabalan
Written byK. Jayabalan
Produced byA. Suresh
Starring
CinematographyK. Hanumaan
Edited byM. Thirunavukarasu
Music by Sirpy
Production
company
Trax Creations
Release date
  • 2 November 1994 (1994-11-02)
Running time
135 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Mani Rathnam is a 1994 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Jayabalan. The film stars Napoleon, Anand Babu, Mohana and newcomer Chandini, with Vadivelu, Babloo Prithiveeraj, Jafar Azad and Vittal Prasad playing supporting roles. It was released on 2 November 1994. The film failed at the box office. [1] [2]

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Plot

Rathnam (Napoleon) is a potter in his village and he is a short-tempered person. He has a sister Kavitha (Mohana) studying in the city. Rathnam finally marries his relative Thangamani (Chandini) who has been in love with Rathnam since her childhood.

Sivalingam (Jafar Azad) is a wealthy and wicked man in his village, his son Nadarajan (Babloo Prithiveeraj) is mentally ill. Sivalingam wants absolutely to build a factory in the village. Sivalingam already bought all the lands he needed in his village, he needs only one land : Rathnam's land which is near the temple. Rathnam refuses : he does not want to see the village temple being demolished by Sivalingam. When Sivalingam sends his henchmen to demolish the temple, Rathnam intervenes and beats them all. In the meantime, Kavitha and Mani (Anand Babu) fall in love with each other in the city. Actually, Nadarajan is in love with Kavitha since school days and Sivalingam asks Thangamani to marry his mentally ill son to Kavitha but Thangamani rejects and insults him.

Later, Rathnam picked his sister up at the railway station, and at their return to home, they see Thangamani hanged. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.

Cast

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Sirpy. [3]

SongSinger(s)LyricsDuration
"Adi Aatti" Swarnalatha, Malgudi Subha Thamizhmani4:31
"Kadhal Illaathathu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra Vairamuthu 4:40
"Oh Rasa"Malgudi Subha4:16
"Dingu Dakka" Mano, VinothRavi5:29
"Neerodai Thaalampottu" Arunmozhi, Sujatha Neeraja4:30
"Kuzhanthaikku Pasiyeduthal" Arunmozhi, Sujatha Vairamuthu 5:03

Reception

Malini Mannath of The Indian Express gave the film a positive review and called the film "fairly engaging". [4]

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References

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  2. ↑ Sitaraman, Sandya (9 January 1996). "Tamil Movie News--1995 Review". Google Groups . Archived from the original on 19 July 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  3. ↑ "Vietnam Colony / Mani Ratnam Tamil Audio CDs By Ilaiyaraaja - Sirpy". Vintage AV. Archived from the original on 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ↑ Mannath, Malini (11 November 1994). "Furious Obsession". The Indian Express . p. 6. Retrieved 10 October 2016– via Google News Archive.
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