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Manikanda | |
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Directed by | Selva |
Written by | G. K. Gopinath (dialogues) |
Story by | M. Rathnakumar |
Produced by | K. Dhandapani |
Starring | Arjun Jyothika Uma |
Cinematography | U. K. Senthil Kumar |
Edited by | Raghubob |
Music by | Deva |
Production company | Malar Combines |
Release date |
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Running time | 133 minutes |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
Manikanda is a 2007 Indian Tamil-language action film directed by Selva. Arjun plays a dual role, that of father and son. The film, which began production in 2002, went through more production, was finally released in 2007, and was promoted as Jyothika's "last release". It is a remake of the 2000 Telugu movie Jayam Manadera .
Raja lives in Mumbai with his father. Mahalakshmi goes to Bombay to get the blessings of a godwoman but since she is unable to meet Mataji immediately, she is forced to stay in Mumbai for ten days and rents a guestroom among the many run by Raja. Love blossoms between Raja and Maha and when she returns to her village Maniyoor, he follows a few days later on her invitation. After he lands there, he discovers his own link to the village.
The film was completed by mid-2005, but faced delays. [1]
Soundtrack was composed by Deva. [2] The song "Mama Mama" from Kumudham was remixed in this film. [3]
Song | Singers | Lyrics |
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"Hey Mukundha" | Karthik, Pop Shalini | Na. Muthukumar |
"Inji Murappa" | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram | |
"Madhippukuriya" | Manikka Vinayagam, Jayalakshmi | Piraisoodan |
"Mama Mama" | Tippu, Anuradha Sriram | Na. Muthukumar |
"Pondicherry" | Shankar Mahadevan, Harini | Kabilan |
The Hindu wrote the film "looks outdated" and added "It may not be a new storyline but with experienced artists and technicians it could have made an impression if it had been released on time". [4]
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