Manithan (1987 film)


Manithan is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language film directed by S. P. Muthuraman, starring Rajinikanth, Rubini, Raghuvaran, Senthil, Delhi Ganesh and Srividya. The film was a Blockbuster hit at box office. It was dubbed in Telugu as Prabhanjanam.

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 New 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

The music was composed by Chandrabose. Lyrics for this film were written by Vairamuthu. Kaviperarasu Vairamuthu talks about Vanaththaip Parthen Songs for the use of the name of the English naturalist Darwin in the text.

Release

The film 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. It was released 21 October 1987 along with Mani Ratnam's Nayakan. It ran for 175 days at Bala Abirami theater.

Legacy

The film's title inspired that of a 2016 film directed by I. Ahmed and starring Udhayanidhi Stalin.