Manidhanum Dheivamagalam

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{{short description|1975 film by P. Madhavan}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2015}}
{{Use Indian English|date=October 2015}}
{{More citations needed|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Manidhanum Dheivamagalam
| image = Manidhanum Dheivamagalam.jpg
| caption = Poster
| director = [[P. Madhavan]]
| producer = Chinna Annamalai<br />Arunachalam
| story = [[Mullapudi Venkata Ramana]]
| screenplay = Balamurugan
| writer = Balamurugan
| starring = [[Sivaji Ganesan]]<br />[[Sowcar Janaki]]<br />[[Ushanandini]]
| music = [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]]
| cinematography = [[P. N. Sundaram]]
| editing = R. Devarajan
| studio = Vijayavel Films
| distributor =
| released = {{Film date|1975|01|11|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=30 September 2020 |title=நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல் |language=ta |work=Seithi Saral |url=https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |url-status=live |access-date=12 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210529050553/https://www.seithisaral.in/2020/09/30/sivaji-ganesass-moives-list-and-release-date/ |archive-date=29 May 2021}}</ref>
| country = India
| language = Tamil
}}

'''''Manidhanum Dheivamagalam''''' ({{trans|Even a human can become a god}}) is a [[Tamil films of 1975|1975]] [[Cinema of India|Indian]] [[Tamil language]] film, directed by [[P. Madhavan]] and produced by Chinna Annamalai and Arunachalam. The film stars [[Sivaji Ganesan]], [[Sowcar Janaki]], [[Ushanandini]], [[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] and [[Sukumari]] in lead roles. The film had musical score by [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nadigarthilagam.com/filmographyp18.htm|title=Manidhanum Dheivamagalam|accessdate=2014-09-11|publisher=nadigarthilagam.com}}</ref> The film was a remake of the Telugu film ''[[Buddhimanthudu]]''.

==Plot==
Kumaraiya ([[Sivaji Ganesan]]) is a temple priest in a village, living with his wife Valli ([[Sowcar Janaki]]) and younger brother, Sundaram (Duel act [[Sivaji Ganesan]]). Kumaraiya is a believer of god, he is very much respected by villagers and believes that he encounters mystic experiences whenever he sees Sundaram is a non-believer [[E. V. Ramasamy|Periyarisam]] ideology [[Atheism]] of god. Troubles will plague him after he finds out that Sundaram has not only been creating problems for Dharmalingam ([[M. R. R. Vasu]]) the village head, but has also fallen in love and wants to marry [[Ushanandini]], as Vijaya the daughter of Dharmalingham sister. Taking this as an advantage, Dharmalingam separates Kumaraiya and Sundaram and an old ruined house of their grandfather is given to Sundaram as his share. Sundaram modifies and establishes a school in it. Before Kumaraiya could even attempt to resolve these issues, the keys of the temple are taken away from him by Dharmalingham, and he can no longer pray nor converse with Lord. Things come to a boil after he is told that Sundaram has forcibly taken the keys, and Dharmalingam has stolen all the temple's jewelry, when they are searching for it a treasure of Kumaraiya and Sundaram's ancestors is found. Kumaraiya says he will use the treasure for development and Sundaram argues that it is the school which will lead to progress and not the temples. The rest of the story is about who wins the bet.

==Cast==
*[[Sivaji Ganesan]] as Kumaraiya and Sundaram (dual role)
*[[Sowcar Janaki]] as Valli (Kumaraiya's wife)
*[[Ushanandini]] as Vijaya (Sundaram's lover)
*[[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Kanakku Pillai (Dharmalingam property manager)
*[[M. R. R. Vasu]] as Dharmalingam (Village President)
*[[Sukumari]] as Kaveri (Vijaya's mother, Dharmalingam's sister)
*Sasikumar as Kannan (Dharmalingam's son, Kalyani's lover)
*[[Shubha (actress)|Shubha]] as Kalyani (Dharmalingam home's servant)
*[[C. K. Saraswathi]] as Sundari (Dharmalingam's wife)
*[[M. Bhanumathi]] as Annakili (Kanakku Pillai's second wife)
*[[Kathadi Ramamurthy]] as Gopal (Sundaram's friend)
*Veeraraghavan as Officer
*[[Samikannu]] as Teacher
*I.S.R as Marriage Broker

==Soundtrack==

The music was composed by [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]].<ref>https://www.discogs.com/Shankar-Ganesh-Kunnakkudi-Vaidyanathan-Patthu-Maatha-Bandhamm-Manithanum-Deivamagalam/release/9356900</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
! No. !! Song !! Singers !! Lyrics !! Length (m:ss)
|-
| 1 || "Paal Pongum" || [[T. M. Soundararajan]], [[P. Susheela]] || rowspan=5|[[Kannadasan]] || 04:25
|-
| 2 || "Vaazhkkaiye Bothai" || T. M. Soundararajan || 03:35
|-
| 3 || "Vetrivel Vellumada" || [[Sirkazhi Govindarajan]], T. M. Soundararajan|| 04:27
|-
| 4 || "Kaavalukku Velundu" || Sirkazhi Govindarajan || 04:41
|-
| 5 || "Ennada Thamizh Kumara" || Sirkazhi Govindarajan || 04:55
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{IMDb title|1445069}}

{{P. Madhavan}}

[[Category:1975 films]]
[[Category:Indian films]]
[[Category:Indian drama films]]
[[Category:1970s Tamil-language films]]
[[Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films]]

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