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{{Infobox film&lt;br /&gt;
| image          = Mannan film poster.jpg&lt;br /&gt;
| caption        = Theatrical release poster&lt;br /&gt;
| director       = [[P. Vasu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| writer         = P. Vasu&lt;br /&gt;
| based_on       = {{based on|&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anuraga Aralithu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;}}&lt;br /&gt;
| producer       = [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]]&lt;br /&gt;
| starring       = {{ubl|[[Rajinikanth]]|[[Vijayashanti]]|[[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]}}&lt;br /&gt;
| cinematography = [[Ashok Kumar (cinematographer)|Ashok Kumar]]&lt;br /&gt;
| editing        = P. Mohanraj&lt;br /&gt;
| music          = [[Ilaiyaraaja]]&lt;br /&gt;
| studio         = [[Sivaji Productions]]&lt;br /&gt;
| released       = {{film date|1992|1|15|df=y}}&lt;br /&gt;
| runtime        = 153 minutes&lt;br /&gt;
| country        = India&lt;br /&gt;
| language       = Tamil&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mannan&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; ({{Translation|Monarch}}) is a 1992 Indian [[Tamil language|Tamil]]-language [[masala film]]&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Maderya&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; written and directed by [[P. Vasu]]. The film stars [[Rajinikanth]], [[Vijayashanti]] and [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]]. It is a remake of the 1986 [[Kannada]] film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anuraga Aralithu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=24 April 2024 |title=Dr Rajkumar&amp;#039;s 18th Birth Anniversary: When His Film Anuraga Aralithu Was Remade In 7 Languages |url=https://www.news18.com/movies/dr-rajkumars-18th-birth-anniversary-when-his-film-anuraga-aralithu-was-remade-in-7-languages-8864891.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240714061622/https://www.news18.com/movies/dr-rajkumars-18th-birth-anniversary-when-his-film-anuraga-aralithu-was-remade-in-7-languages-8864891.html |archive-date=14 July 2024 |access-date=13 August 2024 |website=[[News18]] |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film was released on 15 January 1992 and ran for over 25 weeks in theatres.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Plot ==&lt;br /&gt;
V. Shanthi Devi, owner and CEO of Devi Industries in [[Chennai|Madras]] is announced as the number one young industrialist in India. She is a rich and arrogant woman who rules her company with an iron fist. She lives with her father Viswanathan, whom she replaced five years ago as the CEO, and her maid Kannamma, as she had lost her mother 20 years ago. Krishnan, a kind-hearted mechanic working in [[Mumbai|Bombay]], comes home to Madras to see his mother.&lt;br /&gt;
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Krishnan and Shanthi Devi meet at the airport and their first meeting ends on a bitter note. Krishnan learns that his mother has paralysis. Krishnan quits his job in Bombay and decides to stay in Madras to take care of his ailing mother. His family doctor recommends Krishnan to meet a renowned businessman to get a job in Madras. Krishnan goes to meet the businessman and on the way, Viswanathan is beaten by thugs. Krishnan helps him and takes him to a hospital and discovers that Viswanathan is the businessman whom he was going to meet. Krishnan is asked to go to the factory only to discover that it belongs to Shanthi Devi. She refuses to hire Krishnan, but later due to her father&amp;#039;s compulsion she recruits Krishnan as a senior mechanic.&lt;br /&gt;
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Krishnan befriends Meena, Shanthi Devi&amp;#039;s secretary. Meena, unlike her boss, is sweet and warm, and instantly falls in love with Krishnan. Once Krishnan saves Shanthi Devi from a falling structure by lifting her, but she slaps him. He returns to her room and slaps her in private. She then realises the incident and promotes him as Section chief mechanic. Later, Krishnan is elected as the union leader, defeating the office staff candidate supported by Shanthi Devi. Since they have different ideologies, Krishnan and Shanthi Devi have frequent clashes.&lt;br /&gt;
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Meena decides to marry Krishnan and reveals it to him. Krishnan likes Meena but advises Meena to discuss it with his mother first. Shanthi Devi, however, decides to marry Krishnan, to take revenge on him. She somehow convinces Krishnan&amp;#039;s mother to get her married and Krishnan obliges his mother. Krishnan&amp;#039;s mother is not aware of Shanthi Devi&amp;#039;s plan. Shanthi Devi expects Krishnan to stay at home post marriage but her plan fails as Krishnan continues as the union leader even after marriage.&lt;br /&gt;
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Shanthi Devi changes a policy in her company which agitates the workers and they go on strike, headed by Krishnan. Viswanathan realises that his company&amp;#039;s image is at stake and takes over as the chairman. Shanthi Devi is angered by this move and begins destroying her house, humiliated at having lost to Krishnan. Krishnan&amp;#039;s mother learns of their bitter relationship and, despite recovering from paralysis, immediately dies of guilt. An assassination attempt is made on Shanthi Devi by her business rival Sathish, but Krishnan kills him and saves her and ultimately, she realises her mistake. Meena is later appointed as the new CEO, and Shanthi Devi remains a housewife.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Cast ==&lt;br /&gt;
{{Cast listing|&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rajinikanth]] as Krishnan{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=141}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Vijayashanti]] as Shanthi Devi{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=141}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Khushbu Sundar|Khushbu]] as Meena{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=142}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Manorama (Tamil actress)|Manorama]] as Azhagi&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AppleTV&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Visu]] as Viswanathan&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AppleTV&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Goundamani]] as Muthu&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Goundamani&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Pandari Bai]] as Parvathi&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Maderya&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[V. K. Ramasamy (actor)|V. K. Ramasamy]] as Sadhasivam&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AppleTV&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Prathapachandran]] as Raghavan&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AppleTV&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sharat Saxena]] as Sathish&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AppleTV&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Uday Prakash (actor)|Uday Prakash]] as Prakash&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Nemesis&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ennathe Kannaiah]] as Worker&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Prabhu (actor)|Prabhu]] as Prabhu (guest appearance)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Rangarajan |first=Malathi |date=28 January 2005 |title=The Prabhu magic always works |url=http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/01/28/stories/2005012801380600.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20140923134301/http://www.thehindu.com/fr/2005/01/28/stories/2005012801380600.htm |archive-date=23 September 2014 |access-date=5 January 2022 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[P. Vasu]] (guest appearance)&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AppleTV&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
== Production ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mannan&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is a remake of the 1986 [[Kannada]] film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Anuraga Aralithu]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;,{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=141}} which in turn was based on the novel &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anuragada Anthapura&amp;#039;&amp;#039; by H. G. Radhadevi.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=24 April 2019 |title=ರಾಜ್‌ ಹಬ್ಬ: ವರನಟನ ಕಾದಂಬರಿ ಚಿತ್ರಗಳ ಕನ್ನಡಿ |url=https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/raj-festival-a-mirror-of-the-grooms-novel-films |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190505142131/https://www.udayavani.com/cinema/balcony-sandalwood-news/raj-festival-a-mirror-of-the-grooms-novel-films |archive-date=5 May 2019 |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=[[Udayavani]] |language=kn}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; [[Pandari Bai]] reprised her role from &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anuraga Aralithu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Maderya&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; [[Vijayashanti]] received {{INRConvert|40|l|year=1992}} for acting in the film,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Nikam |first=Girish |date=31 August 1992 |title=Southern superstars Chiranjeevi, Rajnikant and Vijayashanti are paid more than Amitabh Bachchan or Sridevi |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19920831-bachchans-and-sridevis-outstripped-by-chiranjeevi-and-rajnikanth-in-terms-of-earning-power-766809-2013-01-02 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313193124/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/19920831-bachchans-and-sridevis-outstripped-by-chiranjeevi-and-rajnikanth-in-terms-of-earning-power-766809-2013-01-02 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |access-date=2023-06-24 |website=[[India Today]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; and [[Rajinikanth]] was paid {{INRConvert|9|m|year=1992}}. When [[Goundamani]] was approached, he asked a figure higher than Rajinikanth; he ultimately received {{INRConvert|7.5|m|year=1992}}.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Goundamani&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The scene where their characters struggle to buy tickets at a cinema theatre was inspired from director [[P. Vasu]]&amp;#039;s real-life experience at [[Shanti Theatre]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinivasa |date=5 March 2015 |title=The way to Shanti |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-way-to-shanti/article6962746.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210227121044/https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/the-way-to-shanti/article6962746.ece |archive-date=27 February 2021 |access-date=2 December 2018 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; During the filming of another scene where Goundamani&amp;#039;s character says &amp;quot;Naan inga vandhu ukaandhadhe thappu&amp;quot; (I made a huge mistake by sitting next to him), in reference to Rajinikanth&amp;#039;s character, Rajinikanth could not control his laughter, resulting in the scene going through 21 retakes; it was ultimately filmed with Rajinikanth&amp;#039;s mouth covered.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=3 January 2017 |title=P. Vasu Talks About &amp;#039;Sivalinga&amp;#039; And Goundamani&amp;#039;s Actions In &amp;#039;Mannan&amp;#039; Which Made Rajini Go For 21 Takes |url=http://www.iflicks.in/News/2017/01/03132247/P-Vasu-Talks-About-Sivalinga-and-Rajini-Mannan.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210622054701/http://www.iflicks.in/News/2017/01/03132247/P-Vasu-Talks-About-Sivalinga-and-Rajini-Mannan.vpf |archive-date=22 June 2021 |access-date=22 June 2021 |website=Iflicks}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Many scenes were shot in [[Ooty]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Thomas |first=Annie |date=12 December 2005 |title=Surprise party beats Rajnikanth to 56 |url=https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-surprise-party-beats-rajnikanth-to-56-1001873 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210325085714/https://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-surprise-party-beats-rajnikanth-to-56-1001873 |archive-date=25 March 2021 |access-date=26 March 2021 |work=[[Daily News and Analysis]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Themes ==&lt;br /&gt;
Writing for &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[PopMatters]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;, Kumuthan Maderya said, &amp;quot;At the heart of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mannan&amp;#039;&amp;#039; is the conceit that domestic violence, physical and emotional, is a civil war of attrition that inevitably hemorrhages both parties&amp;quot;. He noted it was more similar to the 1976 Tamil film &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kanavan Manaivi]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; than &amp;#039;&amp;#039;Anuraga Aralithu&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Maderya&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;  In a separate article for the same website, Ranjani Krishnakumar viewed it differently from Kumuthan Maderya, as &amp;quot;a fight between a woman in power and a man of the people, who is reluctant to take power into his own hands, but wants to steer his people towards whom he believes deserves that power, which certainly isn&amp;#039;t her&amp;quot;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Nemesis&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; The company where Rajinikanth&amp;#039;s character initially works is named Ramoji Rao Ranoji Rao Shivaji Rao Jijabai Pvt Ltd., using the names of Rajinikanth&amp;#039;s parents Ramoji Rao and Jijabai, as well as his birth name Shivaji Rao.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Siva |date=2 April 2022 |title=ரஜினி தன் அம்மா அப்பா பற்றி சொல்லிய ஒரே தமிழ் படம்.. விசுவையே குழப்பிய பெயர்கள் |url=https://www.cinemapettai.com/rajini-used-his-parents-name-in-this-film/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220509054815/https://www.cinemapettai.com/rajini-used-his-parents-name-in-this-film/ |archive-date=9 May 2022 |access-date=9 May 2022 |website=Cinemapettai |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Music ==&lt;br /&gt;
The soundtrack was composed by [[Ilaiyaraaja]] and lyrics were written by [[Vaali (poet)|Vaalee]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Mannan |url=https://gaana.com/album/mannan |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210325062022/https://gaana.com/album/mannan |archive-date=25 March 2021 |access-date=25 March 2021 |website=[[Gaana (music streaming service)|Gaana]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Mannan Tamil Film LP Vinyl Record by Ilayaraaja |url=https://mossymart.com/product/mannan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220704061301/https://mossymart.com/product/mannan-tamil-film-lp-vinyl-record-by-ilayaraaja/ |archive-date=4 July 2022 |access-date=4 July 2022 |website=Mossymart}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Rajinikanth made his debut in playback singing with this film,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=2 August 2016 |title=Rajini mania |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rajini-mania/article8932722.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160802101833/http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/rajini-mania/article8932722.ece |archive-date=2 August 2016 |access-date=4 August 2016 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; through the song &amp;quot;Adikkuthu Kuliru&amp;quot;.{{sfn|Ramachandran|2014|p=142}} The song &amp;quot;Amma Endru&amp;quot; is set in [[Kalyani (raga)|Kalyani]] raga.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Saravanan |first=T. |date=20 September 2013 |title=Ragas hit a high |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20181226035819/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/ragas-hit-a-high/article5149905.ece |archive-date=26 December 2018 |access-date=13 November 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |last=Mani |first=Charulatha |author-link=Charulatha Mani |date=14 October 2011 |title=A Raga&amp;#039;s Journey: Kinetic Kalyani |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-kinetic-kalyani/article2537329.ece |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201020184028/https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/a-ragas-journey-kinetic-kalyani/article2537329.ece |archive-date=20 October 2020 |access-date=13 November 2020 |work=[[The Hindu]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The song become a frequent [[Mother&amp;#039;s Day]] special song in Tamil Nadu.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=8 May 2016 |title=Mother&amp;#039;s Day tribute: Here are 5 evergreen Tamil songs on moms |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mothers-day-special-these-tamil-songs-are-perfect-tribute-to-all-moms-322276-2016-05-08 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624062440/https://www.indiatoday.in/movies/regional-cinema/story/mothers-day-special-these-tamil-songs-are-perfect-tribute-to-all-moms-322276-2016-05-08 |archive-date=24 June 2023 |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=[[India Today]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The song&amp;#039;s lyrics were engraved in an [[Ayyappan]] temple located in [[Tiruchirappalli]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=A |first=Ganesh |date=30 September 2024 |title=ரஜினி படத்துக்காக வாலி எழுதிய பாடல் வரிகள்; பிரபல கோவில் கல்வெட்டில் செதுக்கப்பட்டதன் சுவாரஸ்ய பின்னணி! |url=https://tamil.asianetnews.com/gallery/cinema/lyricist-vaali-written-lyrics-for-rajini-movie-is-engraved-in-temple-inscription-gan-skm0c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240930055317/https://tamil.asianetnews.com/gallery/cinema/lyricist-vaali-written-lyrics-for-rajini-movie-is-engraved-in-temple-inscription-gan-skm0c9 |archive-date=30 September 2024 |access-date=16 February 2025 |website=[[Asianet News]] |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The same song was sung by Tamil Nadu governor [[R. N. Ravi]] in a Mother&amp;#039;s Day function celebration in 2023.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=14 May 2023 |title=&amp;#039;அம்மா என்றழைக்காத உயிரில்லையே&amp;#039;; அன்னையர் தின நிகழ்ச்சியில் பாட்டு பாடிய ஆளுநர் ஆர்.என்.ரவி |url=https://tamil.indianexpress.com/tamilnadu/tamilnadu-governor-rn-ravi-sing-amma-song-on-raj-bhavan-mothers-day-function-668498/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230522091434/https://tamil.indianexpress.com/tamilnadu/tamilnadu-governor-rn-ravi-sing-amma-song-on-raj-bhavan-mothers-day-function-668498/ |archive-date=22 May 2023 |access-date=23 June 2023 |website=[[The Indian Express]] |language=Ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| headline      = Track listing&lt;br /&gt;
| extra_column  = Singer(s)&lt;br /&gt;
| title1        = Rajathi Raja&lt;br /&gt;
| length1       = 5:00&lt;br /&gt;
| extra1        = [[Swarnalatha]], [[S. P. Balasubrahmanyam]]&lt;br /&gt;
| title2        = Sandi Raaniye&lt;br /&gt;
| length2       = 2:02&lt;br /&gt;
| extra2        = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam&lt;br /&gt;
| title3        = Adikuthu Kuliru&lt;br /&gt;
| length3       = 5:16&lt;br /&gt;
| extra3        = [[S. Janaki]], [[Rajinikanth]]&lt;br /&gt;
| title4        = Amma Endru&lt;br /&gt;
| length4       = 4:54&lt;br /&gt;
| extra4        = [[K. J. Yesudas]]&lt;br /&gt;
| title5        = Kumthalakadi&lt;br /&gt;
| length5       = 5:05&lt;br /&gt;
| extra5        = S. P. Balasubrahmanyam&lt;br /&gt;
| title6        = Mannar Mannaney&lt;br /&gt;
| length6       = 2:42&lt;br /&gt;
| extra6        = S. Janaki, S. P. Balasubrahmanyam&lt;br /&gt;
| total_length  = 24:59 &amp;lt;!-- Automatically generated with User:JPxG/TrackSum.js --&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== Release and reception ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;#039;&amp;#039;Mannan&amp;#039;&amp;#039; was released on 15 January 1992, during the [[Pongal (festival)|Pongal]] holiday.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=15 January 1992 |title=Mannan |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&amp;amp;dat=19920115&amp;amp;printsec=frontpage&amp;amp;hl=en |access-date=8 March 2019 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=15 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}{{cbignore}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |date=8 January 2020 |title=Baashha to Darbar: Here is a list of Rajinikanth&amp;#039;s Pongal releases that turned super hits |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/lifestyle/baashha-to-darbar-here-is-a-list-of-rajinikanth-s-pongal-releases-that-turned-super-hits-q3s7ap |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210215045100/https://newsable.asianetnews.com/gallery/lifestyle/baashha-to-darbar-here-is-a-list-of-rajinikanth-s-pongal-releases-that-turned-super-hits-q3s7ap |archive-date=15 February 2021 |access-date=15 April 2021 |website=[[Asianet News]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Sundarji of &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; felt the story and visuals were not fit for Rajinikanth, and Vijayashanti&amp;#039;s rage was a negative, bringing her performance down a certain amount.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite magazine |last=சுந்தர்ஜி |date=16 February 1992 |title=மன்னன் |url=https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1992/feb/16-02-1992/p17.jpg |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220911041047/https://kalkionline.com/kalkionline_archive/imagegallery/archiveimages/kalki/1992/feb/16-02-1992/p17.jpg |archive-date=11 September 2022 |access-date=4 July 2022 |magazine=[[Kalki (magazine)|Kalki]] |page=17 |language=ta}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[The Indian Express]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039; felt the film follows the beaten track but praised Ashok Kumar&amp;#039;s cinematography and technical values.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=B |first=Jayabhuvaneshwari |date=2025-08-14 |title=50 years of Rajinikanth: What Cinema Express critics thought of superstar&amp;#039;s films over the ages |url=https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/features/2025/Aug/14/50-years-of-rajinikanth-what-cinema-express-critics-thought-of-superstars-films-over-the-ages |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20250815111351/https://www.cinemaexpress.com/tamil/features/2025/Aug/14/50-years-of-rajinikanth-what-cinema-express-critics-thought-of-superstars-films-over-the-ages |archive-date=2025-08-15 |access-date=2025-08-15 |website=[[Cinema Express]] |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; The film ran for over 25 weeks in theatres,&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Maderya&amp;quot; /&amp;gt; and Yesudas won the [[Tamil Nadu State Film Award for Best Male Playback Singer]].&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=19 January 1994 |title=Film city to be ready soon: Jaya |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8YNlAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;sjid=j54NAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;pg=930%2C138001 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409215841/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8YNlAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;sjid=j54NAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;pg=930,138001 |archive-date=9 April 2023 |access-date=23 August 2021 |work=[[The Indian Express]] |pages=3 |via=[[Google News Archive]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;references&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Maderya&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Maderya |first=Kumuthan |date=31 January 2017 |title=Hardline Feminism and Unfettered Capitalism in the Action-Masala, &amp;#039;Mannan&amp;#039; |url=https://www.popmatters.com/hardline-feminism-unfettered-capitalism-and-the-action-masala-genre-in-mann-2495403870.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200923130511/https://www.popmatters.com/hardline-feminism-unfettered-capitalism-and-the-action-masala-genre-in-mann-2495403870.html |archive-date=23 September 2020 |access-date=13 November 2020 |website=[[PopMatters]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;AppleTV&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |title=Mannan |url=https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/mannan/umc.cmc.2foahednl9d871frd3r5qzkcl |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210411180926/https://tv.apple.com/gb/movie/mannan/umc.cmc.2foahednl9d871frd3r5qzkcl |archive-date=11 April 2021 |access-date=11 April 2021 |website=[[Apple TV app|Apple TV]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Goundamani&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite news |date=3 April 2021 |title=At a time when Goundamani charged on a par with Rajini |url=https://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/LifeStyleTopNews/2021/04/03003024/1284885/At-a-time-when-Goundamani-charged-on-a-par-with-Rajini.vpf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210416051143/https://www.dtnext.in/Lifestyle/LifeStyleTopNews/2021/04/03003024/1284885/At-a-time-when-Goundamani-charged-on-a-par-with-Rajini.vpf |archive-date=16 April 2021 |access-date=7 April 2021 |work=[[DT Next]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Nemesis&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web |last=Krishnakumar |first=Ranjani |date=24 April 2017 |title=Tamil Film &amp;#039;Mannan&amp;#039; Presses the Limits of Using Violence on a Female Nemesis |url=https://www.popmatters.com/tamil-film-mannan-presses-the-limits-of-using-violence-on-a-female-nemesis-2495394052.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115180356/https://www.popmatters.com/tamil-film-mannan-presses-the-limits-of-using-violence-on-a-female-nemesis-2495394052.html |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=15 April 2021 |website=[[PopMatters]]}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;lt;/references&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Bibliography ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Cite book |last=Ramachandran |first=Naman |author-link=Naman Ramachandran |title=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |title-link=Rajinikanth: The Definitive Biography |publisher=[[Penguin Books]] |year=2014 |isbn=978-0-14-342111-5 |location=New Delhi |orig-date=2012}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== External links ==&lt;br /&gt;
* {{IMDb title}}&lt;br /&gt;
* {{Rotten Tomatoes}}&lt;br /&gt;
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