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{{Infobox film<br />
| image = Maya Manithan.jpg<br />
| caption = Title card<br />
| director = T. P. Sundaram<br />Harilal Badeviya<br />
| producer = T. P. Sundaram<br />
| writer = A. S. Muthu<br />
| starring = Sriram<br />[[S. A. Ashokan]]<br />Chandrakantha<br />Vanaja<br />Maithili<br />
| narrator = <br />
| music = [[G. Govindarajulu Naidu]]<br />
| cinematography = M. Krishnasamy<br />
| editing = G. D. Joshi<br />
| studio = Southern Movies<br />
| distributor = <br />
| released = {{film date|df=yes|1958|11|7}}<br />
| runtime = <br />
| country = India<br />
| language = Tamil<br />
| budget = <br />
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'''''Maya Manithan''''' ({{translation|Magical man}}) is a 1958 Indian [[Tamil language]] [[science fiction film]] produced and directed by T. P. Sundaram. The film stars Sriram,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-06-10 |title=மறக்கப்பட்ட நடிகர்கள் 6 - துணிச்சலின் மறுபெயர் சந்திரகாந்தா |url=https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/197875-6.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923112246/https://www.hindutamil.in/news/supplements/hindu-talkies/197875-6.html |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=[[Hindu Tamil Thisai]] |language=ta}}</ref> [[S. A. Ashokan]], and Chandrakantha.<ref>{{Cite web |title=1958&nbsp;– மாயமனிதன்&nbsp;– {{sic|nolink=y|சதன்}} மூவிஸ் |trans-title=1958&nbsp;– Maya Manithan&nbsp;– {{sic|nolink=y|Sadan}} Movies |url=http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1958-cinedetails30.asp |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202042848/http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/cineprofiles/1958-cinedetails30.asp |archive-date=2 February 2017 |access-date=27 January 2017 |website=[[Lakshman Sruthi]] |language=Tamil}}</ref><br />
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== Cast ==<br />
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}<br />
*Sriram<br />
*C. D. Vanaja<br />
*[[S. A. Ashokan]]<br />
*Maithili<br />
*G. M. Basheer<br />
*Chandrakantha<br />
*[[Kaka Radhakrishnan]]<br />
*T. P. Muthulakshmi<br />
*K. Kannan<br />
*Kandhala Devi<br />
*''Master'' Vijayakumar<br />
*Pathangudi<br />
*N. S. Subbaiah<br />
*Samikannu<br />
*Gajakarnam<br />
*Rajamani<br />
*Joseph<br />
*Raja<br />
*M. R. L. Narayan<br />
{{div col end}}<br />
'''Dance'''<br />
*[[Helen (actress)|Helen]] (''Kannukkulle Minnalaadudhu'')<br />
*Sukumari<br />
*Bala<br />
*Jeeva<br />
*Malathi<br />
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== Soundtrack ==<br />
Music was composed by G. Govindarajulu Naidu while the lyrics were penned by [[A. Maruthakasi]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Neelamegam |first=G. |title=Thiraikalanjiyam&nbsp;– Part 1 |publisher=Manivasagar Publishers |year=2014 |edition=1st |location=Chennai |pages=156 |language=Tamil}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Maya Manithan |url=https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/maya-manithan/nrerbBnzbrk_ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240923111529/https://www.jiosaavn.com/album/maya-manithan/nrerbBnzbrk_ |archive-date=23 September 2024 |access-date=23 September 2024 |website=[[JioSaavn]]}}</ref><br />
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{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"<br />
! Song !! Singer/s !! Duration (m:ss)<br />
|-<br />
| "Thanga Thalir Meni" || [[Jikki]] || 03:04<br />
|-<br />
| "Kannaa Kannaa Vaaraai" || Jikki || 03:10<br />
|-<br />
| "Kaana Venum Kaana Venum Endru" || [[S. Janaki]] || 03:26<br />
|-<br />
| "Pasu Tholai.... Engi Engi Vaadudhe" || [[P. Susheela]] || 03:21<br />
|-<br />
| "O! Radha, Ramana, Kanna" || S. Janaki || 03:12<br />
|-<br />
| "Kannukkulle Minnalaadudhu" || Jikki || 03:17<br />
|-<br />
| "Pokku Kaatti Poravale Ponnaammaa" || [[A. L. Raghavan]] & [[A. G. Rathnamala]] || 02:54<br />
|-<br />
| "Paakku Vetthalai.... Iru Manasum Oru Manasaa" || S. V. Ponnusamy & [[T. V. Rathnam]] || 03:32<br />
|-<br />
| "Achaa Pyaari Pombale" || [[S. C. Krishnan]] & S. Janaki || 04:03<br />
|-<br />
| "Krishna Prabho.... Maayaa Leelaa Vinodhaa" || Jikki || 01:39<br />
|}<br />
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== Critical reception ==<br />
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<ref>{{Cite news |last=மின்னல் |date=7 December 1958 |title=மாயமனிதன் |url=https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_9_14_320/3.jp2/108,0,6009,3414/6009,3414/0/default.jpg |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250306153019/https://images.eap.bl.uk/EAP372/EAP372_9_14_320/3.jp2/108,0,6009,3414/6009,3414/0/default.jpg |archive-date=6 March 2025 |access-date=6 March 2025 |work=Janasakthi |pages=3 |language=ta |via=[[Endangered Archives Programme]]}}</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
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[[Category:1958 Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:1958 Tamil-language films]]<br />
[[Category:Films about invisibility]]<br />
[[Category:Indian science fiction films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language Indian films]]<br />
[[Category:Tamil-language science fiction films]]<br />
[[Category:1958 science fiction films]]<br />
[[Category:Indian black-and-white films]]</div>
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