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Manidhanum Dheivamagalam
| Manidhanum Dheivamagalam | |
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| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | Chinna Annamalai Arunachalam |
| Screenplay by | Balamurugan |
| Story by | Mullapudi Venkata Ramana |
| Starring | Sivaji Ganesan Sowcar Janaki Ushanandini |
| Music by | Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan |
| Cinematography | P. N. Sundaram |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company | Vijayavel Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Manidhanum Dheivamagalam (transl. Even a human can become a god) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Madhavan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Sowcar Janaki, Ushanandini, Shubha and Sukumari. The film had musical score by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.[2] The film was a remake of the Telugu film Buddhimanthudu.
Plot[edit]
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 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 jewellery, 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[edit]
- Sivaji Ganesan as Kumaraiya and Sundaram (dual role)
- Sowcar Janaki as Valli
- Ushanandini as Vijaya
- V. K. Ramasamy as Kanakku Pillai
- M. R. R. Vasu as Dharmalingam
- Sukumari as Kaveri
- Sasikumar as Kannan
- Shubha as Kalyani
- C. K. Saraswathi as Sundari
- M. Bhanumathi as Annakili
- Kathadi Ramamurthy as Gopal
- Veeraraghavan as Officer
- Samikannu as Teacher
- I.S.R as Marriage Broker
Soundtrack[edit]
The music was composed by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan.[3]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Paal Pongum" | T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela | 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 |
Reception[edit]
Kanthan of Kalki appreciated the film for the cast performances and cinematography, but criticised the story.[4]
References[edit]
- ↑ "நடிகர்திலகத்தின் பட வரிசைப்பட்டியல்". Seithi Saral (in தமிழ்). 30 September 2020. Archived from the original on 29 May 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ↑ "171-180". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
- ↑ "Manithanum Deivamagalam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan". macsendisk.com. Archived from the original on 25 September 2021. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
- ↑ காந்தன் (9 February 1975). "மனிதனும் தெய்வமாகலாம்". Kalki (in தமிழ்). p. 39. Archived from the original on 4 January 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
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