Manidharil Manikkam

Manidharil Manikkam
Manidharil Manikkam
	Poster
Directed by	C. V. Rajendran
Screenplay by	Vietnam Veedu Sundaram
Story by	Dr. Nihar Ranjan Gupta
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan; A. V. M. Rajan; Prameela
Cinematography	Srikanth
Edited by	N. M. Shankar
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production; company	Vasanth Movies
Distributed by	Sivaji Films
Release date	7 December 1973;
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Manidharil Manikkam (transl. A gem among humans) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prameela and A. V. M. Rajan. It was released on 7 December 1973.

Plot

Cast

Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Ananth
A. V. M. Rajan as Boopathy
Prameela as Ponni
Major Sundarrajan as D. S. P. Prabhu
M. N. Rajam as Kalyani
R. S. Manohar as Rathnam
Cho as Velu
Manorama as Rukmani
Suruli Rajan as Constable Kannaiya
Pattom Sadan as Ponni Assistant
Master Ramu as Ramu/Murali
Baby Chithra as Child Artist

Production

Ganesan's character was inspired by a Conjunctivitis specialist in Madras (later renamed Chennai). The scene where Boopathy rescues Ponni from a thief was shot at Saradha Studios.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali . I will sing for you written by Vaali became popular . Lyricists are in order. https://mossymart.com/product/manitharil-manickam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/.

Song	Singers	Lyrics
"Manam Ullavan Evano"	M. S. Viswanathan	Kannadasan
"Attamenna Solladi" (I will sing for you)	T. M. Soundararajan	Kannadasan
"Kanna Nee Vaazhga"	Latha	Vaali
"Raathirikku Raathiri"	L. R. Eswari
"Oru Paiyala Nambi"	T. M. Soundararajan

Reception

Kanthan of Kalki criticised the cinematography, but praised the makers for taking an ordinary story and stretching it to produce good results.

References

↑ "161-170". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2014.
↑ Guy, Randor (1 October 2003). "A birthday tribute to Sivaji Ganesan". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
↑ "பிரமிளாவிடம் வழிப்பறி செய்ய முயற்சி". Navamani (in Tamil). 26 May 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
↑ "Manitharil Manickam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
↑ காந்தன் (6 January 1974). "மனிதரில் மாணிக்கம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Retrieved 4 December 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

External links

Manidharil Manikkam at IMDb

[1] "161-170". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2014.

[2] Guy, Randor (1 October 2003). "A birthday tribute to Sivaji Ganesan". Sify. Archived from the original on 2 March 2004. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

[3] "பிரமிளாவிடம் வழிப்பறி செய்ய முயற்சி". Navamani (in Tamil). 26 May 1973. p. 4. Retrieved 12 October 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

[4] "Manitharil Manickam Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Mossymart. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[5] காந்தன் (6 January 1974). "மனிதரில் மாணிக்கம்". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 38. Retrieved 4 December 2021.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)