Mannukku Mariyadhai (transl. Respect for the soil) is a 1995 Indian Tamil language drama film directed by T. R. Vijayan. The film stars Vignesh and Sanghavi, with R. P. Viswam, Kavitha, Uday Prakash, Chinni Jayanth, newcomer Jayaprabhu, Vandhana and Mandai Seenu playing supporting roles. It was released on 22 September 1995.[1]

Mannukku Mariyadhai
Directed byT. R. Vijayan
Written byParthibaraman (dialogues)
Screenplay byT. R. Vijayan
Story byG. Jayapal
K. M. P Samy
Produced byJ. Shanmugam
A. Sankunthala
V. L. Gopal
Starring
CinematographyM. S. Sagadevan
Edited byK. Ganesh
Music byDevadevan
Production
company
J. K. S. Films
Release date
  • 22 September 1995 (1995-09-22)
Running time
110 minutes
CountryIndia
LanguageTamil

Plot

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Thupakki Gounder (R. P. Viswam) is a ruthless village chief and a greedy moneylender, every villager are afraid of him and his henchmen. Thupakki Gounder is married to Lakshmi (Kavitha), and they have a son (Uday Prakash) who is a womanizer and a daughter Bhavani (Sanghavi) who is studying in the city. He has also an illegitimate son Nagarajan (Jayaprabhu) who works as a blacksmith and Nagarajan wants his father to confess that he is his son in front of the villagers.

Pandian (Vignesh), an angry young man and a jobless graduate, is giving tuition to the uneducated villagers which annoy Thupakki Gounder. But beyond that, Pandian spends time with his jobless friends. Pandian lives with his father Samikannu (Samikannu) and his widow sister Kalyani (Vandhana). Her husband died after two days of marriage, nobody wants to marry her after this tragedy.

Bhavani arrives from the city, her father insisted to come in their village. He wants his daughter to provide lessons for the uneducated villagers. Her lessons become way more popular among the villagers than Pandian's lessons. After initial fights between Pandian and Bhavani, both fall in love. What transpires next forms the rest of the story.

Cast

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Soundtrack

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The soundtrack was composed by Devadevan, with lyrics written by Piraisoodan, Udhaya Bharathi, Aruvi Radha, Anbuthurai and Mohana Priyan.[2][3]

Song Singer(s) Duration
"Ponn Manne" Mano, K. S. Chithra 4:56
"Aathi Sakthi" Malaysia Vasudevan, Swarnalatha 4:26
"Poo Malaiyo" Mano, K. S. Chithra 4:55
"Alamaram Pole" K. J. Yesudas 5:22
"Padhaiyileh" Malaysia Vasudevan 4:52
"Raathiri Enum" K. S. Chithra 4:31

References

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  1. ^ "Mannukku Mariyadhai ( 1995 )". Cinesouth. Archived from the original on 29 November 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Mannukku Mariyadhai (1995)". MusicIndiaOnline. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Mannukku Mariyadhai (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". Apple Music. 1 January 1995. Archived from the original on 1 March 2024. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
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