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24 Mani Neram (read as "Irupatthi Naalu Mani Neram"; transl. 24 Hours) is a 1984 Indian Tamil-language thriller film written and directed by Manivannan, starring Mohan, Sathyaraj, Nalini, and Jaishankar.[1][2] The music was composed by Ilaiyaraaja with editing by B. Kandasamy and cinematography by A. Sabapathi. The film released on 18 July 1984 and is considered by critics as one of the best thriller films of Tamil cinema.[1] The film was commercially successful and ran for 27 weeks.[3]

24 Mani Neram
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Directed by	Manivannan
Written by	Manivannan
Produced by	S. N. S. Thirumal
Starring	Mohan Sathyaraj Nalini Jaishankar
Cinematography	A. Sabapathi
Edited by	B. Kandasamy
Music by	Ilaiyaraaja
Production company	Thirupathisamy Pictures
Release date	20 July 1984 (1984-07-20)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

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X. W. Ramarathinam is a billionaire womaniser who rapes and kills the girls he likes. One day, he sees Janaki with her husband Raj on their wedding day in his own grand hotel. He initially indirectly tries to pursue Janaki to be his concubine. He complaints to his husband who is a reporter. Ramarathinam learns of this and rapes and kills Janaki. He also frames Raj for this. Raj swears to kill Ramarathinam within 24 hours. When Ramarathinam kills his own PA, Swapna's brother, who is his henchmen for not finishing off Mohan. She swears revenge. But somehow, Ramarathinam discovers this. Instead of killing her first, he first rapes her and then kills her. Finally, Raj kills Ramarathinam within 24 hours as revenge.

Cast

• Mohan as Raj
• Sathyaraj as X. W. Ramarathnam
• Nalini as Janaki
• Jaishankar as Vijay
• Vadivukkarasi as Lakshmi, Raj's mother
• Swapna as Swapna
• Ilavarasi as Rekha
• Chinni Jayanth as Seenu
• Senthil as Senthil
• Jyothi Lakshmi in a special appearance
• Jayamalini in a special appearance
• Anuradha in a special appearance
• Bayilvan Ranganathan as Marutha Muthu

Production

Manivannan retained the three lead actors of his Nooravathu Naal – Mohan, Sathyaraj and Nalini – for this film.[1][4][5]

Soundtrack

Lyrics were written by Pulamaipithan and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[6][7]

No.	Song	Singers	Lyrics
1	"Kulikkum Pothile"	Malaysia Vasudevan, S. Janaki	Pulavar Puthumaipithen
2	"Kalloori Manavaraa"	S. Janaki, S. P. Sailaja	Pulavar Puthumaipithen

Release and reception

24 Mani Neram was released on 20 July 1984.[8] Jayamanmadhan of Kalki said the story was old fashioned, but praised the manner in which it was told.[9] The film was a success, and is considered among the most significant projects for Mohan, Sathyaraj and Nalini.[3][10][11]

References

External links

• 24 Mani Neram at IMDb

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