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. The film had musical score by M. S. Viswanathan.[2]
| Manidharil Manikkam | |
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| 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 | Sreekanth |
| Edited by | N. M. Shankar |
| Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Vasanth Movies |
| Distributed by | Sivaji Films |
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| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
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Ganesan's character was inspired by a Conjunctivitis specialist in Madras (later renamed Chennai).[3]
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali.[4]
| No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Manam Ullavan Evano" | M. S. Viswanathan | Kannadasan |
| 2 | "Attamenna Solladi" (I will sing for you) | T. M. Soundararajan | Vaali |
| 3 | "Kanna Nee Vaazhga" | Latha | |
| 4 | "Raathirikku Raathiri" | L. R. Eswari | |
| 5 | "Oru Paiyala Nambi" | T. M. Soundararajan | |
Kanthan of Kalki criticised the cinematography, but praised the makers for taking an ordinary story and stretching it to produce good results.[5]