Manipayal (transl. Good Boy) is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by A. Jaganathan and produced and screenplay by R. M. Veerappan.[1] The film dialogue was written by Jagadeesan and the story was written by Poovai Krishan respectively. Music was by M. S. Viswanathan. It stars Master Sekhar and Baby Indra, playing lead, with A. V. M. Rajan, Jayanthi, V. K. Ramasamy and S. V. Subbaiah playing pivotal roles. The movie was hit at the box office and applauded for its social theme.
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Directed by | A. Jagannathan |
Written by | Jadesan (dialogue) |
Screenplay by | R. M. Veerappan |
Story by | Poovai Krishnan |
Produced by | R. M. Veerappan |
Starring | A. V. M. Rajan Jayanthi Master Sekhar Baby Indra |
Cinematography | Dutt |
Edited by | Krishnan Sundaram |
Music by | M. S. Viswanathan |
Production company | Sathya Movies |
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Running time | 149 min |
Country | India |
Language | Tamil |
A cobbler finds himself in prison after being wrongly accused of a crime. He must find a way to prove his innocence in order to lead a dignified life.
A. Jagannathan, who earlier assisted T. Prakash Rao and P. Neelakantan made his directorial debut with this film.[2]
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Released | 1973 |
Recorded | 1973 |
Genre | Saregama |
Language | Tamil |
Producer | M. S. Viswanathan |
Music was by M. S. Viswanathan and lyrics were by Vaali, Avinasimani and Pulamaipithan. Jayachandran made his debut in Tamil as a singer with the song "Thangachimizh Pol" in this film.[3]
No. | Song | Singers | Lyrics | Length (m:ss) |
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1 | "Engal Tamil Annai" Kanchiyile Oru Buthan | Sirkazhi Govindarajan, L. R. Eswari | Pulamaipithan | 05:46 |
2 | "Thanga Chimizh Pol" | P. Jayachandran & Pushpalatha | Vaali | 04:42 |
3 | "Naan Aadinaal Oru Vagai" | S. Janaki | Vaali | 04:01 |
4 | "Enadi Ammo" | L. R. Eswari, Latha, Radha & Pushpalatha | Pulamaipithan | 04:31 |
5 | "Naan Ullai" | L. R. Eswari | Vaali | 04:06 |
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