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Wikipedia article




{{Infobox film

| name = Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam

| image = Manaiviye manithanin manickam poster.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Film poster

| native_name =

| director = K. Vembu

| producer = K. Madhanagopal Naidu

| writer = 'Kovai' Rajagopal

| screenplay = Makkalanban

| story =

| based_on =

| starring = K. Balaji
C. R. Vijayakumari
Pandari Bai
V. Nagaiah

| narrator =

| music = S. Hanumantha Rao

| cinematography = Rajagopal

| editing = P. N. Rao

| studio = K.M.D.V.N. Pictures

| distributor =

| released =

| runtime =

| country = India

| language = Tamil

| budget =

| gross =

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'Manaiviye Manithanin Manickam' is a 1959 Indian Tamil-language film directed by K. Vembu. The film stars K. Balaji, Pandari Bai, C. R. Vijayakumari and V. Nagaiah.

Plot



Lakshmi is a young woman living happily with her husband and child. Her life runs into adversity when her husband becomes involved in an affair with another woman. He neglects Lakshmi and the child and also spends the family wealth. Husband's father who was living with them, leaves the house unable to bear his sons follies. Lakshmi tolerates her husband but she is kidnapped by another person. Then the husband realises irrational behaviour and fights with the person who kidnapped his wife. He finally realises that wife is the ruby of a man.

Cast



The following list was compiled from The Hindu article and from Film News Anandan's database.

*K. Balaji

*C. R. Vijayakumari

*V. Nagaiah

*Pandari Bai

*K.A. Thangavelu

*Thai Nagesh

*M. Saroja

Production



Nagesh featured in a minor role and he was credited in the titles as 'Thai' Nagesh. This is one of the few films in which the later day producer K. Balaji featured in the lead role.

Soundtrack



Music was composed by S. Hanumantha Rao, while the lyrics were penned by Kannadasan, S. D. S. Yogi, Kovai Rajagopal, A. Maruthakasi, Puratchidasan, Salem Ramasami Pavalar, Adhimoolam, Era. Pazhanichami and V. A. Gopalakrishnan.

The following list of songs is adapted from a book authored by K. Neelamegam.

Reception



The film did not do well at the box office.

References




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