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'Mannavaru Chinnavaru' is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Arjun and Soundarya, while Maheswari, Visu and K. R. Vijaya play supporting roles. This is the 100th film for Arjun.http://www.bbthots.com/reviews/1999/mchinnavaru.html The film was a remake of Telugu film 'Subhavartha', with Arjun and Soundarya reprising their roles from the original version, after Arjun expressed his interest further in remaking the film.

Cast



*Sivaji Ganesan as Rajashekar

*Arjun as Raja

*Soundarya as Meghana

*Maheswari as Shweta

*Visu as Shanmugasundaram

*K. R. Vijaya as Shanmugasundaram's wife

*R. Sundarrajan as Minor Rajamani

*S. S. Chandran as Sigaram

*Narra Venkateswara Rao as Dharmaraj

*Srihari as Sivaraj

*Anu Mohan as Rajamani's cousin

*Idichapuli Selvaraj as Village man

Production



Arjun expressed his interest in remaking his Telugu film 'Subhavartha' in Tamil reprising his and Soundarya's role for second time in Tamil. Thanu approached Sivaji Ganesan for an important role to which he accepted to act. The film's inauguration function took place in Chennai, at Teynampet, Kamarajar Hall, on 6 August 1998.

Soundtrack



The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Geethapriyan.

*"Adi Paaduthe" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam

*"Kathi Vaitha" - Sukhwinder Singh, Ranjani

*"Konji Pesu" - Hariharan, Sadhana Sargam

*"Vaannilave" - Mano, Ranjani

*"Mannavaru" - Krishnaraj, Ranjani

Reception



A critic from 'Deccan Herald' noted "though thespian Shivaji Ganesan and Soundarya shoulder the film, it is too late for the director to realise his mistakes. If some of the stunt and murder scenes are any indication, it seems the director has no basic knowledge about law and order".

References



Category:1999 films

Category:Indian drama films

Category:Tamil remakes of Telugu films

Category:1990s Tamil-language films


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