Mannavan Vanthaanadi

Mannavan Vanthaanadi (transl. The King Has Arrived) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by P. Madhavan and written by Balamurugan. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan and Manjula. It was released on 2 August 1975.^[1] The film became a hit at the box-office, running for over 100 days in theatres.^[2]

Mannavan Vanthaanadi
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	P. Madhavan
Written by	Balamurugan
Produced by	P. K. V. Sankaran Aarumugam
Starring	Sivaji Ganesan Manjula
Cinematography	P. N. Sundaram
Edited by	R. Devarajan
Music by	M. S. Viswanathan
Production company	Jayaar Movies
Distributed by	Sivaji Productions
Release date	2 August 1975 (1975-08-02)
Country	India
Language	Tamil

Plot

Cast

• Sivaji Ganesan as Dharmaraja/Thirumalai/Chandramohan
• Manjula as Prema
• M. N. Nambiar as Punyakodi
• Nagesh as Thalapathy/C.I.D. Sivanandam
• K. Vijayan as Muthumanickam/D.G.P. Palanivel
• Senthamarai as Police Inspector
• Premanand as Sekar
• Kallapart Natarajan as Mesthiri Ramu
• Veeraraghavan as Dr. Dharmalingam
• Gokulnath as Advocate Kutralingam
• Jayasudha as Latha
• Sukumari as Parvathi
• S. N. Lakshmi as Grandmother
• Aalam as Dancer

Production

The film's title is derived from a song from Thiruvarutchelvar (1967), continuing director Madhavan's penchant for naming his films after songs.^[3] During the filming of a scene where Nambiar's character calls for his henchmen to tie up Nagesh's character, the actor improvised and called for "Madhava" and "Balamuruga", adapting the names of Madhavan and the writer Balamurugan. When Nambiar offered to reshoot the scene speaking the originally scripted names, Madhavan refused and decided the new names also be recorded during dubbing.^[2][4]

Soundtrack

The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan.^[5]

Song	Singers	Lyrics	Length
"Sorgathil Kattappatta Thottil"	T. M. Soundararajan	Kannadasan	03:41
"Kadhal Rajiyam Enathu"	T. M. Soundararajan, P. Susheela		04:32
"Ivargal Namathu Pangaligal"	T. M. Soundararajan, Saibaba	Vaali	04:06
"Naan Natta Thiruthap Poren"	T. M. Soundararajan		04:30
"Rajasthanil Yaro Oruvan"	T. M. Soundararajan, L. R. Eswari	Kannadasan	04:30

Release and reception

Mannavan Vanthaanadi was released on 2 August 1975,^[6] by Sivaji Productions.^[7] The magazine Thiraivanam positively reviewed the film, giving it the label "Tharamaana padam" (classy film).^[8] Kanthan of Kalki called the story ordinary, but appreciated the dialogues.^[9] The film was also reviewed by Kumudam,^[10] and Navamani.^[11]

References

1. "171-180". nadigarthilagam.com. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
2. Aandisamy, Vinothini (4 August 2023). "இயக்குனரை அடியாளாக மாற்றிய வில்லன் நம்பியார்." News18 (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 4 August 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
3. ராம்ஜி, வி. (7 May 2020). "அப்போது பி.மாதவன்; இப்போது கவுதம் வாசுதேவ்மேனன் - பாட்டுவரியை படத்தலைப்பாக்கிய இயக்குநர்கள்". Hindu Tamil Thisai (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 24 March 2023.
4. சுந்தர்ராமன், ரா. (17 March 2019). "நடிப்புக்கு அகராதி நம்பியார்". Dinamani (in Tamil). Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
5. "Mannavan Vanthanadi Tamil Film EP Vinyl Record by M S Viswanathan". Macsendisk. Archived from the original on 10 March 2022. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
6. "தோல்விகளால் ஜெயலலிதாவின் தனிச்செயலாளராக மாறிய வெற்றிப்பட இயக்குநர்". News18 (in Tamil). 2 August 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
7. "மன்னவன் வந்தானடி". Navamani (in Tamil). 26 July 1975. p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 January 2025. Retrieved 13 January 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.
8. "மன்னவன் வந்தானடி". Thiraivanam (in Tamil). 1975. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
9. காந்தன் (24 August 1975). "மன்னவன் வந்தானடி". Kalki (in Tamil). p. 27. Archived from the original on 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
10. "மன்னவன் வந்தானடி". Kumudam. 1975. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2025 – via Internet Archive.
11. "மன்னவன் வந்தானடி". Navamani (in Tamil). 17 August 1975. p. 4. Archived from the original on 12 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025 – via Endangered Archives Programme.

External links

• Mannavan Vanthaanadi at IMDb