Mannava (film) explained

Mannava
Director:L. M. Balaji
Producer:Shanthi
Starring:Prashanth
Sanghavi
Cinematography:Imayavaramban
Editing:D. S. Maniam
Music:Deva
Studio:Star Movies
Runtime:145 minutes
Country:India
Language:Tamil

Mannava is a 1997 Indian Tamil-language action comedy film directed by L. M. Balaji and produced by Shanthi. The film stars Prashanth and Sanghavi, while Deva composed the film's music.[1]

Plot

Eshwar is the son of R. Sundarrajan and Vadivukkarasi. He has a naturally helpful personality and will come to the rescue of anyone who is in difficulties. Eshwar's friend faces a problem marrying his fiancée. Eshwar helps his friend, which leads to a skirmish brawl, and Eshwar also falls in love with his friend's sister Kavitha. When Eshwar's love was accepted by both parents, they approach an astrologer, who predicts Eshwar to be isolated for some time to avoid disaster in his life. Eshwar arrives with his friend Mani to their estate in Coonoor – Ooty, where numerous incidents take place. At one point of time, Sinthamani, a mentally retarded, forcibly takes asylum in Eshwar's estate. A local thug Kabali tries to molest Sinthamani, and Eshwar chases Kabali away. Later, Kabali was found dead. Suriya, a police inspector, is deputed for investigating this case. Suriya is a relative of Kavitha, and they were supposed to marry. The investigation reveals evidence, and Eshwar is blamed for Kabali's murder. What happens next is to be watched.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack was composed by Deva.[2] Kumar Sanu made his Tamil debut with the song "Yamma Yamma" for this film.[3]

Song Singer(s) Lyrics Duration
"Indhu Maha Samudrame" Palani Bharathi05:27
"Indhu Maha Samudrame" Unni Krishnan, K. S. Chithra 05:18
"Thelu Kadichiduchi" 04:46
"Nee Oru Romiyo" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, K. S. Chithra 04:47
"Yemma Yemma" 04:41
"Gaana Porandhadhu" S. P. Balasubrahmanyam 03:55
"Pa Pa Chinna Pappa" Hariharan, Swarnalatha Vairamuthu 05:36
"Un Manathai" Hariharan 00:50

Reception

K. Vijiyan of New Straits Times called the film "above average, the kind you won't be tired of (except maybe during some of the songs)".[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mannava (1997) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121003194016/http://www.cinesouth.com/cgi-bin/filmography/newfilmdb.cgi?name=mannava . 3 October 2012 . 18 August 2013 . Cinesouth.
  2. Web site: Mannava Tamil Film Audio CD by Deva . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240114073929/https://mossymart.com/product/mannava-tamil-film-audio-cd-by-deva/ . 14 January 2024 . 14 January 2024 . Mossymart.
  3. Web site: Thiagarajan . Actor . Thiagarajan . 4 July 2014 . Prashnath's Solo song a haunting peculiar new unheard voice in Tamilnadu was required . 3 July 2024 . Facebook.
  4. News: Vijiyan . K. . 15 March 1997 . When soothsayers complicate the path of love . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240610093545/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8vxOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=MhUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4347%2C3964802 . 10 June 2024 . 9 January 2024 . . Arts 4 . Google News Archive.