Mani Osai
| Mani Osai | |
|---|---|
 DVD Cover | |
| Directed by | P. Madhavan |
| Produced by | A. L. Srinivasan |
| Written by | Pasumani |
| Based on | Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo |
| Starring |
Kalyan Kumar M. R. Radha R. Muthuraman C. R. Vijayakumari Nagesh Kumari Rukmini |
| Music by | Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy |
| Cinematography | M. Karnan |
| Edited by | R. Devarajan |
Production company |
Barani Pictures |
| Distributed by | ALS Productions |
Release dates | 1963 |
Running time | 168 Mins |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Mani Osai (English: Bell Sound) is a 1963 Tamil Drama film was directed by P. Madhavan which marked his directorial debut[1] and produced by A. L. Srinivasan under his productions company ALS Productions.[2] The film script were written by Pasumani. Music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy assets to the film. The film starring Kalyan Kumar M. R. Radha played lead with R. Muthuraman C. R. Vijayakumari Chittoor V. Nagaiah Nagesh Pushpalatha and Kumari Rukmini played portraying supporting role. The film was inspiration to the famed French Novel writer Victor Hugo's Classic Novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame.[3][4] The film was hit at the huge success.[3]
Plot
A egoistic rich man(M. R. Radha) abandons his elder son(Kalyan Kumar) because of his physical imperfections and tell his wife(Kumari Rukmini) that the baby was born dead. He has another son(R. Muthuraman), who leads a lazy life often getting into trouble. He falls in love with his cousin(C. R. Vijayakumari), who is very close to the hunchback treating him like a brother. The hunchback hero sacrifices his all talking the blame for others. He finally restores sight to the hero and dies. That's when the father tells the world that he was his first born.[3]
Cast
- Kalyan Kumar
- M. R. Radha
- R. Muthuraman
- C. R. Vijayakumari
- Pushpalatha
- Nagesh
- Chittoor V. Nagaiah
- Kumari Rukmini
- M. S. S. Bhagkiyam
- Pushpamala
- Baby Chandralekha
- K. Vijayan
Crew
- Art = P. Angamuthu
- Stills = Thiruchi K. Arunachalam
- Publicity = Aruna & Co
- Processing = V. D. S. Sundaram by Vijaya Laboratory
- Properties = Cine Crafts
- Audiography(song) = P. V. Kodieswara Rao
- Audiography(dialogue) = D. V. Nathan
Reception
The Randor Guy status to the The Hindu article the film was obiviously occurs its inspiration to the famed French writer Victor Hugo's classic novel as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and its famous Hollywood version of 1939 name as The Hunchback of Notre Dame featuring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara.[3]
Soundtrack
Music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and lyric by Kannadasan.[5] The playback singers consists of Sirkazhi Govindarajan P. Suseela K. Jamuna Rani L. R. Eswari and S. Janaki. The film had melodious musics and some of the songs such as 1. Payuthu Paayuthu, 2. Devan Kovil Mani Osai and 3. Aattukkutti Aattukkutti Mammavai become popular.[3]
| No | Song | Singer | Lyrics | Length(m:ss) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paayuthu Paayuthu | P. Suseela L. R. Eswari | Kannadasan | 05:04 |
| 2 | Aattukkutti Aattukutti | S. Janaki | 04:10 | |
| 3 | Devan Kovil Mani Osai | Sirkazhi Govindarajan | 04:52 | |
| 4 | Katti Thangam Rajavukku | K. Jamuna Rani | 04:34 | |
| 5 | Varusham Maasam Thedi | S. Janaki | 04:35 | |
| 6 | Varusham Maasam (Sad) | P. Suseela | 02:48 | |
| 7 | Varusham Ponne | 03:41 |
References
- ↑ G. Dhananjayan 2014, p. 204.
- ↑ "Mani Osai". moviebuff. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Randor Guy (October 27, 2012). "Blast from the Past — Mani Osai 1963". "The Hindu". Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ↑ "Maniosai Movie". gomolo. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ↑ "Mani Osai Movie Songs". shakthi.fm. Retrieved 2016-06-21.