
Acting
Manivannan
Born — Died
1953-07-31 — 2013-06-15
Place of birth
Sulur, Tamil Nadu, India
Known for
Acting
Credits
100 titles
S Manivannan Rajagopal or popularly known mononymously as Manivannan, was an Indian film actor and director. In a career spanning three decades, Manivannan went from being a story and dialogue writer for veteran director Bharathiraja from 1980–82 to a successful director who thrived in experimenting with different genres, before becoming an actor. With over 400 films to his name, Manivannan was one of the most experienced actors in the field and has directed exact 50 films.[4] Manivannan was mainly a supporting actor in films and often played the comedian or the villain's role. During his lifetime, he supported various political parties, including the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam and the Marum…
Known for
7.4Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.
Padayappa
1999
7.1Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors in this modern take on Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' set in Tamil Nadu.
Kandukondain Kandukondain
2000
5.7When Vasu enters a college election, he earns the wrath of a local MLA whose son is also competing. However, when he wins in the Assembly elections, his enemy makes a devious plan to get back at him.
Ji
2005
NRKallazhagar is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Bharathi featuring Vijaykanth and Laila in the lead roles.
Kallazhagar
1999
7.1A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.
Sivaji: The Boss
2007
Ravanan, a short-tempered farmer, frequently quarrels with Meena, the daughter of a wealthy man. As a result, she stops his sister's wedding. Enraged, Ravanan kidnaps her to teach a lesson.
Ravanan
1994
Film credits
2010s · 3 titles
Satyaraj and goundamani's combo.
Pollachi Mappiley
2010
5.2An ordinary milkman is forced to become the fictional character Velayudham who takes on the scum of the earth.
Velayudham
2011
4.8Nisha leaves Krishna because of his easy-going attitude towards his life and career. Soon, her parents arrange her marriage with an NRI and she reluctantly agrees, but things do not go as planned.
Thillalangadi
2010
2000s · 37 titles
7.1Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors in this modern take on Jane Austen's 'Sense and Sensibility' set in Tamil Nadu.
Kandukondain Kandukondain
2000
5.7When Vasu enters a college election, he earns the wrath of a local MLA whose son is also competing. However, when he wins in the Assembly elections, his enemy makes a devious plan to get back at him.
Ji
2005
7.1A wealthy engineer arrives in India with the mission of serving the nation and investing in the country's welfare but is met with strong opposition from corrupt officials and politicians. After being faced with insurmountable hardships, he decides to take drastic measures.
Sivaji: The Boss
2007
6.0Arasu movie is the story of Thirunavukkarasu(Sarathkumar) who is a mild mannered, quiet man, arrives at the agrahaaram in Kumbakonam to take up the job of handling accounts at the temple. He is helped by the family of Velu Shastri('Delhi' Ganesh) and Velu Shastri's daughter Meera(Simran) falls for him too.But news of a dangerous rowdy being released from a nearby jail brings out the real Arasu - a man who is out to take revenge on the men responsible for several atrocities, including the murder of his parents(Sarathkumar and Roja).
Arasu
2003
NRVasanthi (Bhavana) is the daughter of the big man (Lal), who does a lot of help for the refugees. Bhavana instantly falls for Jeevan (Jeeva), a Tamil refugee, staying in the camp in Rameswaram. Jeevan, nurturing a dream to go back to his home land, keeps on discouraging the girl, who is stubborn in her love. Jeevan’s heart, influenced by the pure love of the girl, starts melting slowly. Enters Bose Venkat, the cousin of Vasanthi with full of dreams to marry his childhood sweetheart. He joins as an Inspector in the local police station. The whole family is eagerly awaiting their marriage.
Rameswaram
2007
5.0Against the wishes of his foster parents, Aathi goes to college in Chennai. He is actually looking to avenge the murder of his biological parents. He meets and falls for Anjali, who has an agenda as well.
Aathi
2006
NRA man has to chose between three women, His lady love, his uncle's daughter and the daughter of his father's friend for marriage.
Thirumagan
2007
5.5Sridhar and Preeti begin to like each other, but part ways without confessing their feelings. Over the years, they search for each other in vain while fate keeps working its own magic. The film was also simultaneously shot and released in Telugu with a slightly different cast as Nee Manasu Naaku Telusu.
Enakku 20 Unakku 18
2003
7.6An 8-year-old boy runs away from home and meets a scientist, who transforms him into a young man of 28, although mentally, he remains a child.
New
2004
8.5Sanjay and Nithi are best friends since childhood. Soon, Sanjay realises that he is in love with Nithi but does not confess his feelings as he fears it would break their friendship.
Piriyadha Varam Vendum
2001
7.0Ram's friends hire Maggie, a call girl, to help him get over his wife, who mistakenly believes him to be a philanderer. However, they get in trouble when Maggie ends up dead.
Panchatanthiram
2002
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Guruvamma
2002
2.5DCP Paramaguru is an efficient police officer who fights with the scum of the society. He later masquerades as a thief to infiltrate into the underworld. The bad guys are surprised to find that Paramguru is the DCP, out to get them. So they all gang up against him. In this process a thrilling encounter takes place between the good and the evil. Paramaguru is helped in his fight against injustice by Divya who falls in love with him.
Anjaneya
2003
7.5Karthikeyan, a photo editor in Mumbai, is a widower whose parents wish to see him settled and happy. Chitra, a widow with a son, gives them hope, unaware that their pasts are intertwined.
Rhythm
2000
A poor mute man and a rich deaf-mute girl fall in love, their love supported by one family but opposed with a vengeance by another family. Both flee their hometown together, Will their love succeed?
En Mana Vaanil
2002
Pounraasu, who is secretly in love with Nagamani, chooses to remain silent when her marriage is fixed with his elder brother since he does not want to come in the way of his elder brother's happiness.
Karisakattu Poove
2000
Thamizhmani, a non-believer in god, kidnaps three different heads of religion. During an interview at his hideout, he relates to Kanimozhi, a journalist, how a Brahmin turned into a terrorist.
Puratchikkaaran
2000
NRA boy joins a college that is full of rowdies. He transforms the students but his own past is shrouded in mystery. It is soon revealed that he is a prisoner attending college by special permission.
Student Number 1
2003
NRKumaresan is a rich landlord in a village who spends his wealth for the welfare of his village in Erode district. As Kumaresan's parents died when he was young, he has no one to care for except his sidekicks (Vadivelu, Manivannan and Halwa Vasu). Local Panchayath president Govindan also hails from the same village who has enmity with Kumaresan. Kumaresan does not respect Govindans growth from being a labor in his farm to a rich politician, and Govindan keeps interrupting often whenever Kumaresan wants to find a bride.
Sound Party
2004
6.7When Sambandham gets hurt, Dr Janaki performs a surgery in order to heal him. However, during the surgery, Janaki accidentally leaves her wrist watch in Sambandham's stomach.
Pammal K. Sambandam
2002
NRBose, a young man, marries Karpagam after rescuing her from the wrath of villagers. However, the spirit of his previous wife enters her body as she desires to live with him.
Thaalikaatha Kaaliamman
2001
6.2Bhupathi's father sends him to live under the guidance of his best friend, Viswanath, and find a job. He gets close to the family and falls in love with Viswanath's daughter, who is already engaged.
Vaseegara
2003
5.2No synopsis available yet.
Samasthanam
2002
7.0The path of true love does not run smooth in this movie about love, expectations, and the range of abilities and access that different people have in this world.
Raman Thediya Seethai
2008
6.0Siddharth has suffered at the hands of corrupt lawyers and decides to kill all lawyers who help criminals evade the law. He doesn't even refrain from going against a lawyer who turns out to be family.
Arasatchi
2004
Kuberan, director Rama Narayanan's return to family drama, that has any richness. The movie itself is marked by poorness in almost all departments - story, screenplay, direction and songs. To make the link between the title and the movie even more tenuous, the Kuberan in this movie isn't even rich. He is the sole money-earner for his family and his story is one of sacrifices for his near and dear. Karnan would probably have been a better name but Rama.Narayanan probably opted for Kuberan since Karnan was already taken!Kuberan(Karthik), who works as a tourist guide in Kodaikanal,...
Kuberan
2000
6.8Sridhar, an aspiring music director, has been struggling to get a foothold in the music industry for many years. He falls in love but is willing to put his relationship on a backburner for success.
Mugavari
2000
6.0On his wedding day, Shiva (Vijay) discovers that his cousin and bride, Aruna, has run away because she does not want to marry a cook. But he takes it lightly and moves to Chennai with the girl's brother (Shyam Ganesh) to look for a job. One night, he saves Sandya from some goons. In gratitude, she kisses him. Shiva starts to fall in love with Sandya. After several occasions where they bumped into each other, Shiva harbours hope that she too reciprocates his affections.
Youth
2002
NRMadhavan is known as Military due to his strict attitude towards his five sisters. However, when he is forced to get his first sister married to a widowed professor, his other sisters alienate him.
Military
2003
NRKodambakkam in this movie Sugavannan (Nandha), who is staying in village. Later he settles down in Chennai with the dream of becoming a director one-day. In his native, he falls in love with Dhanam (Diya), she motivates him in all the ways to achieve his dreams
Kodambakkam
2006
5.0A vegetable vendor takes care of an elderly woman and her two young daughters, but he has a dark past that wants to catch up with him.
Madurey
2004
NRRanga, a goon, works for Rayappan, a local bigwig who wants to kidnap Sree, an actress, and sexually abuse her. But Ranga decides to save her and gets married to her.
Thiru Ranga
2007
6.3Parthiban, a young marketing executive, discovers that the woman he has fallen in love with is the same one that his parents want him to marry, but, he learns an unexpected truth.
Parthibhan Kanavu
2003
5.0A doctor becomes an instant heartthrob after making an appearance in a movie and soon marries a woman. But just after their marriage, the truth about his past is revealed, which leads to complications, taking the couple a step closer to divorce.
Paarthale Paravasam
2001
NROn a trip, Aadalarasu meets his lookalike and promises to fulfil the latter's request. His look-alike dies and he takes his place in his family while his own family thinks he is dead.
Sandhitha Velai
2000
5.3Pailey, a stuntman, goes back to his village as he gets severely injured in an accident. He sees his villagers struggling due to many problems and decides to help them, which puts him in trouble
Phantom
2002
6.0Selvarasu is the head of the family and his two brothers Thangarasu and Chinnarasu are ready to give up their life for him. The three brothers think the world of their sister Rasamani. A rich man from the neighboring village feels insulted when Thangarasu mishandles his son, and to take revenge, he makes Rasamani his daughter-in-law. Starting with taking away all of the brothers' wealth, he insults them at every opportunity while ill-treating Rasamani. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Samuthiram
2001
1990s · 17 titles
7.4Padayappa, a mechanical engineer whose father gives up his property to his foster brother, and then dies of shock soon after. Neelambari initially loves Padayappa, but plans to humiliate him after his family humiliates her father. The rest of the plot deals with Padayappa overcoming all the obstacles placed by Neelambari.
Padayappa
1999
NRKallazhagar is a 1999 Tamil film directed by Bharathi featuring Vijaykanth and Laila in the lead roles.
Kallazhagar
1999
Ravanan, a short-tempered farmer, frequently quarrels with Meena, the daughter of a wealthy man. As a result, she stops his sister's wedding. Enraged, Ravanan kidnaps her to teach a lesson.
Ravanan
1994
7.3Two college students, the slum child Raja and the dean's daughter Roja, chat with each other over the Internet and fall in love. However, Roja is engaged and Raja cannot bear to disrespect her father, to whom he owes his livelihood.
Kadhalar Dhinam
1999
Dhinamdhorum is a 1998 Tamil language film directed by Nagaraj. The film features Murali, Suvalakshmi, Renuka and Manivannan in the lead roles.
Dhinamdhorum
1998
NRVelan feels happy when his sister, Lakshmi, marries Selvam, a police officer. But Velan is shocked when Selvam accuses him of killing his father.
Annan
1999
6.2Chandru's friends make fun of him as he does not have a girlfriend. He points out at a girl claiming that she is his girlfriend, due to which a number of unfortunate events take place in her life.
Hello
1999
NRPooja, the daughter of a minister, flees to Chennai from Delhi where she falls in love with a guy. But fate separates the couple when the CBI finds her and sends her back to Delhi.
Sishya
1997
3.5A thief is mistaken for an NRI returning to work with a rich businessman and marry his daughter. The real guy, meanwhile, ends up with the thief's friend. The odd pairs fall in love midst the chaos.
V.I.P
1997
7.1Sakthivel, an influential man, is upset with his son Chinnarasu's careless attitude. He is further infuriated when Chinnarasu suddenly refuses to marry his cousin, Gowri.
Suryavamsam
1997
Karunamurthy (Kitty) an honest man and the Home Minister of the state of Tamil Nadu is forced to help the terrorists to kill the Governor. Nethaaji (Sarathkumar) a journalist and a press owner runs a newspaper called 'India'. He comes to know that the Home Minister is involved in the Governor's murder and tries to investigate it. In the course of his investigation he too gets involved with the terrorists and is forced to kidnap the scientist Shivashankari. Now the police are out to get Nethaaji. Nethaaji runs from pillar to post to prove himself innocent. Will he be able to prove himself innocent? Will he be able to expose the sinister plans of the terrorists, or will he pay the prize for a crime which he never committed?
Nethaji
1996
NRMeenatchi Sundara Sasthiriyaar, an eminent lawyer, is against the relationship of his daughter with Edison. When Edison is charged for the murder of a minister, he seeks Meenatchi's help.
Villadhi Villain
1995
No synopsis available yet.
Ettupatti Rasa
1997
7.0A man accepts a challenge to act as the Chief Minister for one day only, and makes such a success of it that soon he is embroiled in political intrigue.
Mudhalvan
1999
Kannathal is the eldest of five sisters and believed to possess divine powers. A man offers to relieve the family of their debts if Kannathal marries him. But he shows his true colours after marriage.
Kannathal
1998
7.3Even though Maayan and Machakanni are deeply in love with each other, her brother decides to get her married to someone else. So, Maayan's friends resolve to unite the couple.
Taj Mahal
1999
9.0In order to help his friends find accommodation, Ajay dons the garb of a homely, married lady. Now, Ajay leads a comical, dual role as he romances his girlfriend on the side.
Aanazhagan
1995
1980s · 2 titles
4.5A mafia leader tries to kill policeman Sivagiri, who took down his illegal businesses, with the help of a lookalike. Later, Sivagiri discovers that the leader is responsible for his father's death.
Kodi Parakuthu
1989
8.0Prema transfers to a college in the same town as college student Mahesh. She is rich, beautiful and harbors a deep sense of entitlement. Mahesh is reserved and primarily focused on his education as well as excelling in running track. He politely ignores Prema the few times they meet which enrages her. She makes it a point to reach out to him and fosters a friendship. Mahesh soon falls in love with Prema and she becomes the focus of life. Prema plays along in an attempt to get revenge.
Anbae Odi Vaa
1984
Behind the camera
NRAnand reluctantly agrees to marry Lakshmi. Just when the two are settling into happy matrimony, trouble erupts owing to differences between their parents.
Alimayya
1993
A 1989 Telugu drama film produced by Vijaya Durga Cine Creations banner.
Gopala Rao Gari Abbayi
1989
A Telugu action entertainer film released in 1985.
Khooni
1985
A Telugu action entertainer film released in 1985.
Khooni
1985
NRA naive man who is new in town gets entrapped in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. The revelation gets shocking when the criminal turns out to be his own twin brother.
Manidhan Marivittan
1989
NRA naive man who is new in town gets entrapped in a crisis due to his resemblance with a gangster. The revelation gets shocking when the criminal turns out to be his own twin brother.
Manidhan Marivittan
1989
Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan is a 1983 Indian Tamil film, directed by Manivannan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivakumar, Radhika, Suhasini and M. R. Krishnamurthy in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraja
Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan
1983
Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan is a 1983 Indian Tamil film, directed by Manivannan and produced by Panchu Arunachalam. The film stars Sivakumar, Radhika, Suhasini and M. R. Krishnamurthy in lead roles. The film had musical score by Ilayaraja
Veetula Raman Veliyila Krishnan
1983
6.5A young woman has a strange premonition one night of her sister being murdered. Her sister soon goes missing. Five years later, she has another vision of an unknown woman being murdered and seeks the help of her brother-in-law to help her save the possible victim.
Nooravathu Naal
1984
6.5A young woman has a strange premonition one night of her sister being murdered. Her sister soon goes missing. Five years later, she has another vision of an unknown woman being murdered and seeks the help of her brother-in-law to help her save the possible victim.
Nooravathu Naal
1984
7.0Lakshmi, an orphan, saves a man and falls in love with him. However, she is unaware that he is a prisoner who is on the run from the cops.
Anbin Mugavari
1985
3.7Amavasai (Sathyaraj) turns Nagaraja Cholan, a successful politician. Corrupt to the core, the movie begins from where the first part ended. He rises to become a Deputy Chief Minister. The tantrums and political game played by Nagaraja Cholan forms the movie's crux.
Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA
2013
3.7Amavasai (Sathyaraj) turns Nagaraja Cholan, a successful politician. Corrupt to the core, the movie begins from where the first part ended. He rises to become a Deputy Chief Minister. The tantrums and political game played by Nagaraja Cholan forms the movie's crux.
Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA
2013
3.7Amavasai (Sathyaraj) turns Nagaraja Cholan, a successful politician. Corrupt to the core, the movie begins from where the first part ended. He rises to become a Deputy Chief Minister. The tantrums and political game played by Nagaraja Cholan forms the movie's crux.
Nagaraja Cholan MA, MLA
2013
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Theertha Karayinile
1987
9.0No synopsis available yet.
Theertha Karayinile
1987
Sundarapandian, an orphan and angry man, is the henchman of a rich man Manivannan and he often went to jail for minor offenses. Karthikeyan enters his house as a maid and he falls with his daughter Kalyani. In the meantime, Mallaria, an orphan, tries to reform Sundarapandian and they fall in love with each other. One day, a poor girl Chellayi is raped and killed by a corrupted MLA. Sundarapandian and Mallaria finally get married, they decide to leave the village but they don't have enough money. Manivannan prepares his daughter's wedding with the MLA and Manivannan orders Sundarapandian to kill the innocent Karthikeyan. Sundarapandian, who is now a good man, decide to join the young pair. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Government Mappillai
1992
Sundarapandian, an orphan and angry man, is the henchman of a rich man Manivannan and he often went to jail for minor offenses. Karthikeyan enters his house as a maid and he falls with his daughter Kalyani. In the meantime, Mallaria, an orphan, tries to reform Sundarapandian and they fall in love with each other. One day, a poor girl Chellayi is raped and killed by a corrupted MLA. Sundarapandian and Mallaria finally get married, they decide to leave the village but they don't have enough money. Manivannan prepares his daughter's wedding with the MLA and Manivannan orders Sundarapandian to kill the innocent Karthikeyan. Sundarapandian, who is now a good man, decide to join the young pair. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Government Mappillai
1992
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Jothi
1983
NRNo synopsis available yet.
Jothi
1983
Paramasivan has two sons : Subramani and Ganesan. Ganesan, the eldest, gets married with Segamalam. In the meantime, Subramani and Segamalam's sister Parimala fall in love with each other, even if they are from different villages. Devaraj, the owner of a gambling club, wants to get married with Parimala but she refuses and ridicules him. So Devaraj decides to take revenge. Ganesan is a gambler and he even landed his family's bungalow to Devaraj. Later, Devaraj tries to sell it but Subramani settles the amount at time. Devaraj wants to absolutely split the lovers. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Therku Theru Machan
1992
Paramasivan has two sons : Subramani and Ganesan. Ganesan, the eldest, gets married with Segamalam. In the meantime, Subramani and Segamalam's sister Parimala fall in love with each other, even if they are from different villages. Devaraj, the owner of a gambling club, wants to get married with Parimala but she refuses and ridicules him. So Devaraj decides to take revenge. Ganesan is a gambler and he even landed his family's bungalow to Devaraj. Later, Devaraj tries to sell it but Subramani settles the amount at time. Devaraj wants to absolutely split the lovers. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Therku Theru Machan
1992
A 1988 Tamil Action Drama Film.
Ganam Courtar Avargale
1988
A 1988 Tamil Action Drama Film.
Ganam Courtar Avargale
1988
Palaivana Rojakkal is about the struggle between corrupt politicians and angry heroes.
Palaivana Rojakkal
1986
NRA 1994 Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by Manivannan.
Rasa Magan
1994
NRA 1994 Tamil language romantic drama film written and directed by Manivannan.
Rasa Magan
1994
8.0Rosie and Raghu love each other and get approval from Rosie's father, who is an inspector. However, things take a turn when Raghu's friends rape a girl and then murder Rosie's father.
Ilamai Kaalangal
1983
8.0Rosie and Raghu love each other and get approval from Rosie's father, who is an inspector. However, things take a turn when Raghu's friends rape a girl and then murder Rosie's father.
Ilamai Kaalangal
1983
Priya , a rich girl, is in love with Sundar, a poor youth. Priya tries to elope with him but she fails and her father and her mother lock her in her bedroom. From there, Priya witnesses the murder of Shanthi by her husband Sabapathy in the opposite building. She takes photos of this murder and Sabapathy notices this act. Gopi, Shanthi's brother, only knows that his brother-in-law tortured his sister for a long time. He is the only one who suspects Sabapathy whereas their relatives considers him as a perfect gentleman. Gopi files a complaint secretly against Sabapathy. However, Sarath, an honest police officer, gives up the case due to the lack of evidence. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Moondravadhu Kann
1993
Priya , a rich girl, is in love with Sundar, a poor youth. Priya tries to elope with him but she fails and her father and her mother lock her in her bedroom. From there, Priya witnesses the murder of Shanthi by her husband Sabapathy in the opposite building. She takes photos of this murder and Sabapathy notices this act. Gopi, Shanthi's brother, only knows that his brother-in-law tortured his sister for a long time. He is the only one who suspects Sabapathy whereas their relatives considers him as a perfect gentleman. Gopi files a complaint secretly against Sabapathy. However, Sarath, an honest police officer, gives up the case due to the lack of evidence. What transpires later forms the crux of the story.
Moondravadhu Kann
1993
NRJanuary 1 is a 1984 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Manivannan, starring Vijayakanth, Sulakshana and Sathyaraj in lead roles.
January 1
1984
NRJanuary 1 is a 1984 Tamil-language Indian feature film directed by Manivannan, starring Vijayakanth, Sulakshana and Sathyaraj in lead roles.
January 1
1984
NRAn epic love tale between a blind singer and bharathanatiyam dancer.
Kadhal Oviyam
1982
NRA 1990 Tamil family Drama film.
Vazhkai Chakkaram
1990
NRA 1990 Tamil family Drama film.
Vazhkai Chakkaram
1990
8.0Ponnusamy, a cowherd, works for Vettakaran, a landlord. Problems arise when Nithya, Vettakaran's daughter, and Poonusamy fall in love.
Muthal Vasantham
1986
8.0Ponnusamy, a cowherd, works for Vettakaran, a landlord. Problems arise when Nithya, Vettakaran's daughter, and Poonusamy fall in love.
Muthal Vasantham
1986
A death sentence inmate escapes prison and seeks asylum in a rich widow's house where she is living with her only daughter. Whether the marriage of her daughter will happen as planned forms the crux of the story.
Vidinja Kalyanam
1986
A death sentence inmate escapes prison and seeks asylum in a rich widow's house where she is living with her only daughter. Whether the marriage of her daughter will happen as planned forms the crux of the story.
Vidinja Kalyanam
1986

