Manivannan

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 Marumalarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam. He later became affiliated with the Naam Tamilar Katchi and had long supported its ideology of Sri Lankan Tamil nationalism.

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Aathi (2006)

At Beach, Anjali whips out a knife and kills a police officer saying that she has been waiting for this moment for many years. Aadhi who lives with his foster parents in New Delhi. He takes up a course in Chennai against his foster parents' wishes, while he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramana
CAST:  Vijay  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Sai Kumar  •  Prakash Raj

At Beach, Anjali whips out a knife and kills a police officer saying that she has been waiting for this moment for many years. Aadhi who lives with his foster parents in New Delhi. He takes up a course in Chennai against his foster parents' wishes, while he is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramana
CAST:  Vijay  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Sai Kumar  •  Prakash Raj

Anjaneya (2003)

DCP 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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  N. Maharajan
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Meera Jasmine  •  Adithya Menon  •  Raghuvaran

DCP 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. ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  N. Maharajan
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Meera Jasmine  •  Adithya Menon  •  Raghuvaran

Avvai Shanmugi (1996)

A divorced husband desperately misses his daughter. In order to be with her, he takes up a job in his father-in-law's house. The only catch is that the job is that of a female governess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. S. Ravikumar
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Meena  •  Heera Rajgopal  •  Gemini Ganesan

A divorced husband desperately misses his daughter. In order to be with her, he takes up a job in his father-in-law's house. The only catch is that the job is that of a female governess.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. S. Ravikumar
CAST:  Kamal Haasan  •  Meena  •  Heera Rajgopal  •  Gemini Ganesan

Dum Dum Dum (2001)

Adityan, a city slicker's marriage is fixed by his dad in the village to Ganga, a village belle. He is not happy with it, as he wants to marry a city girl and that too after falling in love. On the other hand, Ganga also is not interested, as she wants to marry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  N. Azhagamperumal
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Jyothika  •  Vivek  •  Manivannan

Adityan, a city slicker's marriage is fixed by his dad in the village to Ganga, a village belle. He is not happy with it, as he wants to marry a city girl and that too after falling in love. On the other hand, Ganga also is not interested, as she wants to marry ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  N. Azhagamperumal
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Jyothika  •  Vivek  •  Manivannan

Enakku 20 Unakku 18 (2003)

Sridhar 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jyothi Krishna
CAST:  Tarun  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Vivek  •  Shriya Saran

Sridhar 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 ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jyothi Krishna
CAST:  Tarun  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Vivek  •  Shriya Saran

Ji (2005)

Vasu (Ajith), a final year college student is happy go lucky. But he is forced to contest elections in the college after being persuaded by his friends (Venkat Prabhu and Arun). He, however, incurs the wrath of the local MLA Varadharajan (Charanraj), whose son is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  N. Linguswamy
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Charan Raj  •  Vijayakumar

Vasu (Ajith), a final year college student is happy go lucky. But he is forced to contest elections in the college after being persuaded by his friends (Venkat Prabhu and Arun). He, however, incurs the wrath of the local MLA Varadharajan (Charanraj), whose son is ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  N. Linguswamy
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Charan Raj  •  Vijayakumar

Kadhalar Dhinam (1999)

Two 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathir
CAST:  Kunal Singh  •  Sonali Bendre  •  Nassar  •  Periyar Dasan

Two 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Kathir
CAST:  Kunal Singh  •  Sonali Bendre  •  Nassar  •  Periyar Dasan

Kandukondain Kandukondain (2000)

Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajiv Menon
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Mammootty  •  Tabu  •  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Two young women with differing views on love find themselves with three suitors.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rajiv Menon
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Mammootty  •  Tabu  •  Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Madurey (2004)

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramana Madhesh
CAST:  Vijay  •  Sonia Agarwal  •  Rakshita  •  Vadivelu

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ramana Madhesh
CAST:  Vijay  •  Sonia Agarwal  •  Rakshita  •  Vadivelu

Majaa (2005)

Govindan (Manivannan) is a thief who has two children. Aadhi (Pasupathy) and Mathi ('Chiyaan' Vikram). Years go by and the two, Aadhi and Madhi, decide to stop stealing and mend their ways and lead a hardworking life along with their father. They migrate to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shafi
CAST:  Vikram  •  Manivannan  •  Pasupathy  •  Vadivelu

Govindan (Manivannan) is a thief who has two children. Aadhi (Pasupathy) and Mathi ('Chiyaan' Vikram). Years go by and the two, Aadhi and Madhi, decide to stop stealing and mend their ways and lead a hardworking life along with their father. They migrate to ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shafi
CAST:  Vikram  •  Manivannan  •  Pasupathy  •  Vadivelu

Mudhalvan (1999)

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shankar
CAST:  Arjun Sarja  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Raghuvaran  •  Manivannan

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shankar
CAST:  Arjun Sarja  •  Manisha Koirala  •  Raghuvaran  •  Manivannan

Mugavari (2000)

Sridhar, 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  V. Z. Durai
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Jyothika  •  Raghuvaran  •  Vivek

Sridhar, 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  V. Z. Durai
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Jyothika  •  Raghuvaran  •  Vivek

Nerrukku Ner (1997)

Raghu and Shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between both respective younger brothers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasanth
CAST:  Vijay  •  Suriya  •  Simran  •  Kausalya

Raghu and Shanti are divorced couple which sparks problems between both respective younger brothers.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Vasanth
CAST:  Vijay  •  Suriya  •  Simran  •  Kausalya

Paarthale Paravasam (2001)

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Balachander
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Raghava Lawrence  •  Simran

A 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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  K. Balachander
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Kamal Haasan  •  Raghava Lawrence  •  Simran

Red (2002)

Ajith is Red (it stands for Revolution, Education, Development), an orphan who has since grown up to be the local don in Madurai. Naturally he possesses a heart of gold and when not bashing up bad guys, he spends his time forcing schools to accept students without ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Singampuli
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Priya Gill  •  Manivannan  •  Raghuvaran

Ajith is Red (it stands for Revolution, Education, Development), an orphan who has since grown up to be the local don in Madurai. Naturally he possesses a heart of gold and when not bashing up bad guys, he spends his time forcing schools to accept students without ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Singampuli
CAST:  Ajith Kumar  •  Priya Gill  •  Manivannan  •  Raghuvaran

Rendu (2006)

Sakhti moves to Chennai in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalike, Kannan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sundar C
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Reema Sen  •  Anushka Shetty  •  Vadivelu

Sakhti moves to Chennai in search of a job but lands himself in trouble when a CBI officer chases him for a series of murder committed by his lookalike, Kannan.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Sundar C
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Reema Sen  •  Anushka Shetty  •  Vadivelu

Sivaji: The Boss (2007)

A software engineer arrives in India to serve the nation and invest in the country's welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to overcome the obstacles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shankar
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Suman Talwar  •  Shriya Saran  •  Vivek

A software engineer arrives in India to serve the nation and invest in the country's welfare. A few corrupt officials and politicians try to stop him while he tries to overcome the obstacles.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Shankar
CAST:  Rajinikanth  •  Suman Talwar  •  Shriya Saran  •  Vivek

Something Something… Unakkum Enakkum (2006)

The story starts in a jail, where prisoner Muthupandi (Prabhu) is being interrogated by a police officer (Vijayakumar) about his past. Without hesitation, Muthupandi tells. Muthupandi is a son of the soil, a very hard working self-made man who dotes on his only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohan Raja
CAST:  Jayam Ravi  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Prabhu  •  K. Bhagyaraj

The story starts in a jail, where prisoner Muthupandi (Prabhu) is being interrogated by a police officer (Vijayakumar) about his past. Without hesitation, Muthupandi tells. Muthupandi is a son of the soil, a very hard working self-made man who dotes on his only ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mohan Raja
CAST:  Jayam Ravi  •  Trisha Krishnan  •  Prabhu  •  K. Bhagyaraj

Thambi (2006)

A man cannot tolerate injustice and opposes it in any form; this earns him the wrath of a local goon, who plans to get rid of him at all costs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seeman
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Pooja Umashankar  •  Biju Menon  •  Vadivelu

A man cannot tolerate injustice and opposes it in any form; this earns him the wrath of a local goon, who plans to get rid of him at all costs.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Seeman
CAST:  R. Madhavan  •  Pooja Umashankar  •  Biju Menon  •  Vadivelu

Phantom (2002)

Phantom movie is all about Pailey (Mammootty) has come from Irutupetta, a small village in rural Kerala to Mumbai and made a name for him. He had come originally to Mumbai with the hope of making it big in Bollywood as an actor. But after many failed attempts, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Biju Varkey
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Malavika  •  Monica  •  Nishanth Sagar

Phantom movie is all about Pailey (Mammootty) has come from Irutupetta, a small village in rural Kerala to Mumbai and made a name for him. He had come originally to Mumbai with the hope of making it big in Bollywood as an actor. But after many failed attempts, he ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Biju Varkey
CAST:  Mammootty  •  Malavika  •  Monica  •  Nishanth Sagar
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