''Maanavan Ninaithal'' is a 2008 Indian

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film directed by S. P. Gnanamozhi. The film stars newcomer Rithik and Varshini, with

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and Vaman Malini playing supporting roles. The film, produced by P. K. Chandran, was released on 18 July 2008.

Plot

In a village near

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, the gifted student Sakthi is from a poor family and his widow mother Lakshmi runs a roadside food stall. Sakthi secures the state rank in plus two exam and he wishes to continue his studies but his family conditions and poverty compel him to give up his dream. During a television interview, Sakthi tells about his dream and the government then helps financially Sakthi to pursue his studies. Sakthi joins a prominent college in

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and he stays in a lodge with his new collegemate Kottachi. Sakthi gets acquainted with a group of three bad students in the college and he starts taking drugs and drinking liquor. In the meantime, Sakthi befriends his collegemate Nivetha and falls in love with her. When Nivetha discovers that Sakthi loves her, she rejects him stating the difference in their status. One day, the bad students take advantage of Sakthi and they even steal his money, therefore, he cannot pay the college fees. Failing in life and in love, Sakthi decides to hang himself in a remote forest but before, he conveys his decision through an

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and sends it to his mother by parcel. At that point, the press reporter Raj comes across him and saves him from ending his life. Raj, who is a skilled strategist and manipulator, even promises him to solve all his problems. Raj first blackmails Nivetha to disclose about her love affair with Sakthi to her family and asks her money to buy his silence. With that money, he could pay the college fees of Sakthi. Raj then intercepts the audio cassette with the help of the police. Meanwhile, Nivetha accepts Sakthi's love. Later, Sakthi saves the three bad students who had stolen his money from being expelled from the college and they apologize for their mistakes. Sakthi passes the exam and he eventually marries Nivetha.

Cast

Production

S. P. Gnanamozhi made his directorial debut with ''Maanavan Ninaithal'' under the banner of Arul Movies. Rithik was cast to play the hero while Varshini who was last seen in '' Achacho'' (2007) signed to play the heroine under the name of Adhira.

Soundtrack

The film score and the soundtrack were composed by V. Thashi.

Reception

S. R. Ashok Kumar of ''

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'' said, "K. Bhagyaraj still has the magic but he should concentrate more on his make-up and the way he is shown in the film. Both Rithik and Athira are clueless as to what they need to do in some of the scenes" and added, "Both the story and the screenplay are nothing new and the dialogue is average".

References

External links

*{{IMDb title 2000s Indian films 2000s Tamil-language films 2008 directorial debut films 2008 films 2008 romantic drama films Indian romantic drama films Tamil-language Indian films Tamil-language romantic drama films