Mani Osai(1963)
Mani Osai is a 1963 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by P. Madhavan in his directorial debut. The film stars Kalyan Kumar, M. R. Radha, C. R. Vijayakumari, and Kumari Rukmani. It is a loose adaptation of Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, relocated to a rural Tamil Nadu village. The story follows a deformed bell-ringer named Mani who falls in love with a temple dancer and faces persecution from a cruel landlord. The film features music by Viswanathan–Ramamoorthy with lyrics by Kannadasan, including the popular song 'Devan Kovil Mani Osai'. Despite positive reviews from Kalki magazine, the film performed poorly at the box office due to the lack of a conventional handsome hero. It was released on 12 January 1963.
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- Theatrical Release
- 31 December 1963
- Director
- P. Madhavan
- Language
- Tamil 0
Storyline
A hunchbacked temple bell-ringer named Mani lives a lonely life in a Tamil village. He falls in love with a beautiful dancer named Parvathi, but a powerful landlord also desires her. The landlord frames Mani for theft, turning the villagers against him. Mani must fight for his love and his life against a society that judges him by his appearance.
“The bell rings for the purest heart”
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Frequent partnerships reunited for Mani Osai
Cast reunions in this film: Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & M. R. Radha (19 films together), M. R. Radha & Vijayakumari (14 films together), Pushpalatha & M. R. Radha (9 films together), Viswanathan Ramamoorthy & R. Muthuraman (7 films together), R. Muthuraman & Vijayakumari (7 films together), and Pushpalatha & R. Muthuraman (5 films together).