Manaivi Ready (transl. Wife is Ready) is a 1987 Indian Tamil-language comedy film, produced and directed by Pandiarajan. The film stars Pandiarajan and Debashree Roy, with K. A. Thangavelu, R. S. Manohar and Manorama in supporting roles. Roy was credited as Sinthamani. It was her only film in Tamil.[1]
| Manaivi Ready | |
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| Directed by | Pandiarajan |
| Written by | Pandiarajan |
| Produced by | Pandiarajan |
| Starring |
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| Cinematography | Ashok Kumar |
| Edited by | V. Rajagopal P. Mohan Raj |
| Music by | Ilaiyaraaja |
Production company | Ratnam Art Movies |
Release date |
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Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
Plot
Cast
- Pandiarajan as Radha
- Sinthamani as Chintamani
- K. A. Thangavelu as Thangappan
- R. S. Manohar as Radha's father
- Pasi Narayanan as Tamil teacher
- K. K. Soundar as Chintamani's father
- Manorama as Chintamani's aunt
- Kumarimuthu
- Sivaraman as Postman
- MLA Thangaraj
- Pratap K. Pothen (Guest appearance) as Doctor – Voice by S. N. Surendar
Soundtrack
All songs were written by Vaali and composed by Ilaiyaraaja.[2][3]
| Title | Singer(s) | Duration |
|---|---|---|
| "Saan Pillai" | Ilaiyaraaja, S. Janaki | 4:47 |
| "Pallavan Odura" | Malaysia Vasudevan | 4:33 |
| "Varuga" | Deepan Chakravarthy, Rajeswari | 4:26 |
| "Udambu Ippo" | S. P. Balasubrahmanyam, S. Janaki | 5:01 |
| "Unna Vitaa" | Ilaiyaraaja | 4:26 |
Reception
Jayamanmadhan of Kalki wrote initially, Pandiarajan had started pouring all the good ghee with the intention of giving some good Mysore pak. Gradually the softness has escaped.[4]
Legacy
In 2014, Deepika Ramesh of Silverscreen India called Manaivi Ready a rare Tamil film to employ "classroom jokes to good effect".[5]
References
External links
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