Manaivikku Mariyadhai

Manaivikku Mariyadhai is a 1999 Indian Tamil-language comedy drama film directed by V. C. Guhanathan and produced by Ramasamy. The film stars Pandiarajan and Khushbu, while Manivannan plays a supporting role. It was released on 1 October 1999.

Plot
Pandiarajan wants to marry a housewife. Kushboo loves and marries Pandiarajan because of her father's betrayal towards his family. Pandiarajan makes her as a housewife and earns money and continue being the breadwinner of the family.

One fine day, his office got bankrupt and his job was gone. Kushboo volunteeringly accepts to go for a job. Her boss Ranjith likes her and tries to force her to marry him. She didn't accept so Ranjith forcefully kidnaps her and try to rape her in the moving van. Pandiarajan comes in time to rescue his wife bashes all of Ranjith’s henchmen and at last celebrates his first night in the moving lift.

Cast

 * Pandiarajan as Pandian
 * Khushbu
 * Manivannan
 * Vadivelu as Rajappa
 * Ranjith as Naresh
 * S. N. Lakshmi
 * Kovai Sarala

Soundtrack
The music was composed by Sirpy. The song "Alwa Kodukiran" sung by Vadivelu was not picturised in this film however the same song was reused and picturised in Vadagupatti Maapillai also directed by Guhanathan.

Reception
K. N. Vijiyan of New Straits Times wrote, "This is another of those movies which we can go for a few laughs and then quickly forget".