Manidharil Manikkam

Manidharil Manikkam is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language film, directed by C. V. Rajendran. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Prameela and A. V. M. Rajan. It was released on 7 December 1973.

Cast

 * Sivaji Ganesan as Dr. Ananth
 * A. V. M. Rajan as Boopathy
 * Prameela as Ponni
 * Major Sundarrajan as D. S. P. Prabhu
 * M. N. Rajam as Kalyani
 * R. S. Manohar as Rathnam
 * Cho as Velu
 * Manorama as Rukmani
 * Suruli Rajan as Constable Kannaiya
 * Pattom Sadan as Ponni Assistant
 * Master Ramu as Ramu/Murali
 * Baby Chithra as Child Artist

Production
Ganesan's character was inspired by a Conjunctivitis specialist in Madras (later renamed Chennai).

Soundtrack
The music was composed by M. S. Viswanathan, while lyrics were written by Kannadasan and Vaali https://mossymart.com/product/manitharil-manickam-tamil-film-ep-vinyl-record-by-m-s-viswanathan/.

Reception
Kanthan of Kalki criticised the cinematography, but praised the makers for taking an ordinary story and stretching it to produce good results.