''Kannin Manigal'' () is a 1956 Indian

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-language film produced and directed by T. Janakiraman. The film stars M. K. Radha and Padmini.

Cast

The details are adapted from the database of

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. ;Male cast * M. K. Radha *

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*Sundar * A. Karunanidhi ;Female cast * Padmini *

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* T. A. Mathuram * T. P. Muthulakshmi

Production

''Kannin Manigal'' was produced, written and directed by T. Janakiraman. The dialogues were by A. L. Narayanan and O. Ganapathyappan. Cinematography was handled by T. Janakiraman, and the editing by B. N. Rao. A. P. Chellaiah, D. Sohanlal and S. V. Gopal Rao were in charge of art direction, choreography and photography, respectively.

Soundtrack

Music was composed by S. V. Venkatraman while the lyrics were penned by

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Kambadasan Kambadasan (1916–1973) was an Indian writer, poet and film lyricist who worked mainly in Tamil-language films. Early life Kambadasan was born as Appaavu a.k.a. Rajappa at Ulagapuram, a village near Tindivanam in the then South Arcot District ...

, Subbu. Arumugam,

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. The song "Kaalam Maari Poche" (sung by N. S. Krishnan) was a

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on modern life and lifestyles, and attained popularity.

Reception

''Kannin Manigal'' was not a box office success. No print of it is known to survive. This makes it a

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