''Mannavaru Chinnavaru'' is a 1999 Indian

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directed by

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. The film stars

Sivaji Ganesan Villupuram Chinnaiya Manrayar Ganesamoorthy, better known by his stage name Sivaji Ganesan, (1 October 1928 – 21 July 2001) was an Indian actor and producer. He was active in Tamil cinema during the latter half of the 20th century. Sivaji Ga ...

, Arjun and Soundarya, while Maheswari,

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and

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play supporting roles. This is the 100th film for Arjun. The film was a remake of Telugu film ''

Subhavartha ''Subhavartha'' is a 1998 Indian Telugu-language drama film directed by P. N. Ramachandra Rao and starring Arjun and Soundarya. The film was remade in Tamil by Ramachandra Rao as ''Mannavaru Chinnavaru'' (1999) with Arjun and Soundarya reprisi ...

'', with Arjun and Soundarya reprising their roles from the original version, after Arjun expressed his interest further in remaking the film.

Cast

Production

Arjun expressed his interest in remaking his Telugu film ''Subhavartha'' in Tamil reprising his and Soundarya's role for second time in Tamil. Thanu approached Sivaji Ganesan for an important role to which he accepted to act. The film's inauguration function took place in Chennai, at Teynampet, Kamarajar Hall, on 6 August 1998.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack features 5 songs composed by Geethapriyan. *"Adi Paaduthe" - S. P. Balasubrahmanyam *"Kathi Vaitha" -

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, Ranjani *"Konji Pesu" - Hariharan,

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*"Vaannilave" -

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, Ranjani *"Mannavaru" - Krishnaraj, Ranjani

Reception

A critic from ''

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'' noted "though thespian Sivaji Ganesan and Soundarya shoulder the film, it is too late for the director to realise his mistakes. If some of the stunt and murder scenes are any indication, it seems the director has no basic knowledge about law and order".

References

{{reflist 1999 films Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Telugu films 1990s Tamil-language films