''Petha Manam Pithu'' () is a 1973 Indian Tamil-language

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directed by

S. P. Muthuraman S. P. Muthuraman, also referred to as SPM, is an Indian film director who works in the Tamil film industry. He has directed 72 films in Tamil. He was one of the most successful commercial directors in Tamil cinema. Initially he worked mainly wi ...

and written by C. Guhanathan. A remake of the

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film ''Manini'' (1961), it stars

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and R. Muthuraman. The film was released on 14 January 1973 and became a success.

Plot

Cast

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as Seetha *

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* Srikanth * Cho * V. Gopalakrishnan * A. Sakunthala *

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* Manorama *

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Production

''Petha Manam Pithu'', a remake of the

film ''Manini'' (1961), is

's second film as director. It is Telugu actress

's first Tamil film. C. Guhanathan, who wrote Muthuraman's directorial debut ''

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'' (1972), was retained as screenwriter for this project too.

Soundtrack

The music was composed by V. Kumar.

Release and reception

''Petha Manam Pithu'' was released on 14 January 1973. Kanthan of ''

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'' lauded the performances of Muthuraman and Jaya, but criticised the story for not offering anything new. The film was a success, and Muthuraman's first to run for over 100 days in theatres.

References

External links

* {{S. P. Muthuraman 1970s Tamil-language films 1973 drama films Films directed by S. P. Muthuraman Films scored by V. Kumar Films with screenplays by V. C. Guhanathan Indian drama films Tamil remakes of Marathi films