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Avanthan Manithan (1975)

Avanthan Manithan poster
Original title
அவன்தான் மனிதன்
Directed by
A. C. Tirulokchandar
Genre
drama film
Country
India
Runtime
2h 50m
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A very generous man refuses to change his giving nature even when it brings him hardship. The story follows his steady fall as his kindness leads to problems.

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What happens

Avandhan Manidhan (transl. He is a true man) is a 1975 Indian Tamil-language drama film, directed and co-written by A. C. Tirulokchandar from a story by G. Balasubramaniam. The film stars Sivaji Ganesan, Muthuraman, Jayalalithaa and Manjula. It revolves around an extremely generous man who refuses to budge from his nature, even as it leads to his downfall. After Balasubramaniam wrote the story exclusively for Ganesan, director K. Shankar and producer Noor were attached. Ganesan however refused, and the story was later filmed in Kannada as Kasturi Nivasa (1971). After that film's success, Ganesan agreed to act in a potential Tamil remake, which became Avandhan Manidhan, his 175th film as an actor. The new film was directed by Tirulokchandar, produced by A. Ramanujam and K. N. Subramanian, photographed by M. Viswanatha Rai and edited by B. Kandhasamy. Avandhan Manidhan was released on 11 April 1975. The film became a commercial success, running for over 100 days in theatres. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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