6.4 /10 3 Votes
Directed by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao Director P. S. Ramakrishna Rao | 6.2/10 Music by G. Ramanathan Initial release 17 May 1957 Music director G. Ramanathan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Produced by P. S. Ramakrishna Rao & P. Bhanumathi Starring Sivaji GanesanP. BhanumathiJ. P. ChandrababuT. R. RamachandranA. KarunanidhiDevikaRagini Release date 17 May 1957 (1957-05-17) Cast |
Manamagan Thevai (English: Groom Wanted) is a Comedy-drama Tamil film starring Sivaji Ganesan and P. Bhanumathi as the main cast. Simultaneously made as Varudu Kavaali in Telugu with K. Jaggaiah and P. Bhanumathi. The film was released in the year 1957.
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Production

Based on a short story by Charles R. Marion, made as English film titled The Fabulous Senorita in 1952 by Republic Pictures directed by R. G. Springsteen.
Plot

The movie was a musical comedy, narrating the hilarious events that unfold a strong-willed daughter of a wealthy man desires to marry a shy professor in preference to a rich suitor chosen by her father. She poses as twin sisters to wriggle out of the situation, and in the pandemonium that follows, lands in deeper trouble.
Cast

Crew

Soundtrack

The music was composed by G. Ramanathan. Lyrics by K. D. Santhanam, A. Maruthakasi & Thanjai N. Ramiah Dass. Singers are P. Bhanumathi & J. P. Chandrababu. Playback singers are Ghantasala, A. M. Rajah, Seerkazhi Govindarajan, Pithapuram Nageswara Rao, Jikki, P. Leela, A. P. Komala, A. G. Rathnamala & K. Jamuna Rani.
"Pambara Kannale" was later remixed for Kanthaswamy (2009).
Songs
1PambarakkannaleJ P Chandrababu3:12
2Vennila Jyothiyai VeesutheyGhantasala - Bhanumathi Ramakrishna3:17
3Bambara KannaleyMohammed Rafi3:33