Directed by P. Madhavan Written by Pasumani | Produced by A. L. Srinivasan | |
Based on Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo Starring Kalyan Kumar
M. R. Radha
R. Muthuraman
C. R. Vijayakumari
Nagesh
Kumari Rukmini Music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy | ||
Mani Osai (தமிழ்: மணி ஓசை , English: Bell Sound) is a 1963 Tamil Drama film was directed by P. Madhavan which marked his directorial debut and produced by A. L. Srinivasan under his productions company ALS Productions. The film script were written by Pasumani. Music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy assets to the film. The film starring Kalyan Kumar M. R. Radha played lead with R. Muthuraman C. R. Vijayakumari Chittoor V. Nagaiah Nagesh Pushpalatha and Kumari Rukmini played portraying supporting role. The film was inspiration to the famed French Novel writer Victor Hugo's Classic Novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame. The film was hit at the huge success.
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Plot
A egoistic rich man(M. R. Radha) abandons his elder son(Kalyan Kumar) because of his physical imperfections and tell his wife(Kumari Rukmini) that the baby was born dead. He has another son(R. Muthuraman), who leads a lazy life often getting into trouble. He falls in love with his cousin(C. R. Vijayakumari), who is very close to the hunchback treating him like a brother. The hunchback hero sacrifices his all talking the blame for others. He finally restores sight to the hero and dies. That's when the father tells the world that he was his first born.
Cast
Crew
Reception
The Randor Guy status to the The Hindu article the film was obiviously occurs its inspiration to the famed French writer Victor Hugo's classic novel as The Hunchback of Notre Dame and its famous Hollywood version of 1939 name as The Hunchback of Notre Dame featuring Charles Laughton and Maureen O'Hara.
Soundtrack
Music by Viswanathan-Ramamoorthy and lyric by Kannadasan. The playback singers consists of Sirkazhi Govindarajan P. Suseela K. Jamuna Rani L. R. Eswari and S. Janaki. The film had melodious musics and some of the songs such as 1. Payuthu Paayuthu, 2. Devan Kovil Mani Osai and 3. Aattukkutti Aattukkutti Mammavai become popular.