Manithan

Manithan is a 1953 Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by K. Ramnoth. The film stars T. K. Shanmugam, T. K. Bhagavathi and Krishnakumari. It is based on the play Manushyan by Muthukulam Raghavan Pillai. The film was released on 13 April 1987. Plot A young wife lives with her husbands joint family. Her husband is a doctor serving in the army and he is away from home. The family gives accommodation to an artist in their house. The artist seduces the young wife and she becomes pregnant. He is chased out of the home and he goes to Bombay. He becomes involved in a car accident. The young wife's husband, the army doctor, is the driver of the car. He takes the artist to a hospital. The artist tells his story to the doctor without knowing that the same doctor is the husband of the woman he molested. The doctor discovers the truth. What happens afterwards forms the rest of the story. Cast List adapted from the database of Film News Anandan and from the Hindu review article. Male cast T. K. Shanmugam T. K. Bhagavathi S. A. Natarajan C. V. V. Panthulu M. S. Karuppaiah K. Ramasami